Sandpoint Friendship Station
Cultivating a Community of Shared Connection, Purpose & JOY
Get to Know Us
We are creating a community where trained, dedicated and heart-felt volunteers serve as intentional, loving companions to join with our friends with memory loss and dementia.
Participants are remembered and embraced for the treasure of who they are. We provide a nurturing and engaging environment in which we connect with our innate J O Y of being.
Participants have the opportunity to socialize with others while stepping into stimulating activities, such as:
music, games, cognitive exercise, enrichment activity, arts and crafts, community projects and pet therapy.
Sandpoint Friendship Station provides a vital need of support to those in our community who are living with dementia, while offering a brief respite to their dedicated care-partners.
We offer a four-hour program currently one time weekly from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.in a safe, nurturing and loving environment.
We include a nutritious lunch during our experience shared.
Sandpoint Friendship Station is a
Chapter of the Respite for All
Foundation
Our motto: Connect To Joy
We are a Volunteer Ministry
Volunteers are the lifeblood of the Sandpoint Friendship Station. They offer more than activity leadership, they cultivate relationships, offer a warm hug and conversation. Volunteers are a 'listening presence' and create an environment where every Participant feels welcome, valued and loved.
Our initial four-hour volunteer training program is informative, engaging and fun. It assists volunteers to build on their natural relational gifts and hospitality skills, adapting them to meet the unique needs of our Participants.
As a volunteer, you will become a part of creating a community of fellowship that cultivates a sense of identity, connection, security, autonomy, meaning, growth and JOY.
COME JOIN OUR TEAM OF COMPASSIONATE VOLUNTEERS!
Program Details and Information
WHO:
The Sandpoint Friendship Station is designed for anyone living with mild to moderate dementia, memory loss or brain change.
We follow a social model of connection and participation. Participants should be able to feed themselves and go to the bathroom with minimal assistance.
We no not distribute medication.
WHEN:.
We offer one day of respite each week on Wednesdays from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
A nutritious lunch is included.
Additional days will be added as this ministry grows.
WHAT:
We provide a range of music and art activities, mental and physical activities, service projects, vibrant community and family-style meals and snacks for Participants.
Estimated Program Launch in September, 2025
Dementia is a general term for a decline in a person's cognitive functioning (thinking, remembering, reasoning) and behavioral abilities to such an extent that it interferes with daily life and activities, such a memory & language skills.
Sandpoint Friendship Station
Directors: Lissa "Elissabeth" Defreitas & Deni Williamson
with Respite For All Foundation Founder, Daphne Johnson
Cathedral of the Rockies, Boise, Idaho 2025
Connect to J O Y
Support the Gift of Respite, Connection & Joy
Your donation helps bring respite, care and companionship to those living with memory loss and the family members who walk alongside them every day.
Ways to Give
Ticket to Ride Donation for Scholarship Fund- One time donation
Monthly Giving - help us plan ahead with steady support
Honor a Loved One - give in memory or celebration
Thank you for being part of this ministry of healing presence and love
Get in Touch
Sandpoint United Methodist Church.
711 Main Street---Sandpoint, ID. 83864
208--304-6624
