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Make a difference in the life of an Elder - Become a Friendly Visitor Volunteer

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ORGANIZATION: Jewish Family & Children's Service

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Friendly Visitors

Friendly Visitor Program

The Friendly Visitor Program matches volunteers with isolated older adults. Through one-on-one visits, the program offers companionship, helps alleviate loneliness, promotes aging with dignity.

Volunteers visit their older adult friend every week for about an hour. Friendly Visitor activities may include: sharing memories, helping with errands, sharing a holiday, keeping company with an elder or taking a walk. The time and day you meet with your elder is flexible and up to you and the elder to decide. All volunteers receive training and ongoing support from the JF&CS Friendly Visitor Program Coordinator.

Volunteer Requirements

  • Commit to visiting their older adult friend once a week for about an hour
  • Commit to volunteering for approximately one year
  • At least 18 years old
  • Provide a minimum of two references
  • Attend required orientation/ interview 1-hour 1:1 training
  • Undergo a CORI check and provide proof of COVID vaccination

How to Apply
If you are interested in volunteering for Friendly Visitors, please fill out this program-specific application form.

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About Jewish Family & Children's Service

Location:

1430 Main Street, Waltham, MA 02451, US

Mission Statement

Jewish Family & Children's Service (JF&CS) cares for individuals and families by providing exceptional human service and health care programs, guided by Jewish traditions of social responsibility, compassion, and respect for all members of the community.

Description

For almost 150 years, Jewish Family & Children's Service has been the safety net for over 30,000 individuals and families in 80 Greater Boston communities. Since its inception, the focus of JF&CS has been to support our friends and neighbors through difficult life transitions and times of personal crisis, offering programs and services for every stage of life.

JF&CS is especially responsive to the needs of vulnerable members of our community: newborns and their parents, individuals with development disabilities or persistent mental illness, families at risk and the frail elderly. What makes our continuum of programs unique is our steadfast dedication to caring not only for the physical and economic health of individuals and families, but also for their emotional and spiritual well-being.

JF&CS is always ready to respond, no matter how difficult the problem and regardless of a person's background or ability to pay.

CAUSE AREAS

Community
Seniors
Community, Seniors

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

Multiple locations Waltham, MA 02451

(42.397106,-71.2599)
 

DATE POSTED

February 20, 2024

SKILLS

  • Elder care

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • Orientation or Training
  • One hour per week
  • Volunteers are required to undergo a background check (CORI) and proof of COVID vaccination.

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