Groups can also help by coordinating donation drives. The families we work with have a wide range of needs beyond housing. You can help families directly by donating clothing, household items, and gift cards.
FamilyAid Boston occasionally seeks volunteer groups for projects at our affordable housing buildings. Opportunities may include: painting, cleaning, and yardwork.
Assist teachers with classroom activities. Read, sing, play an instrument, arts and crafts, play games, or share a talent with toddlers and preschoolers.
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.
Enroot students work in internship sites around Cambridge, in municipal offices, local nonprofits, and schools. We are always interested in exposing our students to new and different careers, office environments, and building their professional skills. If your organization or company has the capacity to host an intern, provide supervision and training, and is interested in…
Patients needing to pick up medications may experience a long line at the pharmacy pick-up window. Some patients mistakenly stand in the pharmacy line even though they are not here to pick up medications but are rather here for other services such as registration, parking, or labs. You’ll help to ensure that we are helping…
The Stone House also welcomes volunteer groups to help with yard clean up, painting, gardening and other projects.
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…
VPFF provide friendly support, guidance, and access to helpful information to patients and their families to help ease anxiety and frustration during treatment. The VPFF assists in self-advocacy and identifying and accessing relevant resources while providing empathy and support and compassion. (2 years of volunteer experience at DF required)
The Blum Family Resource Center Van is a 39-ft. mobile health clinic that brings free Sun Safety and Skin Cancer Prevention education, as well as free skin cancer screenings to the general public, with a focus on at-risk and under-served communities. Health Educators educate the public on how to stay safe in the sun while…