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Points of Interest about
Alameda Friendly Visitors

We are multi-lingual:
Our volunteers can offer communication in Spanish, German, Cantonese, Mandarin, Italian, Russian, Hindi, Hebrew, Georgian and sign-language.

In earlier years, these AFV recipients were:

• Project Manager – State Judicial Council
• Electronics Technician (1st woman in research & dev.)
• Artist
• NBA Basketball player
• Chemical Engineer
• Antique Dealer
• WAVE
• Social Worker
• Banker
• Legal Secretary
• Elementary Teacher
• Church Historian
• Actor – Drama Group during WWII
• College Professor
• Assistant District Attorney – San Francisco

Among our volunteers, we have:

• Retired Minister
• Court Reporter
• Former neighbor of Anne Frank in Amsterdam (Her family escaped just before Nazi occupation)
• Judicial Assistant – State Court of Appeal
• Retired Judge
• 80 year old bungee jumper
• Marketing Document Specialist – S.F. Law Firm
• Retired Psychologist
• Children’s Theater Owner/Manager
• Human Resource Vice President
• Paralegal
• Health Care Specialist

Recipient referrals come from:

Neighbors & families
Alameda Meals on Wheels               
Alameda Hospital Social Workers
Alameda Police Dept.
Inter-City & County referrals
Alameda Fire Dept.
Visiting Nurses Association
Local Churches
Postcard mailings, media coverage
Mastick Senior Center
Community Service Organizations
Local Care Centers