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Volunteer of the Month: Harvey Brisard

Volunteer of the Month: Harvey Brisard

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...

Heart2Heart partners with Riverside Church for Age My Way event

Heart2Heart partners with Riverside Church for Age My Way event

Seniors from the North Lauderdale community and beyond came to Riverside Church for an inaugural Age My Way event on May 12.  They enjoyed food, games and door prizes while learning about resources in the community available to them. The Age My Way event was a...

Heart2Heart prepares to deliver iPads to care centers

Heart2Heart prepares to deliver iPads to care centers

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,...

Introducing Marisela Martinez, our Digital Outreach Coordinator

Introducing Marisela Martinez, our Digital Outreach Coordinator

Marisela Martinez is Heart2Heart’s Digital Outreach Coordinator, in charge of launching and supporting our new iPads for Seniors program. Marisela’s job is a new position, created in December when we received a grant to distribute 250 iPads to care centers throughout...

What does it look like when children care for aging parents?

What does it look like when children care for aging parents?

As Heart2Heart has expanded to become a respite agency, I’ve been reflecting on how the relationship between parents and their children changes over time. The old saying “Once a man, twice a child” continues to apply today. Maybe it’s even harder today, when the...

Volunteers deliver 1,500 cards to seniors

Volunteers deliver 1,500 cards to seniors

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...

Why do we overlook the aging population?

Why do we overlook the aging population?

In my current job as CEO of Heart2Heart, I get to see amazing acts of kindness every day. Our volunteers are remarkable people who truly love and care for the seniors they visit and talk with. Their enthusiasm inspires me every day. They are the fuel that keeps this...

#ForOurSeniors Campaign raises $62,082

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 named Volunteer of the Month for December

Delicia Adams named Volunteer of the Month for December

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...

Volunteers reached 661 seniors this Christmas

Volunteers reached 661 seniors this Christmas

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...