Conversations to Remember Volunteer Opportunity

Conversations to Remember is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, dedicated towards combating loneliness and isolation felt by senior citizens, including those living with dementia. We are reaching out to share our volunteering opportunity with your students.

Our virtual visit program matches 2-3 college students with older adults for virtual video visits. Many of these older adults have been suffering from isolation, and your students could really brighten their days just by speaking with them.

We provide mandatory training to the students in our program about the best ways to interact with the older adults on our video calls, as well as additional regular support throughout their service. Since the visits are virtual, students can do it without any travel. This is both convenient, and a better use of their time, rather than commuting to their volunteering location. This program is free for seniors and students across the country.

Students on our virtual visits initially volunteer one hour per week. Calls last up to one hour, based on the senior's attention span and mood on each day. We expect students to volunteer for at least 16 weeks, so that they can develop a friendship with the senior. Students are matched with older adults for calls based on the times when they're available, and have a regular, weekly appointments for their visit.

Students wishing for opportunities that allow them to volunteer more hours can be accommodated with other volunteering options, such as assisting us with our social media, call support, outreach, or more. Current volunteering roles are listed on our website here.
We provide our program year-round, and start new students every week. Please feel free to contact us with any questions that you have about the program, or to look through our website, at https://conversationstoremember.org. Your students can register to volunteer by filling out a volunteer interest form on our website.

Contact: robert@conversationstoremember.org

The opportunities listed are not sponsored by Brandeis University as they come directly from community partners or external entities. Responsibility for participation in any opportunity, including further exploring additional information to be fully informed about each experience, rests with each potential participant.

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