Volunteer Opportunity - Boston Money Management Program

Volunteer Opportunity Details:

Last updated on April 16, 2013

Excellent opportunity to promote the independence of an elder in your community by assisting with the routine tasks of money management. Make home visits in the Boston area with a time commitment of approximately 1-4 hours/month. Money Managers make a crucial difference by helping seniors avoid eviction, financial exploitation, and unnecessary institutionalization.

For more information contact Meg Licht, Volunteer Services Program Manager at 617-477-6623 or mlicht@ethocare.org.

Skills-
Basic financial management skills and the ability and desire to relate to an elderly or disabled individual. One-time training and some paperwork required, including a CORI Background Check.

This opportunity is sponsored by: Ethos

We need volunteers who are free at these times Evenings Weekends Weekdays This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Adults (26-54) Individual Adults (55+)

Contact Person: Meg Licht, Program Manager, (phone), (email) View all agency contacts

Address:

555 Amory Street Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 (See a map)

Directions:

From 93 North & South Take Exit 18 (Mass. Ave./Roxbury). Take a right at the first set of lights (you will drive past Boston City Hospital/Boston Medical Center on your right). Continue on Melnea Cass Blvd. and take a left on Tremont St. (at Ruggles Center). Continue straight through 7 sets of lights (passing Roxbury Community College on your left at 4th light). After 7th light, take your first right onto Amory St. just past Muffler Mart-- a small, light blue building. Follow Amory St. approximately 1 mile until you come to the Green Street T station on your right. We are diagonally across the street from the T station-- brick building with a large parking lot. We are the second door down on the street level. From Brookline Take the Jamaica Way into Jamaica Plain. Take a left onto Pond Street then a right onto Centre Street. Take 4th left off Centre Street onto Seaverns Ave. (Purple Cactus). Follow Seaverns Ave. Until it ends. Green St. T station is on the left at corner. Take a right onto Amory St. We are diagonally across the street from the T station-- brick building with a large parking lot beside it. We are the second door down on the street level. By Public Transportation Take Orange Line to Green Street Station. Exit station, take a right onto Amory St. We are diagonally across the street from the T station-- brick building with a large parking lot beside it. We are the second door down on the street level.   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: Orange Line - Green Street Stop,   Walk distance (in minutes): 5   Nearest Bus Stop: #42 - Washington & Green Street Stop, 7 minute walk For maps or information, please see http://www.mbta.com

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Last updated on April 16, 2013