Programs that reach out to people who are hospitalized or in another institutional setting, are socially isolated due to disability or old age, or otherwise lack companionship with the objective of brightening their day and helping them to maintain contact with the outside world. Included may be in-person visits, telephone calls, Internet chat sessions or other forms of contact.
One of the following: seniors over the age of 60 who live at home; people of any age who are physically challenged and are receiving SSD; those who are homebound, lonely, or chronically ill; people newly discharged from the hospital, recovering from surgery or illness; OR Families, friends, and caregivers of persons in these situations.