Kelley Ready

Coordinator of the Medical Escort Program @Friendshipworks

Boston, MA, US

Since 1984, FriendshipWorks has worked to reduce elder isolation by connecting volunteers with older adults for friendship and support in Boston, Brookline, Newton, Somerville and Cambridge. FriendshipWorks offers a free Medical Escort program that provides older adults with trained volunteers to accompany them to and from (as needed) their medical appointments. Accompanying older adults on the transportation they arrange, volunteers provide companionship and can also help older adults navigate to an appointment, schedule follow up visits, pick up medications or eyeglasses, and/or provide other personalized support.

Northeastern University

Master of Arts (M.A.), Social Anthropology

The Graduate Center, City University of New York

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Cultural Anthropology

Goddard College

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Women's Studies, Anthropology, and Latin American Studies