Program Summary: Our Brighton Campus is searching for a volunteer to support our Joyful Connections Program at 2Life. Joyful Connections is a therapeutic program that addresses the particular needs of residents who are on the memory loss spectrum. The primary goal of Joyful Connections is to promote a positive emotion and sense of well-being in persons with dementia. Each session consists of three components based on the Alzheimer Association’s recommendations for activity planning─exercise, a healthy snack, and a therapeutic activity such as music and movement, dance, or art. The volunteer would support our Joyful Connections Program Coordinator by providing one-on-one support to residents and assisting with program activities.
Locations: Brighton Campus: 30 Wallingford Rd, Brighton, MA 02135
Key responsibilities:
Attend training relevant to your role
Provide one-on-one support to residents who need extra support to participate in activities
Assist with other tasks as directed by the Joyful Connections Program Coordinator
Impact Goal: The intent of the program is to promote social connection, joy, and a sense of well-being for residents on the memory loss spectrum.
Qualifications:
Volunteer must be 16 years and older for this position
Bilingual in Mandarin, Cantonese, or Russian preferred but not required
Comfortable working with older adults experiencing memory loss
Ability to keep information confidential and maintain appropriate boundaries
Willingness to help, flexibility, and patience
Time Commitment/Schedule: Shifts available on weekdays Mondays and Wednesdays from 2pm-4pm. Volunteer must commit to at least 3 months and keep a regular schedule.
Benefits: Obtain experience working with older adults experiencing memory loss, obtain experience interpreting, become a part of a community doing joyful work, cultivate new intergenerational friendships.
30 Wallingford Road, Boston, MA 02135, US
Inspired by Jewish values, 2Life Communities welcomes seniors from all backgrounds and enables aging in communities of engagement, connection and purpose by: Providing superior housing that is broadly affordable. Continually evolving support services to meet the needs of our diverse residents as they age. Building connections and community within our walls and in our surrounding neighborhoods. Promoting aging in community as a first choice.
2Life Communities, a nonprofit organization founded in 1965, operates on the belief that all seniors should have the opportunity to live a full life of connection and purpose in a dynamic, supportive environment - a model we call aging in community, which directly combats the growing public health crisis of social isolation and loneliness amongst older adults.
At 2Life Communities, residents can step out the doors of their own apartments and find friendship, community, physical and intellectual stimulation, and a helping hand day or night. Serving a diverse population of 1,500 older adults, 2Life creates communities with a laser sharp focus on affordability - a tremendous concern given that Massachusetts is the state with the 2nd largest gap in the U.S. between seniors’ median income and the cost of living.
Please visit our website to learn more about how to become a 2Life Volunteer and to explore our most up to date opportunities https://2lifecommunities.org/volunteer
30 Wallingford RdBrighton, MA 02135
August 2, 2024
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