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In April 2020, our founders — with backgrounds in senior communication, phone outreach programs and nonprofit management — were deeply concerned about the pandemic's effect on the elderly. Shelter-in-place requirements brought profound isolation and devastating health outcomes. So they put their heads together, gathered some compassionate volunteers... and Friendly Voices was born.
Today our research-backed mission is just as critical. Loneliness is a crisis for our elderly population, and the consequences can be dire. Weekly phone conversation helps seniors to know they haven't been forgotten.
Friendly Voices is funded by generous grants from the Joseph & Vera Long Foundation, Cupertino Rotary, and The Health Trust, and by individual donors.
Downloadable flyers about our program: English flyer for seniors, Chinese flyer for seniors, Hindi flyer for seniors, Spanish flyer for seniors, English flyer for agencies and families
Carrie Ridge, Founding Board
Cindy Prince Baum, Marketing Advisor
Deepa Nagpal, Board Member
Laura Steuer, Executive Director
Linda Folkman, Program Manager
Lisa Bhumralker, Board Member
Marcia Chmyz, Volunteer Recruitment Manager
Nupur Kumaraswami, Board Member
Raashi Sachdeva, Social Media Manager
Rebecca Garewal, Board Chair & Strategic Partnerships
Rose Anne Pierre, Program Manager
Photo: just a few of our 68 compassionate volunteers
Friendly Voices is funded by grants from the Joseph & Vera Long Foundation, Cupertino Rotary, and The Health Trust, and by individual donors.
Our mission is to create a vital human connection for isolated seniors through weekly phone conversations with trained, compassionate volunteers.
Copyright © 2023 - All Rights Reserved. Friendly Voices Phone Buddies for Seniors is a 501(c)3 federal tax-exempt nonprofit, EIN #87-3798169
P.O. Box 63, Menlo Park CA, 94026-0063 (650) 395-8017
Friendly Voices does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status,
sexual orientation, or military status in any of its activities or operations.