April 2020: Our founder Laura Steuer was deeply concerned about the pandemic's effect on the elderly. Shelter-in-place requirements brought profound isolation and devastating health outcomes. With her background in phone outreach programs and compassionate communication, she gathered some like-minded volunteers...reached out to social workers and senior service agencies for collaboration...and Friendly Voices was born.
Today our research-backed mission is just as critical. Loneliness is a continuing crisis for our elderly population, and the consequences can be dire. Weekly phone conversation and friendship improves the physical and emotional well-being of older adults, and helps them know they're not forgotten.
Funded by Joseph & Vera Long Foundation, El Camino HealthCare District, Los Altos Rotary,
Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, The Touchpoint Foundation, Cupertino Rotary,
Supervisor Susan Ellenberg's Office, The Health Trust, and by individual donors.
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