Volunteer Opportunity Details:

Ethos is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing services to elders while promoting independence, dignity, and well-being. We are looking for volunteers who can help out as medical escorts.

Many of the elders we serve are isolated and live alone. Going to the doctor alone can be a scary experience, both physically and emotionally. Medical escorts provide much needed support and many of our clients refuse to go to the doctor without one!

Ethos will typically provide transportation and so you don't need to be a driver to help out! Your name will be added to our list and when an appointment comes up, you will be called to see if you are available.

All of our volunteers complete an application and CORI background check. We look for people who are dedicated to help the elderly and who have big hearts and open minds.

This opportunity is sponsored by: Ethos

We need volunteers who are free at these times Afternoons Weekdays Mornings This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Adults (26-54) Individual Adults (55+)

Contact Person: Rachel Burlingame, Volunteer Manager, (phone), (email) View all agency contacts

Address:

555 Amory Street Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 (See a map)

Directions:

From 93 North & South Take Exit 18 (Mass. Ave./Roxbury). Take a right at the first set of lights (you will drive past Boston City Hospital/Boston Medical Center on your right). Continue on Melnea Cass Blvd. and take a left on Tremont St. (at Ruggles Center). Continue straight through 7 sets of lights (passing Roxbury Community College on your left at 4th light). After 7th light, take your first right onto Amory St. just past Muffler Mart-- a small, light blue building. Follow Amory St. approximately 1 mile until you come to the Green Street T station on your right. We are diagonally across the street from the T station-- brick building with a large parking lot. We are the second door down on the street level. From Brookline Take the Jamaica Way into Jamaica Plain. Take a left onto Pond Street then a right onto Centre Street. Take 4th left off Centre Street onto Seaverns Ave. (Purple Cactus). Follow Seaverns Ave. Until it ends. Green St. T station is on the left at corner. Take a right onto Amory St. We are diagonally across the street from the T station-- brick building with a large parking lot beside it. We are the second door down on the street level. By Public Transportation Take Orange Line to Green Street Station. Exit station, take a right onto Amory St. We are diagonally across the street from the T station-- brick building with a large parking lot beside it. We are the second door down on the street level.   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: Orange Line - Green Street Stop,   Walk distance (in minutes): 5   Nearest Bus Stop: #42 - Washington & Green Street Stop, 7 minute walk

Details where opportunity can also be performed

This opportunity can also be performed in these locations:

Cities:		Jamaica Plain Mattapan Roslindale West Roxbury