Community Stories

Seniors paint blocks for foster kids

November 16, 2021

A senior paints at a South Florida event in partnership with 4Kids

Heart2Heart partners with 4Kids

Senior residents at Waterside Landing gave back to the community, painting blocks to be given to local children.

A group Heart2Heart volunteers gave their assistance and support to residents during the special event at the care center in Margate, Florida on Nov. 14. The blocks will be distributed to foster children through the South Florida nonprofit 4Kids, which supports local foster children.

Volunteers pose after a special event at a care center in Margate, Florida

Top: A Waterside Landing resident paints a set of blocks in black and shades of blue.

Above: The volunteers who helped the residents pose by the completed blocks. They are, from left: Tiffany, Volunteer Coordinator Raquel, Harvey, Jerri, Sharon, Jocelyn, Maria, Natalie and Carmen.

Below: Volunteers help residents paint the blocks.

A volunteer helps seniors paint in Margate, Florida

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Becoming a Heart2Heart volunteer means that you are dedicated to serving the aging community. It means you want to connect in a meaningful way to a specific individual or to several people. It means you are committed to a consistent amount of time per month – whether that’s several hours a week or just a few hours per month.

Heart2Heart volunteers must be background checked and trained. Our training can be completed from your home on your computer or device, through the online Volunteer Portal. We run fingerprints in our office in Fort Lauderdale, and you can schedule an appointment with us after you finish the training.

The first step is to create an account on our Volunteer Portal. To get started, click here!

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Bible Study brings memory care men together in fellowship 

Bible Study brings memory care men together in fellowship 

Volunteer Juan Ramos leads a men’s Bible study at a memory care facility. The group helped the men at the facility connect and open up as a group.

Not all the men are Christians. All the men have trouble remembering. But Juan lets the Holy Spirit guide his words.

Read the story
https://www.heart2heartoutreach.org/community-stories/Bible-study-memory-care

Join one of our busiest Food for Hope volunteer who delivers meals and hope

Join one of our busiest Food for Hope volunteer who delivers meals and hope

Harvey Brisard is the most active of Heart2Heart’s 20 Food for Hope volunteers, delivering meals to 9 seniors each week… and an opportunity for conversation.

However, there is still a great need for more volunteers to help serve the 500 seniors who receive meals each week.

Find out how you can help
https://www.heart2heartoutreach.org/community-stories/our-busiest-Food-for-Hope-volunteer

How Elizabeth Chooses to “Age My Way”

How Elizabeth Chooses to “Age My Way”

Elizabeth Narain Kersting knows it’s easy to stay home and be lonely. But that’s not how the 71 year old chooses to live.

For Elizabeth and her mother, Florence Kersting, 90, one way to stay social is Heart2Heart’s Age My Way events.

Here’s why she loves Age My Way…

Read Elizabeth’s perspective

The First Birthday Celebration in Years

The First Birthday Celebration in Years

For nursing student Katrell Johnson, picking up cupcakes and balloons for a resident at Sun Village Homes for her 86th birthday felt like a natural gesture.

For Julia, the ensuing festivities became the first birthday she had celebrated in years.

Read their story
https://www.heart2heartoutreach.org/community-stories/The-First-Birthday-Celebration-in-Years