Senior Companion Program
Senior Companions Don’t Stand Alone
PCOA’s Senior Companion volunteers are a highly trained and vetted group of volunteers 55+, providing companionship, transportation, and respite services to our community’s most isolated older adults. To make sure that services are available to those in greatest need of support, we work with seven community partners to pair Senior Companions with their clients, including the Tohono O’odham and Pascua Yaqui nations, Jewish Family & Children’s Services, Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest, the Southern AZ VA Healthcare System, St. Luke’s Home, and the Tucson Jewish Community Center. Senior Companions also serve current clients of PCOA’s family caregiving and in-home services programs. Our volunteers do not stand alone and are supported by a team of professionals who can pre-screen clients, assess their homes for safety, and support clients with additional services that fall outside the scope of the Senior Companion’s role.
VA Station Supervisor, Cathi Starr (center) volunteers (left to right) Katrina Blake, Jose Hernandez, Ralph Shaw, Judith Hicks
PCOA-FCS Station Supervisor, Deb Seng (right), Sherry Conant (left), Katrina Blake (Center)
PCOA-CSS Station Supervisor, Sarah Lahiff (back center) volunteers (back row, left to right) Charleszine Willis, Dan Fleming, (front row, left to right) Easter Bush, Ralph Shaw, Rosa Barrios
If your group or organization is interested in offering Senior Companion support for the older adults you serve, please reach out by calling (520) 790-7573 x3451.
20 VOLUNTEER POSITIONS CURRENTLY OPEN Please consider giving your time and friendship.
If you would like to serve your community and be a lifeline to homebound older adults, please call (520) 305-3453 to learn more about becoming a Senior Companion Volunteer!
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Pima Council on Aging
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