Sixteen-year-old student gets thousands of primary school children to write to lonely care home residents

To combat loneliness amongst care home residents, a 16-year old student has set up Community Senior Letters, an initiative that has helped match more than 120 primary schools and over 100 care homes, to write letters to elderly residents in their area during the COVID-19 crisis.

This initiative demonstrates that even a small act of kindness, such as writing and sending a letter, can make a big difference to someone else’s life.

Community Senior Letters would love for more schools and care homes to get involved. To do so please email communityseniorletters @ gmail.com.