Provide a supportive presence to patients nearing the end of life. The volunteer provides verbal or non-verbal support, which may include playing quiet music, reading, or just sitting with the patient. The primary purpose of the volunteer is to alleviate solitude near the end of life. The volunteer is also available to notify nursing of…
Allies for Immigrants is a partnership between Boston Cares and English for New Bostonians aimed at engaging more volunteers in supporting English language learning and pathways towards citizenship for local immigrants. Volunteers participate in an initial training before serving as either a classroom aid or a conversation group leader, and commit to serving at least…
Assisting EEG technicians with cleaning patient heads after their tests, helping prepare supplies for the test, and helping stock test space with supplies.
Bringing the sacrament of the Eucharist to Roman Catholic patients. Compassionate and non-judgmental visits with those patients as appropriate.
Surgical Liaisons provide a warm and caring presence for the waiting families of patients undergoing surgery. They provide updated information about the process of the patient, alert physicians who need to communicate with the families, and maintain communication between the PACU (Recovery) and the families.
Birthday Wishes Party Volunteers play an important role in our mission to bring the joy of a birthday party to children experiencing homelessness. Party Volunteers are members of the community who make a one-year commitment to assist Party Coordinators in running monthly birthday parties for children at an assigned homeless shelter.
Assist in organizing special events, grant research, marketing, and public relations.
Volunteers may be assigned to one or more of the following roles: after school tutoring; general operations; translations; marketing and media. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old.
Reading and doing activities with preschool age children; Organizing the library and curriculum materials; translating materials into Chinese. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old.
We are looking for committed, tech-savvy individuals to assist in Monday computer classes or independent, dedicated individuals to help tutor our adult ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) students.