• Friendly Home Visiting: Volunteer to visit weekly with a homebound senior in Albany County. Matches are made based on location and shared interests. Long-lasting friendships often begin through Friendly Home Visiting.
  
  
• Grocery Shopping Assistance: Volunteer to shop weekly or bi-weekly for a homebound senior. Matches are made based on location and shopping needs. Shoppers pick up a list, shop, and deliver groceries to the senior's home.
  
  
• Meals on Wheels Delivery: Volunteer to deliver meals throughout the Capital Region one or more days per week. Meals are delivered between 10:00 a.m. and noon. Most routes take about an hour. Volunteer on your own or as a team. Substitutes are also needed.
  
  
• Design Your Own Community Service Day: Volunteer as a group on projects to improve Meals on Wheels or our Senior Centers. Past projects have included washing delivery vehicles, landscaping, cleaning, decorating, and support for special events.

Becoming a Volunteer

Download a Volunteer Application and return via fax (518.432.0813), mail (Senior Services of Albany, 25 Delaware Avenue, Albany, NY 12210, Attention: Bethany Meade) or email to: volunteer@seniorservicesofalbany.com. A personal interview is required before volunteering begins.

Partnering Organizations

• Bethlehem Senior Services, Town of
• Brunswick Center Services
• Center for Disability Services
• Guilderland Senior Services
• Living Resources
• McKownville Church
• New Visions of Albany
• NYS Department of Civil Service
• Occupations, Inc.
• Questar III
• Rensselaer County ARC Community Incl Prgm
• Versatrans Solutions, Inc.
• Wildwood Day Services
• Wildwood School
• UAlbany Girls Volleyball Team