Juniors HELPING Seniors
Teaching technology to older adults
We are a service club of students from Cincinnati area high schools who visit older adults in community settings and help them 1:1 with their smart devices and getting connected to the world around them.
At each session, we present a 10-15 minute topic such as "Get hAPPy" or "Gmail 101" and then each older adult participant is paired with a student to learn more about the topic or tackle any issue with their smart device.
In Every 90 Minute Session
Participants Receive...
A 10-15 minute topic presentation on essential online skills
A hand-out of the session’s topic
A manual for their smart device if needed
A binder to store each session’s materials
How-to Videos for the Basics
If you miss a session or just need some extra practice, we have recorded some very basic instructional videos and there are more on the way.
Let us know what tech you need to know and we are happy to make a video for it.
Like us, Generations on Line, promotes reducing isolation by providing easy, free digital skills tutorials for older adults
We Prove Every Project
Visit Generations on Line at www.golhelp.org
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Words from our Students and Seniors
Juniors HELPING Seniors creates an intergenerational bridge that benefits both our students and older adults.
Karen H. received help with her flip phone and then her new smart phone and the students helped her with notifications and accessing all her photos on her laptop.
The Burns brothers, Jonah and Paxton, have been volunteering since 7th grade and they both have logged in over 100 hours helping at JHS.
Mary S. is a regular and she brings her smiling face to our session every month and has learned something new each time.
A big "Thank you" to our wonderful partners
We have had the opportunity to work with outstanding senior centers, affordable housing residences and non-profits whose core missions are relatively the same as ours–helping to empower older adults to become independent, healthy and active–and now more than ever, connected.
Our Leadership
This is definitely a group effort and we are very thankful to the teachers and students that have helped us grow our service club.
Co-Founder, Team Lead--Owen Berndt
Owen started JHS, with his sister Zoe, in 7th grade when he and his friends met at an independent living residence in Cincinnati to help older adults learn technology. Once in high school, they expanded the program to 4 more locations and created a hybrid topic presentation/1:1 teaching format for each session. He is now a full time international business student at the University of South Carolina. In his spare time he loves soccer, playing the piano and beating his sister at 2010’s trivia.
Co-Founder, Team Lead--Zoe Berndt
Zoe started JHS, with her brother while she was attending college. While Owen ran the sessions for the first 2 years in Cincinnati, Zoe created the material and did the back-end administration. Once she graduated, she joined Owen in running the program in Cincinnati. They expanded the program to 4 more locations and created a hybrid topic presentation/1:1 teaching format for each session. In her spare time, which isn’t much as a second year law student, she enjoys book-binding, reading and being entertained by her dog Walden.
Tech Lead--Miles Niemeyer
Miles joined JHS his sophomore year and brings his website and technology expertise to the club. In his spare time he enjoys golf and playing guitar.
Co-lead--Ava Herking
Ava is currently a senior at Turpin High School. She has been involved with JHS for 3 years and is now stepping up to take the co-lead position. She creates and conducts the weekly tech presentations and manages the labor and training of the students needed to run the sessions. In her spare time she enjoys painting and hanging out with friends and family.
Co-lead--Emily Morgan
Emily is currently a senior at Turpin High School. She has been involved with JHS for 3 years and is now stepping up to take the co-lead position. She creates and conducts the weekly tech presentations and manages the labor and training of the students needed to run the sessions. In her spare time she enjoys watching and going to sporting events and spending time with friends and family.
Communications Lead--Ryan Doster
Ryan is a senior at Turpin High School. He is our new communications lead. He creates many of our manuals that are step-by-step instructions for a variety of devices and helps prepare our session presentations. In his spare time he likes watching football and basketball with his brother and going out to eat with his parents.