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Our fall Elder Orphan Care team is currently praying, planning and training in anticipation of serving our older friends in Romania October 6 - 16, 2025.  Team members are Sandy Hostler, Blair Smith, Tammy Blackburn and Janna Syester. We encourage you to support their adventure financially by…

Tammy Blackburn, Elder Orphan Care's Director of Development, had the privilege of presenting a workshop at the American Society for Aging's annual conference in Orlando, Florida recently. Her topic, "Ageism and Technology - Pushing Seniors Further into Isolation: How Can We Help?" was…

We are grateful for the leadership provided by our Elder Orphan Care board of directors. Our current officers are: Board chair: Eric Calloway; Co-chair: Jessye Zahn; Treasurer: Ellen Sheets; Secretary: Ann Wayne. Other board members are Amanda Buck, Hopeton Bailey and our newest member, Shannon…

Elder Orphan Care exists to provide help and hope for older adults aging alone, so we see loneliness and isolation on a daily basis. We were not surprised, although still saddened, to read the Surgeon General of the United States 85-page 2023 report entitled "Our Epidemic of Loneliness and…