Our Story Smile on Seniors was formalised in 2016 by Rabbi Menachem and Esther Stern as a result of the success of the programs they were creating for Jewish residents in non-Jewish facilities. Today, Smile on Seniors reaches more than 200 residents across eight facilities in Melbourne. Our Mission Ensuring Senior members of our Community maintain their spiritual, emotional and Read more...

This program was born out of the growing need to connect the most isolated and vulnerable members of our community at the height of the pandemic. Post pandemic there is a decrease in social isolation but loneliness remains an ongoing dilemma in our community. As a result of Covid, there has been an increase in the extent of loneliness and Read more...