Interfaith Caregivers

Stories of Interfaith Caregivers

• Tony, age 79, moved to New Hampshire from Massachusetts where for many years he enjoyed volunteering for his church...
• Helen is only 67 and lives with multiple illnesses. She is physically limited from performing important weekly tasks ...

Testimonials

"ICP is a life-saver for me. I don't drive and would have to take a cab everywhere I went if it weren't for your volunteers. They take me shopping for groceries and through ICP someone makes sure I get to my doctors appointments. I am so very grateful to ICP and their staff."

-Anonymous Care Receiver

"Being able to 'get away' for a few hours, whether it was to sleep, shop, or to get a good needed cry in, was greatly appreciated. Those few hours helped me to re-grasp my thoughts so I was able to care for my mother. My family and I are grateful to The Friends Interfaith Caregivers Program and feel that it is essential to our community."

-Doris, daughter

"I consider my volunteer to be my own special angel. I thank God for sending her every day. She is my family."

-Anna

“I feel like I have a new friend,” says one care receiver. “Peggy takes me to my doctor’s appointments, to the pharmacy and to the grocery store and shopping. Once I was out of groceries. I called Peggy. She made time in her schedule to take me to the store. I think the world of Peggy. She is always on time. She is always cheerful. And most of all always ready to help and be there for me. She really cares.”

-Florence LaGasse

Testimonials from Volunteers

"I believe ICP has already become an intricate part of our community and is a program that many families in Merrimack County rely on for support and assistance."

-Sister Rosemary Crowley

As a Nurse, I am well aware of the challenges faced by those experiencing the limitations of age, disability, illness and or isolation. Our fast-paced culture of scattered families and everyone working outside the home adds to the problems faced by these individuals who need assistance in meeting the demands of daily life and independent living. I find great satisfaction in being part of the Friends Interfaith Caregivers Program, which not only allows but encourages me to “love my neighbor as myself”.

-Pat Jacoby, Advisory Council Representative