Boston is replete with excellent and varied organizations that serve older adults from a range of socioeconomic, health, and cultural backgrounds. Many Boston Bridge members, mentors, and speakers work and volunteer at these organizations. The following is a list of resources if you are interested in seeking employment, volunteering, or simply learning more about the work being done in Boston, and on a national level, to positively impact the lives of older adults.

Senior Housing Organizations Home Care Organizations Graduate Programs in Aging

Innovations in Technology Villages Volunteer/Work Opportunities for Older Adults

Careers in Aging Workforce Policy Issues Scholarships

 

SENIOR HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS

• Benchmark Senior Living
• Chelsea Jewish Foundation
• Hebrew SeniorLife
• Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly

HOME CARE ORGANIZATIONS

• Always Best Care
• Bayada Home Health Care
• Ethos
• Houseworks
• Minute Women Home Care
• Springwell

GRADUATE PROGRAMS WITH CONCENTRATIONS IN AGING

• Boston University School of Social Work (and an Online Program here)
• Boston College School of Social Work
• Lasell College – Master’s Degree Programs in Elder Care
• Lasell College – Graduate Certificates in Elder Care
• Medical Student Training in Aging Research
• Simmons College School of Social Work
• UMass Boston

INNOVATIONS IN TECHNOLOGY

• Aging 2.0
• MIT AgeLab
• Boston Center for Memory

VILLAGES

• Beacon Hill Village
• Village to Village Network

CAREERS IN AGING

• Exploring Careers in Aging
• AgeWork
• Massachusetts Senior Care Association

WORKFORCE ISSUES

Eldercare Workforce Alliance

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR OLDER ADULTS

• SOAR 55
• ReServe

SCHOLARSHIPS

• Jordan Liebhaber Scholarship Fund

 

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