An hour of your time is the best part of someone’s week. And it counts for school.
Kids4Care connects high school students with residents at nearby assisted living and nursing homes. Sit and talk, play cards, share music, write letters. Your hours are confirmed by the home and ready to hand in.
Sign up as a student See nursing homes near me
Free. Takes about two minutes. A parent or guardian approves by email.
“She told me about the summer she met her husband at a dance hall. I’ve thought about it all week.”
Maya, grade 11“The students bring a kind of energy our building doesn’t get on a Tuesday afternoon.”
Activities director, memory care unitHow it works
From signing up to handing in your hours.
Sign up
Name, school, grade and your ZIP code. We email your parent or guardian for permission at the same time.
Find a nursing home
Enter your ZIP and see which homes near you have volunteer times open, sorted by distance.
Pick your times
Book one visit, or the same hour every week. You get an email with the address and where to go when you arrive.
Get your hours
Staff confirm you came. Your hours record is signed, dated and ready to print for school.
What a visit looks like
Just company
Conversation, board games, cards, reading aloud, listening to music, helping with a video call to family.
Never care work
No medication, no lifting, no personal care. Staff handle all of that — you’re there for the company.
Always supervised
Visits happen during hours the nursing home has opened to volunteers, with staff in the building.
Do you run a nursing home?
Set the hours that suit your building, see exactly who’s coming, and confirm attendance in two clicks. There’s no cost to you, and no software to install.