Immanuel Lutheran Church 104 Snelling Ave. This program matches a student with a local senior citizen resident who lives in the Mac neighborhood. Volunteers often make friendly visits, provide transportation, perform yard work, or help with grocery shopping. Within walking distance. The mission of hospice organizations is to help terminally ill patients approach death peacefully and with dignity.
Volunteers visit patients in their homes and provide a much-needed break for regular caregivers.
Activities include reading, writing letters, playing cards, providing companionship, running errands, or assisting with meals. Healthy Seniors is located in the Longfellow-Sweard Neighborhood. Longfellow Handyworks provides household chore and home maintenance services to residents 60 years old and older, with the goal of helping them to continue to live safely and independently in their homes. All volunteers must complete an application, have references checked, and be interviewed by the volunteer coordinator. Lyngblomsten Senior Center 1415 Almond Ave.