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Friendly Voices

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

Leadership

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 

Proud to serve clients from these agencies:

LIFE ElderCare senior agency
Meals On Wheels senior organization
Avenidas senior organization
Community Services Agency in Mountain View

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. 


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