Volunteer with senior residents on a one-to-one basis. Your conversation and interaction with individuals will stimulate their interests and reduce feelings of loneliness. Assist with a walk outside, read to someone, or play a game of cards. Volunteer anytime between 9am and 6pm on any day. Must be able to push a wheelchair.
Help out seniors in your community that have no transportation. Drive seniors to their medical appointments. This opportunity is an on-call basis. We are looking for patient and compassionate volunteers to help with this great need in the community.
Responsible for greeting visitors, assisting with office tasks, mailings, photocopying, preparing info packets. Looking for someone with good communication skills and flexible to handle multiple tasks. Various schedules available during business hours Monday through Friday.
The Center is looking for a volunteer age 55+ to operate a multi-line phone system, meet and greet visitors, answer hotline calls and give referrals, participate in telephone crisis counseling, prepare and process client intake, assist with record keeping, and prepare materials for mailings.
The Center is looking for volunteers age 55+ to help as a marketing assistant. The volunteer should have a background in website design and management, newsletter publication, knowledge of powerpoint, and/or database skills.
Volunteers age 55+ are needed to make weekly visits to a nursing home. As Ombudsmen, they meet with residents to educate them about their rights and advocate for them. An Ombudsman is asked to make a 1 year commitment. Initial training, in conjunction with the Mass State Ombudsman Program, requires 3 days. Monthly meetings are…
South Shore Elder Services is committed to providing quality services to elders, caregivers and community members. Assist as a Meals on Wheels driver- Our Nutrition Department delivers over 1,200 nutritious meals to homebound elders Monday-Friday. Volunteers are needed for 1 to 5 days a week, midmornings, 1-2 hours a day. A valid MA driver’s license…
The bloom board kiosk lets visitors know what’s in bloom that week. Photographs of the plants in bloom are identified by their common and Latin names. Bloom board volunteers update the board every week. First, they walk through the Garden and check off which plants are blooming. Next, they obtain photos of those plants from…
Our Philanthropy volunteers assist with a variety of interesting and important projects throughout the year, including research, database maintenance, mailings, and donor/member events.
We are always looking for volunteers to spend time with residents and brighten their days. Play cards, assist at bingo, help with meals, read a book to residents – all of these activities need volunteers.