YANA Mission Statement

"Providing compassionate
connections to the
community."

The mission of YANA, You Are Not Alone, is to improve the quality of
life of elderly persons who would otherwise suffer from isolation and loneliness. These include elderly persons living in skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities and retirement residences.

Volunteers, many with pets, visit elderly persons, establishing one-to-one relationships with them, as well as providing compassionate connections to the community. Pets enhance this relationship and promote friendship. Volunteers and elderly friends learn that “Shared joy is double joy, shared sorrow is half sorrow” (Swedish proverb).

YANA works in concert with care facilities to add enjoyment and support to the lives of elderly persons.

YANA’s organization brings public awareness of how we in the community can meet the needs of lonely and forgotten seniors. We believe that through loving friendship, both volunteers and elderly people will benefit and experience enhancement to their lives.