Senior/Elderly Sites

Mather Pavilion at Wagner

  • Area: Evanston
  • Issues: This individually based site requires training. Volunteers generally participate in running bingo games, ice cream parlor, physical therapy, computer tutoring, playing piano, mini-dance marathons, catholic communion, put on rehearsals of plays/musicals/etc. or just talking with residents.
  • Email: ncdcmatherpavilion@gmail.com
  • Site leaders: Danwen Song and Sandra Shih

Senior Connections

  • Area: Evanston
  • Issues: Senior connections is an individual site where volunteers are paired up with a senior. Volunteers visit the senior citizen they are matched with on a weekly basis. Volunteers may play games or sit and chat, while other volunteers will be asked to help their senior with chores or errands. This site requires training.
  • Site leaders: Kayleigh Wettstein (kayleighwettstein2010@u.northwestern.edu) and Lauren Berry (laurenberry2007@u.northwestern.edu)