Our Grandparents' Shoes

8 July 2025

An interactive training app that equips youth volunteers to confidently engage with seniors, fostering meaningful, comfortable intergenerational connections.

The Problem

Youth volunteers facing communication challenges with seniors negatively impact the volunteering experience for both volunteers and beneficiaries. Existing solutions are costly and not feasible for volunteering organizations to implement at scale.

Our Solution

An interactive training app that prepares youth volunteers to effectively communicate with seniors, enhancing the quality of interactions, reducing awkwardness, and creating meaningful connections between generations.

Meet the team

Team Our Grandparents' Shoes

Team members:

Avin - Project Manager
Malcolm - Product Designer
Courtney - Game/Software Developer
Deric - Product Manager
Jocelyn - Product Strategist and Testing Lead