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Share your Sight with a Blind couple in Quincy, MA
ORGANIZATION: Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
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Share your Sight! Make a friend, help a neighbor and make an impact! Help an elderly blind couple read mail and grocery shop once every other week. Volunteers should have a car and live near the Quincy area. We have need all across the state for volunteers, however we have an extremely high need in Quincy, MA. If you like working with people, doing good and helping someone in real time, then this opportunity is for you! Volunteers should commit to 1-2 hours every other week and be reliable and trustworthy.
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About Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Location:
200 Ivy Street, Brookline, MA 02446, US
Mission Statement
Established in 1903, the Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (MABVI) is the oldest program in the country providing services to adults with vision loss. Helen Keller served on our first advisory board. MABVI is dedicated to empowering individuals to live with dignity. We provide access to a full range of sight loss services and help reduce fears and isolation caused by vision loss. With offices in Brookline and Worcester, we serve more than 7,000 blind and visually impaired individuals every year. MABVI is a program of MAB Community Services.
Description
Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired offers a number of services.
In our COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, volunteers work one-to-one with visually impaired adults in their community, assisting with reading or shopping.
In each of our 35 peer-led SUPPORT GROUPS, individuals gather to share challenges and resources.
Elders with low vision can work with one of our VISION REHABILITATION SPECIALISTS to learn strategies for living with limited or no vision. Special focus on reading and writing, magnification, lighting, diabetes management, home safety and daily activities.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1 Main StreetQuincy, MA 02170
DATE POSTED
August 27, 2021
SKILLS
- People Skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Relationship Building
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 1-2 hours every other week
- compassionate, patient, reliable