My 55 year old daughter has been trying to volunteer in person not virtual. Keep them company or read to them, whatever they'd like to do, but we've spent hours and still no results. Any suggestions
My friend is a Hospice volunteer. Hospice in the home does not supply aides for much more than giving a bath. So volunteers are used to give family time to run errands or just have time to themselves. My friend finds it rewarding and I do think she gets paid.
JoAnn, you say that you have a friend who" volunteers" for hospice yet you say in your last sentence that you think she gets paid????? Someone that gets paid is not a volunteer but an employee. I volunteered for hospice for 8 1/2 years and not only went into peoples homes but into facilities as well and I didn't get paid, as I was a true volunteer.
Oh gosh, there are many places needing in person volunteers, like any hospice agency, senior centers, adult daycare centers, nursing homes, churches, food banks, Salvation Army, homeless shelters, women shelters, just to name a few. She must not be looking too hard, as the possibilities are truly endless.
Tell your daughter to hit up a homecare agency and say she's looking for some homemaker/companion work. Agencies are short-staffed these days. She might as well get paid. Homemaker/companion only pays minimum wage but still she's willing to do that work for free. So that will be a win-win for her. She'll get plenty of work taking seniors out, reading to them, hanging out, whatever. She'll get paid too.
Go to your local nursing homes and check on what volunteer opportunities might be available.
My parents used to make pretty small things such as tiny Easter or spring baskets and such to take to nursing homes. There may be other opportunities though local senior centers. Meals on Wheels always needs help. Faith based communities may need help or food distribution pantries. Just keep checking around, and good luck.
Someone that gets paid is not a volunteer but an employee.
I volunteered for hospice for 8 1/2 years and not only went into peoples homes but into facilities as well and I didn't get paid, as I was a true volunteer.
She must not be looking too hard, as the possibilities are truly endless.
Homemaker/companion only pays minimum wage but still she's willing to do that work for free. So that will be a win-win for her. She'll get plenty of work taking seniors out, reading to them, hanging out, whatever. She'll get paid too.
Go to your local nursing homes and check on what volunteer opportunities might be available.
My parents used to make pretty small things such as tiny Easter or spring baskets and such to take to nursing homes. There may be other opportunities though local senior centers. Meals on Wheels always needs help. Faith based communities may need help or food distribution pantries. Just keep checking around, and good luck.