friendly visitors
It takes only an hour or two a week to give someone the gift of friendship – simply by calling, visiting, listening, remembering a birthday, and being there to lend a helping hand.
Friendly Visitors commit to six months of weekly visits, with some visiting relationships now going on four years. We match Friendly Visitor volunteers with frail and homebound older adults in 35 Brooklyn neighborhoods.
Volunteers are interviewed, receive appropriate training, and are then matched with requests from older adults. Once a match is made, we continue to monitor the relationship, offering guidance and advice.
Please email Friendly Visiting Coordinator, Abbie, at abroughton@heightsandhills.org for more information about becoming a Friendly Visitor.
IN-PERSON Friendly Visiting Training: Please email abroughton@heightsandhills.org to RSVP for one of the dates below!
Tuesday, October 7, 6-7 pm OR Wednesday, November 5, 6-7 pm ~ Downtown Brooklyn Office – 81 Willoughby St. Suite 302 Brooklyn, NY 11201
Preferred Skills: Hebrew, Yiddish, Spanish and/or Haitian-Creole speaking
Resources:
- Friendly Visitors can be particularly important during major holidays and other significant life milestones. But even with friendship, people still experience “Holiday Blues.” We have recommendations on how to support a loved one during those periods.
