Friendship Works

 

Many elders and adults with disabilities face loneliness every day. Social networks that they have spent their lifetimes building may have diminished, and family, if it exists, may live far away or be otherwise absent.

 

It is FriendshipWorks’s ongoing mission to reduce social isolation and replace it with the warmth and comfort that only a caring and dedicated friend can provide. FriendshipWorks volunteers are there 52 weeks per year providing assistance and companionship to those who need it most.

Friendly Visiting

Friendly Visit volunteers visit isolated elders in their homes to provide companionship and assist with simple household tasks or errands. 

 

Medical Escort

Medical escort volunteers accompany elders or adults with disabilities to medical appointments, providing personalized physical and emotional support along the way.

 

PetPals

PetPals are canine and feline volunteers who are screened and trained to visit residents in long-term care facilities. 

 

La Cadena de Amistad

Our Jamaica Plain Chapter, La Cadena de Amistad provides all of FriendshipWorks’ services to Spanish-speaking elders in Jamaica Plain and surrounding neighborhoods. 

 

Strong for Life

Strong For Life volunteers combine the benefits of one-on-one socialization with exercise by incorporating healthy movement exercises into their visiting time.  

Our mission is to decrease the social isolation, enhance the quality of life, and preserve the dignity of elders and adults with disabilities in Boston and Brookline.

 

FriendshipWorks partners with congregations of all faiths to identify people who need assistance and find volunteers who share our goal of helping a neighbor in need.  We cooperate and share referrals with area hospitals, long-term care facilities, health, government, and human service agencies.