Description:
Are you interested in volunteering but can't make a long commitment? You should check out our website: www.littlebrothers.org/boston. Volunteer with Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly!.

Our organization provides companionship to the low-income elderly without family and friends in Boston. The primary responsibility of the volunteer is companionship for low-income elders living alone in the city of Boston. Our elders are 70 years or older, live on less than $8,000 a year and have little to no friends or family.

We need volunteers (individuals and groups) for a variety of programs: social events and parties, On-Call Emergency Services, office work, yard work, and Telephone Reassurance calls to our elders.

We are friendly and willing to work around your interests and availability!
This is a particularly great opportunity for people who can only volunteer a couple of hours a month. As an organization that is highly dependent upon our volunteers, we are always looking for more people who are willing to give a little bit of their time.

If you are interested in making a difference in the lives of our elders, please contact Perry Salmanovich, Volunteer Coordinator, at 617-524-8882 or

Upcoming opportunities include:
i.) Help be a party driver or kitchen helper to prepare brunch/luncheon for our more mobile elders to make these events a success.

WHEN IS THE NEXT TIME YOU HAVE FREE?

Requirements:
In order to be matched with an elder person, Little Brothers/Friends of the Elderly–Boston complies with state regulations that requests information from the Criminal History Systems Board pursuant to Chapter 6 §172C that mandates agencies which accept such individual as a volunteer.

Simply, complete a volunteer application which includes a CORI check. For certain types of levels of commitments, we as well require two references.

If you plan to become a highly needed driver for our events in which volunteers pick up elders to bring them to and from our JP location we also require a copy of the first page of insurance and a copy of a persons drivers license.

For more information, to be properly CORI screened and then matched, any further questions, or to simply discuss, please contact Perry at 617-524-8882

Volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION:

* Take the Orange Line heading for Forest Hill Station
* Get off at the Green Street Station
* Exit the station onto Green St. (intersection of Green and Amory St.)
* Turn right on Green St. (crossing over Amory St.) and follow for 1 block to the corner of Green St. and Washington St.
* Jamaica Plain Police Station will be on the left hand corner.
* Turn left on Washington St. and follow for one block, passing Ruggerio’s Market
* 3305 Washington Street is on the left. It is a 2 ½ story yellow house (corner of Washington & Ophir St.)

DRIVING FROM BOSTON:
* Take Tremont Street heading out of town (through the South End and heading toward the Jamaica Plain/Roxbury neighborhoods)
* Some landmarks:
you will cross over Mass Ave.
you will pass the Boston Police HQ (right hand side)
you will pass the Reggie Lewis Sports Center and Roxbury Community College (left hand side)
Special note: at the traffic light near the Reggie Lewis Sports Center (intersection of Tremont, Columbus Ave., and Malcom X Blvd.) Tremont St. bears a sharp right. Continue straight through this intersection – you are now on Columbus Ave. (Roxbury Community College is on your left)
* Follow Columbus Ave. to Washington St. (you will pass a Walgreen’s Drug Store on your left shortly before the Washington St. intersection)
* Turn right onto Washington St. and follow this for 4/10 of a mile (through 2 lights).
* On your right you will see the Brookside Health Center (one story brick building)
* The next house on the right is 3305 Washington St. (corner of Washington and Ophir St.)
* Parking is available on Washington St. or in the lot next to the house