The Sno-Valley Senior Center in Carnation has begun a senior outreach program designed to provide service to homebound seniors in need of help with various activities.

The program, led by social worker Caroline Kogan, supports senior citizens in Duvall, Carnation and Fall City who may be socially isolated. Through the program, volunteers help seniors out with driving to the grocery store, weekly phone calls, or just playing cards.

The program “is focused on connecting seniors in the Snoqualmie Valley with resources they might not be able to access because they are homebound,” Kogan said. “A lot of the homebound seniors don’t drive, they need help going to the store, doctor’s appointments and things like that. We are listening to what people need in our community.”

Volunteers are matched with seniors and meet regularly to help with whatever they need. Kogan said they are currently looking for more volunteers.

“We are actively recruiting volunteers, we currently have two or three homebound seniors who need volunteers to help,” Kogan said.

At 1 p.m. on Monday Feb. 8, the Senior Center will host a welcome session for anyone interested to meet the staff and learn about volunteering.

“If someone wanted to fill out the application and come to the welcome session they could meet with me for some specific training,” Kogan said.

Having recently moved to the Valley and starting this outreach program, Kogan said she is excited to see more people volunteer and seeing them help contribute to the community.

“I’m super excited about getting more volunteers and letting people know we are actively recruiting volunteers,” Kogan said. “It’s more meaningful to contribute to where you live, especially in a small community.”

Additional volunteer welcome sessions will be held at 1 p.m. on Feb. 8 and at 10 a.m. on Feb. 24. For more information on the program, contact the Sno-Valley Senior Center at (425) 333-4152.