"A lock when you go out, a light when you enter the door" is a portrayal of the daily life of many elderly people living alone. Recently, in view of the characteristics of many middle-aged and elderly residents in the jurisdiction, the Future City community has cooperated with Lixin social workers to organize a warm and meaningful activity - "The future has me, guarding Yinling". The purpose of this activity is to provide spiritual comfort and pre-holiday cleaning services for the elderly living alone, so that they can feel the care and warmth of family.
In the preparation stage of the event, the staff of Future City community actively recruited social practice volunteers for young people in the jurisdiction, and successfully recruited 10 young volunteers. On the afternoon of February 5th, these volunteers received volunteer training organized by Lixin Social Workers to learn how to better communicate with the elderly in order to provide more targeted services. On the day of the event, the volunteers gave full play to their expertise and enthusiasm, some chatted with the elderly, chatted and listened to their voices, some cleaned rags and helped the elderly clean the glass, and some volunteers were busy sweeping and mopping the floor to make the living environment of the elderly look new. The atmosphere was very lively, and the old people were full of happy smiles on their faces, and they said: "Usually the children are not at home, no one chats with me, but you come like my family and help me a lot." ”
Through this activity, the Future City community learned about the living conditions and needs of the elderly living alone in a timely manner, and did their best to solve their worries and do practical things. The elderly who live alone feel the care and warmth of the community, and their sense of happiness and gain has been further improved. The Future City community will continue to mobilize young volunteers, social organizations and other social forces in the area to participate in the "Simulated Family" project, so that more caring people can join in the activities of caring for the elderly living alone. Through the joint efforts of everyone, we will welcome the beautiful sunrise and share the afterglow of happiness.
Contributed by Yan Ting
Editor: Zhang Mengjiao
Review: Chen Da