Telephone visiting service for senior citizens
Büro für Bürgerengagement der AWO Kreisverband Köln
- Seniors
- PR & Communication
About the volunteering opportunity
More and more very old people are coping with life alone at home. That is a good thing, but many of them also feel lonely. With the telephone visiting service, volunteers get involved on the phone: they answer, listen, ask questions and stay in touch.
Our volunteers, are trained in conversation skills to call older people regularly at set times. There is room for the needs of the person they are talking to, their daily joys and worries, their own life story and how they are feeling at the moment. All conversations are treated absolutely confidentially and are free of charge for the seniors.
Your Tasks
With the personal telephone call, the volunteers regularly give older people who live alone or have or can maintain little social contact a time of joy and human closeness. It is as simple as it sounds - a visit on the phone.
There are no age limits for the telephone visiting service: whether 20, 50 or 80 years old - everyone is welcome for this location-independent and flexible service with us.
Services
- Guidance by professionals
- Exchange of experience
- Reimbursement of costs incurred
- Further training/qualification offers
- free events
- regular information
- Activity certificates
What's needed
specific requirements
- Age: without restriction
- Certificate of good conduct: not necessary
- Empathy
- Ability to listen well
Time required
Where?
Büro für Bürgerengagement der AWO Kreisverband Köln
The Office for Civic Commitment of the AWO Cologne is a consulting service. People who are willing to volunteer will receive advice and will be placed in organisations that work with volunteers. Further priority will be given to LESEMENTOR Cologne, young volunteers, further education and voluntary refugee work.