Teens help older neighbors with phones
Teens offer a patient, in-person half hour helping an older neighbor with a phone or tablet: texting photos, video calls with grandkids.
- Who
- Teens, Seniors
- Time
- About an hour
- Cost
- Free
- When
- Any time of year
- Show up
- At their home or the library, side by side.
How to do it
- Offer to one neighbor or relative first.
- Sit together. Let them do the tapping; you explain.
- Write the steps on a card they can keep.
Safety and respect
Never ask for or write down passwords or bank details.
Why it matters
Give backEncourage communityReward good citizenship
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- Cook a family recipe with its story
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- Stop by the senior center
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