Have your pen and paper ready! Our partners at Met Council provide safe, secure, affordable housing for more than 1,200 seniors throughout the five boroughs. Send a card, letter, or essay to an isolated senior that has become effectively homebound due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Here are a few ideas to get your creative juices flowing:

1. "Thinking of You" cards
2. Letters in "pen pal" format*
3. Informational essays on specific topics

Read tips to guarantee a successful project. 

Final products can be sent to the attention of Leah Schechter to the following address:

Met Council Fufillment Center
171 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10016

Please note that this is an ongoing opportunity with no end date.

*Those interested in participating in an ongoing, one-on-one pen pal program should contact Azania Lane-Majestic at azania.lanemajestic@werepair.org.