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Strengthen your community - visit with Dorchester elders!
ORGANIZATION: FriendshipWorks
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8 people are interested
To volunteer: Submit a volunteer application at https://fw4elders.org/get-involved/volunteer-application.html
We are currently looking for people interested in strengthening the fabric of their community by visiting in-person with older adults living in Dorchester (Upham's Corner and South Dorchester especially). These one-on-one matches are critical to addressing the social isolation that has been exacerbated by COVID-19.
Ideally, this commitment will be once a week for 10-12 months and will be in-person. The time is flexible but the volunteer must be 18+.
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.
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About FriendshipWorks
Location:
105 Chauncy St, Suite 801, Boston, MA 02111, US
Mission Statement
FriendshipWorks, formerly MATCH-UP Interfaith Volunteers, recruits and trains caring individuals to assist elders living in the Boston area. Our mission is to decrease the isolation that too often comes with age and disability, to promote well being, and to enhance the quality of life of elders. We have seen firsthand the difference ongoing companionship and support can make both for our care recipients and our volunteers.
Description
FriendshipWorks offers a variety of support services to elders in the Boston area. We make friendship matches between volunteers and elders. Volunteers often provide companionship, read aloud, take walks, or assist someone with errands. In addition to ongoing companionship, FriendshipWorks provides one-time assistance such as volunteer escorts to and from medical appointments and respite for family caregivers.
CAUSE AREAS
Community,
Race & Ethnicity,
Seniors
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
105 Chauncy StreetBostonBoston, MA 02111
(42.35294 ,-71.06106 )
DATE POSTED
February 17, 2023
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Once a week for 45-60 minutes
- We meet with volunteers to get to know you and then you participate in an hour long training. Volunteers must also pass a CORI background check.