The Extraordinary History Project pairs isolated elders with writers to create connections, share life stories and bring every day history to light.
Here’s how it works:
We pair a professional writer volunteer with an elder. They speak over the phone once per week to get to know each other and craft the elder’s life story. When they determine the story has been successfully told, each senior receives a printed copy of their life story.
We hope the connection between writer and subject continues well into the future.
Are you a writer or student writer?
Can you connect with an elder and help them share their life story?
Time commitment - about two hours per week.
Lives changed - infinity.
Do you work or volunteer with isolated seniors?
Want to connect one or more with the Extraordinary History project?
Are you a senior interested in connecting with a volunteer writer?
We’ll make the connection, you get to work sharing your extraordinary life story.
Be a part of extraordinary history.
Social isolation and loneliness
lead to higher risks for heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity, anxiety, depression, Alzheimer’s disease and death, a variety of research shows.
Limited social networks
often make elders more vulnerable to elder abuse
and financial scams.
Long-term care
is required more often for older adults
with less social contact.