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Visit older adults with your pet! (Boston, Brookline, Cambridge)
ORGANIZATION: FriendshipWorks
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We are looking for volunteers and their pets to bring comfort and happiness to older people in long term care facilities in Boston, Brookline, and/or Cambridge. Dogs and cats are matched with a nursing home or assisted living facility to visit in person on a regular (weekly or biweekly) basis.
Your pet must love people and be at least 18 months old and living in your home for a minimum of 6 months.
All volunteers go through an interview, training and background check. Pets must go through an assessment with an animal behaviorist.
To volunteer: complete a short online application at: https://fw4elders.org/get-involved/volunteer-application.html. To learn more visit www.fw4elders.org
FriendshipWorks was founded 40 years ago to help reduce social isolation, enhance the quality of life, and preserve the dignity of older adults in Greater Boston. This work is accomplished by recruiting volunteers of all ages, faiths, and backgrounds who provide friendship, advocacy, education, assistance, and emotional support. Volunteers are critical to helping address the serious health risks posed by social isolation in the elder community, including accelerating brain and cardiovascular aging.
Help us create connections, lead to friendships, and reduce isolation, one elder at a time.
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About FriendshipWorks
Location:
105 Chauncy St, Suite 801, Boston, MA 02111, US
Mission Statement
FriendshipWorks' mission is to reduce isolation, enhance the quality of life, and preserve the dignity of older adults in Greater Boston.
Description
We accomplish our mission by recruiting and training caring volunteers who provide friendship, support, advocacy, and assistance to older adults living in Boston, Brookline, Newton, Cambridge, and Somerville. We have 4 volunteer programs: Friendly Visiting, Friendly Helping, Medical Escorts, and PetPals. You select the opportunity that best fits your schedule and interests, no prior experience is required, and most of our opportunities can be accessed without a car. We welcome volunteers of all ages and backgrounds. To get started, check out all our volunteer opportunities here on VolunteerMatch, visit our website, or complete a volunteer application online. Join us in creating connections to end elder isolation today!
CAUSE AREAS
Animals,
Community,
Seniors
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
105 Chauncy StreetBostonBoston, MA 02111
(42.35295 ,-71.06116 )
DATE POSTED
July 15, 2024
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training