The Baltimore County Home Team Program offers weekly friendly in-home and telephone visits to eligible older adults who lack social supports and are at risk of social isolation. Volunteers and program participants engage in friendly conversation or a shared mutual activity such as a game, craft activity or reminiscence.
Additionally, we offer the Food Agent program. This program helps older adults who are in need of supplemental food and who qualify for food pantry assistance. A volunteer picks up food from a partnering food pantry and delivers it to Home Team participants.
The Home Team program provides ongoing training and recognition to volunteers. This program reflects a caring sense of community by providing reassurance and security to older persons wishing to remain in their own homes. The program’s main focus is to foster a greater sense of independence, enhance the quality of life, create new friendships, and reduce socialized loneliness.
