Support Friendship Bench DC

Friendship Bench DC is a program of HelpAge USA and an official adaptation of the Friendship Bench Zimbabwe model. This evidence-based program trains older volunteers, known as “Grandparents," to provide free, confidential, non-clinical empathetic listening and problem-solving support to people of all ages.

An independent evaluation showed that Friendship Bench DC demonstrated measurable and meaningful improvements in participants’ emotional well-being, coping capacity, and trust in mental health support systems.

Please donate to help ensure a Friendship Bench is accessible to all who need a listening ear within DC and beyond.

Learn more about Friendship Bench DC at helpageusa.org/friendshipbench.