Family Friends matches volunteers 55 years and older with families who have children with disabilities, chronic illnesses, and who are otherwise at risk.

Volunteers do the following:

• Engage the children in educational and recreational activities that promote their development.
• Expand the social support network of families.
• Improve the parenting, home management, and problem-solving skills of families.
• Connect families to resources and services to which they are entitled.
• Accompany the family on doctor visits and teacher meetings.
• Provide a break for parents, encourage them, and become a friend to the family as a whole.