Connecting Hearts Across All Generations

Letters that let someone know they're not forgotten.

StayAwhile pairs volunteers with residents of long-term-care facilities for ongoing, letter-based friendships - printed and delivered by facility staff, safe by design.

What guides us

Real, ongoing friendships - not one-time notes.

No contact details are ever exchanged; every letter passes through facility staff.

Safe by design - letters that look like they share contact details are held for a person to read, and any concern can be reported in a click.

Printed on real stationery and handed over by facility staff, so every resident can enjoy a letter - no tablet or internet needed.

Write a kind letter in a few minutes, whenever you have time.

Large-format text and clear, warm design by default.

Open to volunteers aged 13 and up, with a parent or guardian in the loop for anyone under 18.

Your privacy matters - no ads, no selling of your information, and you can download or delete your data whenever you like.

Every letter is a two-way gift - connection that benefits both the writer and the reader.

A simple note can change a person's entire day.

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