Provide outreach and education to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, family members, and caregivers on how to protect, detect, and report healthcare errors, fraud and abuse.
Companion Volunteers are needed to provide socialization and companionship to persons with memory loss, providing much needed time off for the caregiver. Companions undergo screening, CORI checks, receive REST training and ongoing supervision.
The Money Management Program is always looking for volunteers to help elders organize their bills, create budgets, write checks, and monitor their income and expenses. All volunteers receive training and are expected to spend two to three hours with the elder each month.
Volunteers help by staffing a table at an event; serving as a docent at the Parsons daffodil field; or helping with an event such as our daffodil party, annual meeting or holiday party.
Join New England’s largest volunteer coastal monitoring program. Become a Baywatcher and help the Coalition test water in your community each summer. Some Baywatchers also assist with river herring monitoring in spring and stream flow monitoring throughout the year.
Engage elementary-aged students in hands-on outdoor exploration by assisting with weekly school day programs. These school programs focus on connecting youth to their local environment. Volunteers must be available at least one day a week during school hours.
Love the outdoors? Help us pick up litter, cut back invasive vines and shrubs, and maintain trails at our reserves in Acushnet, Fairhaven, Mattapoisett, and Wareham. Land stewardship activities are great for groups that want to volunteer. Contact us to arrange a group volunteer stewardship day.
If you prefer to help out indoors, we can use your time and skills around the office. Office support volunteers often stuff envelopes for membership mailings, staff our front reception desk, prepare event supplies, or provide other office tasks.
Volunteer as a reserve steward and help monitor our reserves in Acushnet, Fairhaven, Mattapoisett, and Wareham. Walk the grounds and trail networks weekly or monthly and notify us of any maintenance needs or vandalism. Training provided.
Do you love exploring the outdoors? You can help connect people of all ages to Buzzards Bay by leading or assisting with our outdoor exploration programs, called Bay Adventures. Help show people how to dig for quahogs, identify local birds, explore local rivers, and much more! Flexible hours/commitment. You can lend your outdoors expertise on…