• Some local general volunteer opportunity websites:
  • Volunteer Boston
  • VolunteerMatch.org
  • Boston Cares - note: membership fee required to sign up online for specific opportunities

• Helping those in Crisis/Experiencing Illness
• Lotsa Helping Hands- website for families in medical crisis, or overburdened caregivers. Search for "open" communities (communities that help more than one family).
• MGH Volunteer Department
• Neighbor Brigade- check to see if there is an active local chapter
• Road to Recovery- American Cancer Society. Volunteer drivers help patients get to cancer treatment.
• Boston- Friendly Visiting and Medical Escorts
  • Friendship Works
  • Little Brothers, Friends of the Elderly- also food shopping or banking escorts

• Elder Volunteers
• ReServe - matches people 55 and up - often recent retirees or unemployed older workers - with part-time jobs in schools, government offices, and community agencies. $10 an hour stipend.
• Business Owners or Executives
• SCORE (formerly the Service Corps of Retired Executives)- helping small businesses get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals through education and mentorship.

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