Gain a Friend, BE a Friend to an Elder!

There's a world of good feeling in the Respite & Companion Volunteer Program in the Aging Services Division of Community Services!  You will be matched one-on-one with an older adult who lives alone or with a family caregiver.  During weekly two-hour visits, you provide friendship, reassurance, and companion-level assistance with activities such as reading, visiting and sharing interests.

You gain a wonderful new friend in return and learn a LOT from them!  If the older adult lives with a family caregiver, your visits enable the caregiver to take a much-needed break ("respite").  No medical caretaking is expected in this opportunity!  We're looking for both male and female volunteers in communities throughout the county.  Trainings occur approximately every 6-7 weeks at alternating county locations.  The next trainings will be:

Tuesday, October 6
9:00 am - noon in Louisville

Tuesday, December 2
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm in Niwot

For more information or to volunteer, call Mary Jane Longanecker at 303-678-6286 or e-mail mjlonganecker@bouldercounty.org.