Ombudsmen are trained volunteers with whom residents of long-term care facilities, or their families, can speak confidentially about matters of concern. Residents can discuss their quality of care, conflicts with staff, financial matters, food preferences, facility policies, and other issues. Ombudsmen advocate on behalf of residents and their families, mediate solutions to various problems, and…
The Massachusetts Money Management Program is a free service that assists low-income elders who have difficulty writing checks, balancing their checkbooks and managing their money. The program helps those who might be at risk of losing their independence due to their inability to pay basic rent, food and utility bills on time.
Assist our job coaches by helping students develop interview skills and a sense of professionalism, providing or locating job shadowing opportunities for high school students, assisting with resume writing, helping with college research and/or college application process, or providing SAT coaching.
We are always looking for volunteers to help with events, including our 5K and Breakfast for Hope, intern in the development office, assist with administrative tasks, or contribute in other ways.
Our Grief Support Services volunteers have been personally impacted by a loss to suicide and are at a place in their own healing which allows them to help others as they travel a similar path after a tragic loss. These volunteers facilitate peer support groups and participate in home visits.
Volunteers provide confidential business mentoring services, both in person and online. We lead seminars and workshops to help small business owners meet their goals and achieve success. We help expand outreach of SCORE through marketing and alliance building in our local communities. We provide subject matter expertise by industries and professional skills.
Is behind-the-scenes your thing? When you help us with tasks like mailings, data entry, and preparing training and teaching resources, you are helping us expand our reach.
Feel the pride when you help a visitor have an “ah-ha” moment as he or she learns something new about the amazing creatures in our tanks or how their daily life is connected to the ocean. History-lovers, share the social history of Odiorne with our guests.
With more than 160 properties and 8,300+ acres of open spaces protected by conservation easements, volunteers are critical to our ability to monitor and enforce our easements. Easement monitors visit the same property (or properties) annually, meet with landowners, observe its condition, and report back observations to the Land Trust.
Volunteers are needed to help with light office tasks, including the stuffing envelopes but also scanning, copying, filing, database entry, and related tasks. Volunteers are also needed for photography, outreach efforts, and fundraising events.