Janet Seckel-Cerrotti is the Executive Director of FriendshipWorks, where she has been helping to match volunteers with socially isolated elders for 30 years.

What is FriendshipWorks?
FriendshipWorks is a nonprofit dedicated to helping elders in the Boston and Brookline area who are isolated and in need of a helping hand, a person to talk to, a friend.  With over 62,000 elders living in Boston, more than 22,000 are currently living alone.  Social isolation and loneliness among elders can be debilitating both emotionally and physically.  It’s a growing problem for today’s generation, but we have a simple solution. Continue reading →