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SOUTH SHORE ELDER SERVICES is seeking responsible, caring individuals or groups who are willing to devote 1-1 1/2 hours, from approx. 10:30am to noon, at least one day a week to deliver hot meals to homebound elders in their communities. Not only do these volunteers bring much needed nutritional meals to homebound elders, but they connect these elders with the community at large, providing a point of more
Our primary mission is engaging large numbers of volunteers of all ages in tangible philanthropy and community service.
In the most basic sense, it is learning through doing. Students donate what they no longer need, use, or want, and they volunteer to work “shifts” at our 30,000-square-foot Regional Repurposing Center, a converted textile mill in New Bedford. At “the mill”, students sort, clean and more
Imagine living alone and unable to get out every week to buy your essential groceries, what that feels like to be running out of food because you can't get to the store. Food shopping is one of those things many of us take for granted. It's a chore we don't always want to do, but we can get what we need one way or another because we have the mobility and family members who can help.
Many people don't more
We are looking for someone to help in posting pantry needs and facts on hunger to Facebook and other social media sites. Approximately a 5 hr per month commitment. more
We are looking for 2 drivers to make a monthly trip to the food bank on a Monday or Thursday afternoon. Approximately a 5 hr per month commitment. more
Do you have time in your schedule to make a difference in the lives of seniors in your community? Meals on Wheels drivers deliver nutritious lunchtime meals to homebound seniors Monday-Friday from 11 am -1 pm. Our mission is to help seniors who want to age gracefully and independently within their own homes. We serve seniors in 12 communities northwest of Boston.
As a Meals on Wheels driver, you do mu more
Adult volunteers are needed for our Champion Corps Volunteer Leaders program: In order to double our impact in the next 3-5 years, Cradles to Crayons is looking for adults willing to volunteer on a regular weekly or bi-weekly basis. Champion Corps Volunteer Leaders will lead groups of 10-25 volunteers and become an important part of our Volunteer Team. We are looking for committed individuals who are p more
Cradles to Crayons is looking for adults willing to volunteer on a regular weekly or bi-weekly basis to assist visitors arriving at the Giving Factory and answer general phone calls. Champion Corps Customer Service Representatives will also assist with administrative tasks.
Expected Commitment: One day per week for a minimum of 6 months. Available shifts include-
• Tuesdays through Fridays and weekend more
Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters is a groundbreaking nutrition education program that has connected families with food by teaching them how to prepare healthy, tasty low-cost meals since 1993.
Cooking Matters (formerly Operation Frontline) and its hundreds of volunteer instructors have conducted more than 4,300 courses, helping more than 51,500 low-income families in communities across the countr more
Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters®, nationally sponsored by the ConAgra Foods® Foundation and WalMart Foundation, is celebrating 18 years of groundbreaking nutrition education. Cooking Matters works to connect families with food by teaching them how to prepare healthy, tasty meals on a limited budget.
Cooking Matters’s volunteer instructors teach multi-session class series, using lesson plans and r more
Help facilitate classes that teach low-income individuals at risk of hunger how to select, purchase and prepare healthy, low-cost meals.
Volunteers are needed to help facilitate classes in two ways.
1) Shopping for necessary food for the cooking lessons (non-essential to position)
2) Assisting in the classroom by managing class materials including food, supporting the volunteer instructors, helpi more
This is a 20 hour per week stipend Commonwealth Corps position in our Framingham office. The premier suicide prevention agency for 38 years in Greater Boston and MetroWest, Samaritans’ mission is to alleviate despair, isolation, distress and suicidal feelings among individuals in our community, 24 hours a day; to educate the public about suicide prevention; and reduce the stigma associated with suicid more
This is a 20 hour per week stipend Commonwealth Corps position in our Boston location. The premier suicide prevention agency for 38 years in Greater Boston and MetroWest, Samaritans’ mission is to alleviate despair, isolation, distress and suicidal feelings among individuals in our community, 24 hours a day; to educate the public about suicide prevention; and reduce the stigma associated with suicide. more
Meals on Wheels packers assist the site coordinator with packaging and packing the coolers that the Meals on Wheels drivers will use. more
Senior Dining kitchen aides assist the site coordinator with preparing and serving meals to elders that are able to travel to the Senior Dining Center for a nutritious meal in a social setting. more
Drivers are needed to deliver a daily nutritious meal across the Cape and the Islands to homebound elders who are unable to prepare a healthful meal for themselves. more
Be a Volunteer Shopper and help a person who is blind in your community! MCB’s Volunteer Program, GIVE (Getting Involved in Volunteer Experiences), provides volunteers for legally blind residents across the Commonwealth. A GIVE volunteer provides one-on-one services, primarily in the consumer’s (the person you are helping) home. They might help their consumer by driving to the grocery store and shoppin more
Share your love of reading with a person who is blind in your community! MCB’s Volunteer Program, GIVE (Getting Involved in Volunteer Experiences), provides volunteers for legally blind residents across the Commonwealth. A GIVE volunteer provides one-on-one services, primarily in the consumer’s (the person you are helping) home. They might help their consumer by reading through their mail and household more
Many elders need help with everyday tasks such as picking up prescriptions, grocery shopping, or packing for a move.
YOU can help them! Volunteer to assist a local elder with these light tasks, and ensure that they can maintain their independent living.
This is a flexible opportunity - you can volunteer on your own schedule.
Fill out an application at: http://www.fw4elders.org/volunteer/apply-onl more
Sponsor: Massachusetts Association For The Blind And Visually Impaired |
Location: Brookline, MA 02446
No special skills are required. You'll be matched with one individual, in or close to your community, to assist with tasks such as reading mail, running errands or doing the grocery shopping (the two of you will work together on these projects). You’ll let us know which tasks you're willing to help with. Volunteer hours are flexible - you can choose days, evenings or weekends.
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