Senior Companions
Neighbors helping neighbors.
It’s hard to ask for help. That’s why we love Senior Companions. This service helps you thrive at home with help from a caring senior companion.
Become a Senior Companion:
Get help from a Senior Companion:
Senior Companions are active seniors living on a fixed income that assist homebound seniors living in their own homes.
Our service area:
Our Senior Companions service is funded by AmeriCorps Seniors.
You can become a Senior Companion if you:
- Are age 55 or above
- Live in our service areas of Chino, Chino Hills, Claremont, La Verne, Montclair, Ontario, Pomona, Rancho Cucamonga and Upland
- Pass a background check
- Meet the income eligibility and physical clearance requirements
- Have an automobile, valid driver’s license and insurance
- Attend the required 40 hours of pre-service training and monthly 5-hour in-service training
- Are a good oral and written communicator
- Can volunteer at least 15 hours per week
Become a Senior Companion
You can become a Senior Companions Client if you:
- Live independently in our service areas of Chino, Chino Hills, Claremont, La Verne, Montclair, Ontario, Pomona, Rancho Cucamonga and Upland
- Are able to perform all daily living activities such as personal hygiene, dressing, eating, maintaining continence and walking on your own
- Are willing to have a Senior Companion provide one-on-one, non-medical support for five hours or more weekly
Get help from a Senior Companion:
“My Senior Companions Volunteer has been a blessing. She was a comfort while providing me with much needed respite and is now a continued source of uplifting joy while I grieve the loss of my husband. I don’t know what I would’ve done without her.”
– Senior Companion Client
Clients and Senior Companions can get started with a phone call to our office (909) 621-9900.
Once approved, Senior Companions and clients are matched based on a variety of factors.
Senior Companions volunteers and clients receive the rewards of a caring, supportive relationship.
Volunteers receive a small stipend for their services and the client gets much needed assistance and support.
Find out more about our Senior Companions service
Become a Senior Companion:
Get help from a Senior Companion: