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Volunteering
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Volunteering

Volunteer

Volunteers are at the heart of Carleton-Willard At Home. We invite you to become a Carleton-Willard At Home volunteer to enjoy the satisfaction that comes from working with others. You will also be helping your neighbors stay safely and independently in their homes as they grow older. All volunteers must permit Carleton-Willard At Home to perform a criminal background check.

Whether you have a spare hour to give here and there, or would like to help out on a more regular basis, please contact us. Please consider joining this exciting new organization by calling 781.276.1910 or e-mailing athome@cwathome.org.

Below are examples of what our volunteers may be doing.

Transportation:
  • Volunteer Drivers pick members up and return them to their homes.
  • Some volunteer drivers are needed for (and may even prefer) last minute requests, while others drive members on a regular schedule.
In Home Assistance:
  • Helping with minor housekeeping chores.
  • Becoming a friendly visitor.
  • Providing companionship, take members on walks or outings.
  • Waiting for vendors or deliveries
  • Providing and teaching skills such as digitizing photos, organizing storage
  • Providing services for brief absences, such as watering plants, feeding or walking pets, picking up the mail.
Light Home Maintenance:
  • Changing light bulbs, hanging curtains, flipping mattresses, resetting clocks, testing smoke detectors, etc.
  • Conducting minor repairs
Electronics Assistance:
  • Identifying and providing simple solutions for computers, DVD, VCR, or other technology.
  • Helping members learn to use software
  • Holding a technology workshop on a subject of your interest.
Gardening Advice and Help:
  • Watering and caring for plants during brief absences.
  • Offering gardening advice.
Social Events and Educational Programs:
  • Helping to arrange events of interest for members.
  • Host an event or outing for members.
Patient Escort:
  • Accompanying a member to medical appointments
  • Taking notes at medical appointment to compare post-visit
Office Support:
  • Assisting with phone calls, mailings, filing.
  • Entering information into the database.
  • Helping with the newsletter.
  • Assisting with the mailings.
  • Following up after volunteer or vendor visits to determine member satisfaction.