Opportunities in development include: Fundraising/Grants, Project/Board Management, Event Organizer.
Offer patients and family members opportunities to engage in arts and crafts experiences. Examples include adult coloring, painting and sketching, fiber craft, decoupage, and more.
Our One-to-One program links individuals who have already experienced diagnosis and treatment with those who are facing it for the first time. You’ll talk to patients and families via telephone about the treatment experience, guide them through the hospital system, and discuss available resources. (Volunteers are cancer survivors, caregivers, and family members who have completed…
Run a workshop in an area of expertise; ie. dance, yoga, etc. Teach or assist in adults’ computer classes. Run tax workshops for community members. Help out at special events.
As a tutor, you are a one-on-one academic resource for an immigrant high school student in our Enroot Program. Tutees are all immigrant high school students in Cambridge and Somerville. Tutors help with homework, language skills, and study skills. Our staff is on site during all tutoring sessions to support you.
As a mentor, you are a role model, adviser, friend, and guide helping your mentee to dream big, set goals, and pursue them. All mentees in the Enroot Program are immigrant high school students in Cambridge and Somerville. You will likely guide your mentee in the following areas: building positive relationships, exploring careers, planning higher…
The Stone House also welcomes volunteer groups to help with yard clean up, painting, gardening and other projects.
Pet food delivery occurs every 4-6 weeks to accommodate varying volunteer schedules. We currently deliver to Dover, Durham, Rochester, Somersworth, and Newmarket. As our client base increases, we will need more delivery volunteers. Food is either donated or purchased monthly and must be individually bagged and taken the clients at thir homes.
Provide a warm and welcoming presence for patients and their families and attend to patients’ comfort needs. Provide refreshments and engage in friendly conversation with patients and their families.
Provide patients, family members, visitors, and staff with friendly and helpful volunteers who offer directions; escort patients to appointments while helping answer questions along the way; provide one-on-one support to help a patient or family member — someone who might otherwise feel lost and overwhelmed, and provide information about Dana-Farber programs and resources.