My new employer, DOROT, is beginning a new program to match older persons seeking technology assistance at home one-on-one with volunteers. Below are a few specifics:
- Initial pilot will focus on basic smartphone functionality: voice calls, texting and email
- Volunteers must be able to visit two older persons for up to 4 one hour sessions from late May through August
- Volunteers will receive a 90 minute training as well as a detailed curriculum to use during the sessions
- No specific background is required, but it would be helpful to have familiarity with using either an Android or iPhone device
Read more. If this sounds like something you’d like to do, please apply as as volunteer. Know an older person who needs help navigating their smartphone? Please contact me. (Note – all seniors must receive a home assessment to participate in the One-On-One Technology Coaching program.)