Help seniors with tele-health appointments (Brighton/Newton)!

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We are looking for a couple of volunteers to assist older adults with getting on a Zoom call for a telemedicine appointment. These opportunities are in person starting in January and occur on site at an elder building on Thursdays between approximately 1:30-3:30pm. The building is located in Brighton.

Volunteers will assist elders with accessing their tele-health dental appointment via Zoom. Volunteers may also take notes or sit in on the visit as just another listening ear if requested by the elder. Volunteers should be patient, present and attentive. While volunteers do not need to be highly skilled, they should be comfortable with technology and able to trouble shoot basic issues that can come up.

Volunteers must be 18+. To volunteer: complete a short online application at: https://www.fw4elders.org/volunteer/volunteer-application/

FriendshipWorks was founded 35 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 make matches that create connections, lead to friendships, and reduce isolation, one elder at a time. In turn, you are rewarded with rich one-on-one relationships. The beauty is in both the giving and receiving at FriendshipWorks.