Needs From: Aloha United Way

Catholic Charities Hawaii is recruiting both English-speaking and bilingual volunteers and seniors to participate in this service.  Memory Mentor volunteers provide in-home support and a social connection for people who show symptoms of memory loss, confusion or dementia, or have a diagnosis of dementia - who live alone and have little or no caregiving support. 

Both male and female volunteers are urgently needed to provide Memory Mentor services island-wide on Oahu.  Services are offered seven (7) days a week, excluding holidays, between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm at no cost to seniors.

Volunteers are matched with one or more seniors and visit them on a regularly scheduled basis based on the client's preferences and the volunteer's availability. It is a set schedule.  Memory Mentor volunteers are responsible for: (1) visiting their assigned senior(s) on a "mutually agreed upon schedule" to provide social support and reduce loneliness, (2) optional services include grocery shopping for the senior, reviewing mail with the senior, providing reminders; and (3) providing safety checks.  Visits range from 1 hour to 2 hours depending on services provided and safety checks.

You can help seniors maintain their independence and ability to live at home, provide a social connection, and reduce social isolation and loneliness.  You can become a Memory Mentor.

09/24/25

Catholic Charities Hawaii is recruiting both English-speaking and bilingual volunteers and seniors living on Oahu to participate in this service.  Services are provided island-wide on Oahu and are offered seven (7) days a week, excluding holidays, between the hours of 9:00 am and 9:00 pm.

Phone-A-Friend volunteers provide a social connection and wellness checks by telephone for homebound, low-income seniors. Volunteers are assigned to one or more seniors and make phone calls on a regularly scheduled basis.  Calls usually range from 15 minutes to 60 minutes, or longer depending on safety checks.

Volunteers are responsible to (1) contact their assigned senior(s) on the "mutually agreed upon schedule," ensure that the senior(s) are able to answer the phone; (2) provide telephone social support to reduce isolation and loneliness; and (3) provide safety checks.

The program helps seniors maintain their independence and ability to live at home and reduces social isolation and loneliness.

09/24/25

Catholic Charities Hawaii is looking for volunteer drivers and/or chaperones (escorts) to serve kupuna 60 years old and older.  Our Transportation Friends for Kupuna (TFK) Program volunteer drivers will use their own vehicle to transport kupuna clients to certain destinations, and our volunteer chaperones (escorts) accompany kupuna from one place to another, to assist our kupuna who do not drive so that kupuna can continue living independently.

Volunteers are asked to complete an application form and must agree to a criminal history check and provide references.  Catholic Charities screens, interviews, and orients all volunteers.  If you would like more information or are interested, please contact Julie Chang, Program Volunteer Coordinator, at (808)527-4783 or email julie.chang@catholiccharitieshawaii.org

 

This volunteer provides administrative assistance through maintaining client and volunteer records, generating reports, managing applications, and answering phones. In addition to clerical duties, this volunteer assists staff with community outreach and coordinating community events. Oahu only.