Weekly visits with older adults in Houston
Senior Voices pairs students and adults with residents of local senior living communities. You visit the same person every week, for about an hour.
What volunteers do
Most visits are simple. You talk, play cards or bingo, help out in the garden, or join whatever the community has going on that afternoon. It is free, you do not need experience, and students and adults are both welcome.
The part that matters is coming back. After each visit, volunteers write a few lines about what their senior friend told them: a grandchild's name, a story that wasn't finished, a game they want to play next time. The next week starts there. How visit notes work.
So far, more than 80 student volunteers have spent over 600 hours with more than 200 residents at four Houston communities.
Some kids grow up without grandparents. Some grandparents rarely see their grandchildren. Senior Voices brings them together.
For senior communities
We bring volunteers who have finished orientation to your community at a set time each week, at no cost. Your staff pick the time and the room and invite residents who want to take part. We handle the rest. How partnerships work.
Ready to volunteer?
The application takes about five minutes.