Edith Gierszewski, 90, looks forward to lots of laughing, talking and winning card games with the visitor who appears at the door of her Grafton, N.D., home every weekday and stays for a couple of ...

When Marguerite Spann comes to visit Edna Cain, she always wears a smile. "A smile is very important and encouraging, and it uplifts a person's spirit too," says Marguerite Spann, a volunteer with ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An eastern Nebraska program that serves around 150 seniors is days away from learning its fate. The Senior Companion Program is part of AmeriCorps Seniors. It’s a program for ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Twice a week, Deborah Washington spends a few hours with 89-year-old Masa Hunley in her Germantown apartment. They do everyday things, but they do them together. "I had retired ...

Linda Wearley of Denver and Earlene Anderson of Aurora have a standing date on Tuesdays. They swing by the grocery store, knock off some errands, and find time for some thrifting or a stop at McDonald ...

Melissa Slama radiates the happy energy of someone who truly enjoys her work. “I’ve spent my whole career serving the needs of the developmentally disabled. The funny thing is,” she says, laughing, ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Our Lady of the Lake Senior Companion Program is looking for volunteers to help adults 25 and over who have difficulty with daily tasks. An AmeriCorps Senior Companion is ...

The Senior Companion Program, which is sponsored by Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota, pairs up companions, who are active people of limited income 60 years old and older, with clients, who are ...