Vision
Our vision is to offer the elderly both physical support and emotional connection, empowering them with a sense of importance and friendship. This unique program is designed to benefit not only the elderly but also the students who participate. It provides students with inter-generational skills, social sensitivity, and a deeper awareness of social complexity. Empowering young adults and nurturing a sense of responsibility for others is both a core Jewish value and a universal one—as is honoring the elderly in our communities.
Activity
Our volunteers respond to the physical, emotional, and social needs of elderly individuals through consistent visits that offer companionship, support, and relief from the stress of isolation and loneliness. Following training led by qualified professionals, student volunteers are paired with senior participants and commit to ongoing weekly visits throughout the program.
We pair students and seniors based on shared interests, common languages, and other personal factors, fostering meaningful one-on-one relationships that deepen over time. These visits help ensure that seniors’ basic needs are being met—such as access to food, medicine, running water, and heating/cooling—and that they receive assistance navigating bureaucratic systems like national insurance (Bituach Leumi), health care, and more.
Now in its fourth year, the program has proven to be deeply impactful. Students report that volunteering with seniors in their communities has given them a more inter-generational perspective and helped them recognize the human stories behind the people around them. Especially during the ongoing war in Israel, the presence and attentiveness of our student volunteers has become even more critical. For students, this experience offers a sense of purpose and a tangible way to support their communities in a time of national crisis. Connecting with elders also offers a grounding perspective—reminding students of the resilience, wisdom, and continuity that older generations embody, and reinforcing their own sense of identity and responsibility. For the seniors, the visits provide essential emotional connection, reduce feelings of isolation, and offer the comfort of inter-generational solidarity.