We are seeking volunteers to accompany older adults to their medical appointments to reduce anxiety and ensure they get there and back safely. Most appointments do not require a car!
This is a great opportunity for those who are retired, homemakers, students, and anyone else with weekday, daytime availability to make a difference in the lives of older adults. Many older adults delay non-emergency medical care when they don’t have someone they trust to go with them. Medical escorts increase vital access to health care, and volunteers get to know new people in their community.
To volunteer: please complete a short volunteer application online. https://fw4elders.org/get-involved/volunteer-application.html
All appointments are in-person, and volunteers should have at least a 3 hour block of daytime availability during the week, Monday through Friday, and must be 18+. Our Medical Escort program serves elders living in Boston, Brookline, and Newton.
FriendshipWorks was founded in 1984 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. In turn, you are rewarded with new connections, and the satisfaction of assisting someone in need. The beauty is in both the giving and receiving at FriendshipWorks.
For more information, visit our webiste. www.fw4elders.org
105 Chauncy St, Suite 801, Boston, MA 02111, US
FriendshipWorks' mission is to reduce isolation, enhance the quality of life, and preserve the dignity of older adults in Greater Boston.
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!
105 Chauncy St.Boston, MA 02111
August 28, 2024
