Contact Info
Anthony Snowden
Volunteer Director
212-218-0487
asnowden@lenoxhill.org
Friendly Visiting Program: Form Meaningful Connections with Homebound Older Adults
As a Friendly Visitor, you join a unique group of volunteers who reach out to isolated older adults in your community. Your weekly calls are a gift that makes a world of difference to someone who is socially isolated.
Friendly Visiting offers the opportunity to cultivate a lasting friendship, to learn from an older adult’s life experiences, and to benefit from the personal satisfaction derived from community service. Friendly Visiting leads to the creation of meaningful relationships between older adults and volunteers, promoting intergenerational understanding. For homebound older adults, this program provides a sense of connection to the outside world, something to look forward to, and a sense of contributing to society through sharing their wisdom, knowledge, talents and stories with you.
Tasks:
Contact an older adult you are matched with once a week
Provide monthly reports/updates to the Friendly Visiting program coordinator
Time Commitment:
One hour per week, for a minimum of six months
Flexible hours and days to allow for a mutually convenient time for the volunteer and older adult to speak