Volunteer Application

Friends on Wheels client visitor

ROLE OVERVIEW

Spend quality time with clients in their homes, engaging in activities like conversation, crafting, listening to music, and playing games.

Time Commitment

  • Hours: 1 - 2 hours per week

  • Flexibility: Choose the client you’d like to visit regularly and set a schedule that works for both of you.

Training and Support

  • Orientation and Training: Includes procedures, do’s and don’ts, disability accommodations, safety, and activity ideas

  • Ongoing Training: Optional opportunities available

  • Support: Continuous communication with the MOWLB support coordinator for any questions or concerns

  • Background Check: Required for all volunteers

  • Age & License: Must be 18 or older with a valid driver’s license for at least 2 years

impact and benefits

  • Combat Isolation: Help reduce loneliness and build social connections with clients

  • Safety Checks: Provide weekly wellness checks on your matched client(s)

  • Sense of Purpose: Experience the joy of making a difference in someone’s life

  • Community Contribution: Support your local community

  • Tax Benefits: Drive-related expenses are tax deductible

  • Recommendations: Receive letters of recommendation

  • Wellness Access: Access to wellness topics

  • Appreciation Events: Participate in volunteer appreciation events

Two elderly women smiling and embracing, showcasing the warmth and close relationships fostered by the Friends on Wheels Client Visitor Program