Volunteer Opportunity

Phone Buddy for Isolated Seniors

Remote, Volunteer must be in United States
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  • Details

    Schedule:Weekdays
    Time Commitment:A few hours per week
    Recurrence:Recurring
    Areas of Focus:Seniors & Retirement
    Benefits:
    Training Provided
    Participation:
    Wheelchair Accessible

    Description

    Phone Buddy for Isolated Seniors

    Who are we? What do we do?

    We are compassionate, trained volunteers serving as phone buddies to isolated seniors. Our weekly conversations alleviate loneliness and create a vital human connection.

    What to expect as a Friendly Voices volunteer:

    • 60-90 minutes time investment per week. You'll be matched with 2 seniors, each of whom you'll call every week at a scheduled day/time. Each phone conversation is about 30 minutes. Typically these conversations are on weekdays between 9am-5pm PT. (We primarily serve clients in California.)
    • Training is 2 hours by Zoom. Our next training will take place in February, 2025. 6-month volunteer commitment after training is expected.

    Please note that we will reply to your message from marcia@friendlyvoices.org. Please check your spam folder if you don't receive our reply!

    Who are we? What do we do?

    We are compassionate, trained volunteers serving as phone buddies to isolated seniors. Our weekly conversations alleviate loneliness and create a vital human connection.

    What to expect as a Friendly Voices volunteer:

    • 60-90 minutes time investment per week. You'll be matched with 2 seniors, each of whom you'll call every week at a scheduled day/time. Each phone conversation is about 30 minutes. Typically these conversations are on weekdays between 9am-5pm PT. (We primarily serve clients in California.)
    • Training is 2 hours by Zoom. Our next training will take place in February, 2025. 6-month volunteer commitment after training is expected.

    Please note that we will reply to your message from marcia@friendlyvoices.org. Please check your spam folder if you don't receive our reply!

    Location

    Remote
    Volunteer must be in United States
    Associated Location
    Menlo Park, CA, USA

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