The Volunteer of the Month for June 2022 is Harvey Brisard! Heart2Heart is grateful for Harvey’s willingness to jump in and help when needed. Remarkably, Harvey didn’t initially expect to become a volunteer with Heart2Heart. His teenage daughter, Maria, was the...
Last week, we talked about the theme of “Age My Way” for this year’s Older Americans Month. We even introduced a potential solution called self-directed care that facilitates and supports seniors – or anyone with a developmental disability – who wants to live alone....
A total of 250 iPads are being programmed especially for seniors living in care centers across Broward County, as part of Heart2Heart’s expanded C.A.R.E. Tech program. So far, 12 care centers have claimed a total of 60 iPads for their residents. Last month,...
For Valentine’s Day this year, Heart2Heart volunteers created and delivered 1,514 cards to seniors, spreading love across South Florida in our biggest Valentine’s Day outreach yet. The outreach combined the efforts of our cardmaking volunteers, community groups and...
Heart2Heart’s end-of-year campaign, dubbed #ForOurSeniors, exceeded its goal of $50,000 and raised a total of $62,082.
The 48-hour campaign, on December 27 and 28, was run with the help of charidy.com. The money we raised will support our growth in the new year.
Delicia Adams loves giving back to the community and has a special place in her heart for seniors. “Especially elderly people who don’t have any family. And (I love) to see the smiles on their faces,” she said. Delicia volunteers every other Tuesday at Lenox on...
Heart2Heart volunteers were busy the week before Christmas, putting in some long hours to reach 661 seniors with deliveries, Christmas gift baskets, letters and special events. In total, volunteers logged more than 400 hours in the month of December – smashing...
A Bible study group of 25 women prepared Christmas gift baskets for seniors this year. The group dubs themselves the Devoted Ladies and call Calvary Chapel of Fort Lauderdale their home church. Members of the group approached Heart2Heart about an opportunity to bless...
Heart2Heart volunteers are set to begin leading new worship services at two care centers this month. Residents at The Meridian at Lantana and Lennox on the Lake in Lauderhill now will have access to regular Biblical teaching. The Bible studies are led by volunteers at...
Kathy has a lifetime passion for helping the aging population. “I just love doing it. I just love blessing the elderly,” she said. Caring for those who need extra assistance used to be her job. For many years, Kathy worked at local nursing home facilities and as a...
