Volunteer Opportunity - Friendly Neighbors Program

Volunteer Opportunity Details:

Our mission is to assist senior citizens of Waikiki to live independently with the support of Friendly Neighbors volunteers. Friendly Neighbors program services are available to anyone 60 and over in Waikiki seeking assistance. Friendly Neighbor services are provided free of charge. Friendly Neighbors respects the diversity and individuality among senior citizens. Volunteers provide a variety of services in order to meet the unique needs of our seniors assisting them to remain living independently.

Examples of services provided by Friendly Neighbors:

friendly visits, companionship and socialization, shopping escort, light housework, meal preparation, phone call reassurance, respite care, & assisting clients with referrals for other services.

We request that our volunteers commit to a minimum 12 weeks of service with our Friendly Neighbors Program. Volunteers are registered, screened with a criminal record background check and provided a brief training prior to being assigned to a client.

This opportunity is sponsored by: Waikiki Health Center - HI - Honolulu

We need volunteers who are free at these times Evenings Weekdays Monthly Weekends Occasional Weekly This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Adults (26-54) Unpaid Interns Adults (55+) Young Adults (18-25) Individual

Contact Person: Julienne Yamamoto, Senior Services Coordinator, (phone), (email) View all agency contacts

Address:

277 Ohua Ave Honolulu, HI 96815 (See a map)

Directions:

Eastbound: Take INTERSTATE H1 E Take the KING ST. exit- EXIT 25A- toward WAIKIKI / HONOLULU ZOO. Stay on S KING ST. S KING ST becomes HARDING AVE. Turn RIGHT onto KAPAHULU AVE. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto ALA WAI BLVD. Turn LEFT onto OHUA AVE. Westbound: Get on INTERSTATE H1 W. Take the KAPIOLANI BLVD. exit- EXIT 25B. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto KAPIOLANI BLVD. Turn SHARP LEFT onto DATE ST. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto KAPAHULU AVE. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto ALA WAI BLVD. Turn LEFT onto OHUA AVE.   Nearest Bus Stop: Kuhio and Paoakalani, 3 minute walk

Details where opportunity can also be performed

This opportunity can also be performed in these locations:

Cities:		Honolulu
Counties:		Honolulu
Zip codes:		96815,   96826