A part of the the National Senior Service Corps., the Worcester Area Senior Companion program is sponsored locally by Family Services of Central Massachusetts. Senior Companions are volunteers 55 years of age and older who devote 15 – 40 hours per week providing individualized care and assistance to frail, often isolated, elders in the community.…
Lifeguard (must have current Red Cross Certification), Help serve dinners at the Kids Café, Coach/referee athletic teams, Teach fitness programs or nutrition classes, Lead games room leagues
Plan and implement special events, Provide technological Support, Assist program directors as an intern, Assist resource development as an intern, Help provide building maintenance, beautification, or improvements
Tutor and help with homework, Teach technology classes, Lead College Prep sessions, Assist with leadership groups, Lead career preparation group, Read your favorite book to our kids
Teach arts and crafts classes, Teach music, drama or dance, Teach keyboarding, drums, guitar or music-recording.
Have an eye for photography and love dogs? We are always in need of photographers to donate their time to take pictures at adoption events or to have photo shoots with some of our long-term fosters.
We complete a home visit for each applicant. We provide a form with the things you’ll want to ask/address with a potential adopter or foster family. Typically, a home visits takes 15-30 minutes and is a critical part of our adoption and foster processes. We are always looking for volunteers in MA, NH, CT and…
We receive adoption and foster applications daily. We are always looking for more volunteers to help process these applications. The process includes calling 2 personal references, their vet if they have pets or have had pets in the past 10 years, and the landlord if they rent/condo association if they own a condo. We provide…
We are looking for fosters in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. The fosters get the dogs from quarantine and provide them with love and care until they are adopted! We pay for all medical expenses while they are in your care, and we are able to provide items such as crates, food, leashes, etc.…
We schedule adoption events every weekend except for holiday weekends. Our events rotate between MA, NH & RI; we need volunteers to transport dogs to & from events; dog handlers who will ‘study up’ on the dog they are representing in order to answer basic questions about that dog; and volunteers to take pictures or…