Friendly Visitor and Shopping Assistance
FreeWhole county
A volunteer is matched with you for weekly visits and help with shopping. The program is for older people who are mostly homebound, isolated and without enough support to get out.
What it offers
- Weekly friendly visits
- Help with grocery shopping
- Telephone assurance calls
- Help with bill paying and essential errands
- Light housecleaning and laundry
- Service area
- Albany County
- Website
- www.albanycountyny.gov/in-home-contact-support
SourceIn-Home Contact & Support·Senior Handbook, p.10·Checked Oct 19, 2026
About this information
SeniorSolver last compared this entry with its source documents on Oct 19, 2026. That is not a confirmation from the program.
The summary is our own wording. Phone numbers, address, hours, eligibility, costs and service area are reproduced from the documents below as published.
- In-Home Contact & Support – Albany County Department for Aging
- Senior Handbook, p.10 – Albany County Department for Aging
- Official program website
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