If you are 55 plus and interested in exploring how local volunteering can expand your world, SOAR 55 will provide you with a professional and personal volunteer search for an assignment that matches your skills, interests and schedule. Choose from many local volunteer opportunities: train to develop or expand a volunteer program at a nonprofit as a Volunteer Coordinator; help an elementary school child improve their reading or math skills, so critical to future success; coordinate a comprehensive employment navigation and support program for adults trying to break through chronic poverty and achieve sustainable career paths; help a senior navigate the healthcare system by accompanying them to doctor’s appointments and healthcare visits to insure they understand medical issues and follow-up instructions; help a pre-release inmate prepare for their GED (high school equivalency exam) and achieve successful re-entry in to the community; assist the membership and development staff of an art museum with special events, phonathons and campaigns; develop marketing strategies and tactics to increase awareness for an organization that provides critical transportation for seniors and the visually impaired; help 12-14 year olds with their homework in one of the following subjects: math, language arts, science, social studies, Spanish, or French; and much more.

Please email  Lois Levick at the Framingham Public Library or call her at 508-532-5570, ext. 4353, and visit their website at ncscweb.org/programs/soar55.

SOAR 55 is a program of Newton Community Service Center, and part of a national network of volunteer agencies mobilizing adults age 55 and over to contribute their skills and experience to help strengthen and expand the capacity of local community service organizations in Newton and MetroWest