Volunteer portal

Spend one hour a week.
Change two lives.

You bring presence and patience. We provide training, a paired senior, a welfare-center coordinator, and the entire production team that turns your conversations into something lasting.

Start your application

Takes about 4 minutes.

Be one of our founding volunteers.

Your first month

From sign-up to first session.

  1. 01

    Create your account

    Tell us your university, languages spoken, and weekly availability.

  2. 02

    Empathy training

    Four short modules (~2 hours) on reminiscence-based interviewing, consent, and safeguarding.

  3. 03

    Orientation interview

    A 30-min video call with a Storyloop coordinator to pair you with the right senior.

  4. 04

    Meet your senior

    Your first session happens at a welfare center, with staff present. From there — weekly visits.

  5. 05

    Write, reflect, publish

    Upload your interview notes to your dashboard. Editors and artists shape them into a finished story.

Empathy milestones

Earn community badges as you log hours. Recognition for the quiet work of listening.

First Conversation10 Hours of Listening100 Hours of ListeningStory AdvocateCommunity BuilderTwo Generations Bridged

Dashboard, when you're in.

  • Your paired senior's profile and interview history
  • Schedule next session with welfare-center coordinator
  • Upload your interview notes + private reflection journal
  • Track logged listening hours and badges
  • Team space with fellow volunteers in your city