Rafeeq: Your Supportive Friend

"Taking time to connect with our elders"

Rafeeq

Your Supportive Friend

Purpose

Studies show that loneliness can have a negative effect on a person’s Mental Health and can cause many Psychiatric disorders. Our purpose is to connect with the elderly by having conversations with them, learning from their experiences, creating memories with them and spending time with them to let them know they are not alone and we are here for them.

Impact

Connecting to help remove any feeling of loneliness

Creating new/happy memories

Being available to help, care, and be able to provide resources for the elderly

Guidelines

In order to volunteer, each person must complete the application

  1. Each applicant must complete the entire application and indicate in their 2 references and the languages they speak

  2. Volunteers must make sure they are not feeling ill or have any symptoms of any sickness before their scheduled time with the elderly

  3. Volunteers are encouraged (but not required) to wear a face covering while around the elderly

  4. Volunteers should schedule the date/time on the app to keep track of their schedule

  5. After each visit, each volunteer must provide a short summary/notes of their visit

Join the Rafeeq Community Volunteer Program

Ways to Help

Ask about a time/ incident for them to relay as a story

  1. Play a game (i.e Checkers, Luddo, BINGO, UNO, etc)

  2. Have them share a recipe they like to make

  3. If comfortable, create a short video of them sharing some advice

  4. If possible, pray together with them

  5. Help shovel the snow, cut their grass, plant plants, etc.

  6. Go for a walk

  7. Do art work with them such as drawing, painting, henna, etc

  8. Ask about hobbies and do something they like with them (if possible)