FriendshipWorks

Our mission | Our mission is to reduce social isolation, enhance quality of life, and preserve the dignity of older adults in Greater Boston. |
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How you help | At FriendshipWorks, we match older adults with volunteers of all ages, faiths, and backgrounds who provide friendship, advocacy, education, assistance, and emotional support. Volunteers are critical to helping elders maintain independence and addressing the serious health risks posed by social isolation in the elder community. |
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About us | FriendshipWorks was founded in 1984 to address isolation among older adults in Greater Boston. We match older adults, (60+ years of age or 55+ for those with visual or hearing impairments) with volunteers of all ages, faiths, and backgrounds who provide friendship, advocacy, education, assistance, and emotional support. Volunteers are critical to helping address the serious health risks posed by social isolation in the elder community, including accelerating brain and cardiovascular aging. Our participants do not pay a fee for any of our programs. FriendshipWorks’ coverage area includes all of Boston, Brookline, Newton, Somerville, and Cambridge. |
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