Smile 24/7 – Bringing Joy to Homebound Patients
Because everyone deserves a smile — especially when they’re homebound, lonely, or recovering.
What Is Smile 24/7?
Smile 24/7 is Chesed 24/7’s home visit volunteer program that brings warmth, laughter and companionship to people who are homebound, recovering, elderly, or living with chronic illness. This program ensures that every person feels valued, remembered, and cared for.
Why Smile 24/7 Matters
Isolation can be as painful as illness
Isolation can be difficult to bear, especially for people who are confined to their homes due to chronic illness, disability, or recovery—and Smile 24/7 addresses the emotional side of healing.
A visit can change someone's entire week
A short visit from a volunteer can lift a person’s spirits by reducing loneliness and giving them something to look forward to.
Homebound individuals often crave human connection
When family can’t always be present, a warm and friendly volunteer becomes a companion, a listener, and a steady source of comfort and positivity.
This is more than entertainment — it’s human dignity
Every visit sends a simple, powerful message: You matter, and you are not alone.
What Smile 24/7 Volunteers Do
Depending on the person’s age, interests, and needs, volunteers engage patients with:
Friendly Conversation & Companionship
Sharing stories, listening, chatting, reminiscing.
Music, Singing & Light Entertainment
Niggunim, songs, or gentle music.
Activities & Engagement
Games, simple crafts, puzzles, and relaxing activities.
Emotional Support
Encouragement, presence, comfort, and positivity.
Routine Social Visits
Scheduled weekly or bi-weekly visits for ongoing companionship.
How to Request a Smile 24/7 Visit
Anyone may request a visit:
📞 Phone: 845-354-3233
How Donations Support Smile 24/7
This service is powered by trained volunteers — but the operating costs are very real:
- Volunteer training and screening
- Coordinator staff to arrange visits
- Transportation support
- Entertainment materials and supplies
- Expansion to more areas and more homebound individuals
Donation Impact Levels
- $36 – Helps arrange a single uplifting home visit
- $72 – Supports visits for someone over a full week
- $180 – Supports a volunteer's training and ongoing coordination
- $540 – Supports a month of visits for a homebound individual
- $1,800 – Expands Smile 24/7 to additional homes and neighborhoods
You aren’t just giving joy — you’re giving the gift of human connection.
One Visit Can Change a Whole Week
Your support sends volunteers, music, and warmth to patients who feel forgotten. A single Smile 24/7 visit often becomes the moment a family remembers most from a difficult stay.
Who Benefits from Smile 24/7?
Homebound or elderly patients
Including seniors living alone
Children or adults with disabilities
People recovering after hospital stays
Individuals with chronic illness
Anyone feeling isolated or lonely
Including those with limited mobility
Support Smile 24/7
Bring warmth, companionship, joy, and hope to someone who needs it most.
Where Visits Take Place
Rockland County
Monsey
New Square
Orange County
Brooklyn
Queens
Northern New Jersey (Bergen & Passaic)
Spring Valley
Wesley Hills
Frequently Asked Questions
Absolutely — many donors do.
Yes, when volunteers are available
Sometimes small, treats or gift items — depending on the individual's needs and sensitivities.
Often yes, with specially-matched volunteers.
Yes. Volunteers receive guidance in sensitivity, boundaries, safety, and respectful conduct.
Yes, entirely donor funded.
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