Volunteers are ordinary people with extraordinary love and concern for others, contributing their time, talent and energy at an extraordinary time of life. We would be delighted that you are willing to share some of your valuable time, energy and knowledge with us. Your involvement with our organization will help us keep the past alive and accessible to everyone interested in exploring it, yourself included.

Description:

Intergenerational Matching:

Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly!. has committed itself to enriching the lives of the elderly and their volunteers by fostering friendships that celebrate life. Such friendships are linked together by shared laughter, time-honored stories, and cherished dreams that teach us about ourselves. Volunteers are matched with elder friends to develop one-on-one long-term relationships. Volunteers commit to be in touch with their elder friend regularly - typically 3-4 times a month.

We are seeking volunteers to visit our elder friends through out the summer months while many of the students who tend to participate are on vacation. We will be seeking volunteers to attend our December 27 (or a personalize orientation upon request) (from 6pm to 8pm) orientations who could then begin in November/December and continue until late October/November 2008.

Requirements:
In order to be matched with an elder person, Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly!. 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. we require volunteers to complete a CORI. As well, the agency also requires two references.

Volunteers commit to be in touch with their elder friend regularly - typically 3-4 times a month.
If you choose to escort elders in your car to our event to medical appointments or assist them with driving errands we ask for a copy of your drivers license and a copy of proof of insurance.

WHEN IS THE NEXT TIME YOU HAVE FREE?

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Directions:
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 Malcolm 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

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