Small acts of kindness build a better world One great story at a time

About Face2Face Stories

Face2Face Stories is a non-profit foundation dedicated to bringing meaningful stories and moments of joy and connection to people in need; hospital patients, seniors, rehab facilities, and sometimes a stranger sitting on a park bench. 

Stories have the power to connect and transform us all.

Our trained volunteers visit facilities and patients who might be lifted by an inspirational story and a few minutes with a smiling face.

Our mission is to create a thousand such connections a day in our city, our country, our earth; and in turn, make our world a better place.

Contact us to join our next volunteer training session, learn the life-changing dynamic skill of storytelling and communication. Help bring a tiny drop of good to the world... one story at a time!

Why Stories

“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.”

                   - Sir Philip Pullman

 

Stories have the power to connect and transform us all.

Stories transcend generations, they engage us through emotions, and they connect us to others. Through stories, we share passions, sadness, hardships, and joys. We share meaning and purpose.

Stories are about collaboration and connection.

Stories are the common ground that allows people to communicate, overcoming our defenses and our differences. Stories allow us to understand ourselves better and to find our commonality with others.

Join us.

Please join us to celebrate and support the new voices and great stories that continue to enrich our lives.

Read our founder's story.

Stories

Face-to-Face Promotional Video

Tiny Hugs

From Girl Scout to PreMed

Brian Taylor

Harlem Doggie Daycare

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Gedalia Penner Robinson

The Moving Melody

Scott Berrie

A Legacy Continued

JACK SCHWEIZER
The Cheese Guy

Michael Neuman

Dreams Do Come True

Chavi Welton
My Favorite Teacher

Dorothy

My First Year Of Marriage

Sandi Marx

Carol King Story

Shahar Azani

Senior Vice President of JBS

Goldie and The Guests

Read by: Stella Savetsky

Don't Burst My Bubble

Read by: Juliet Savetsky

Dana Arschin

The One Woman Show

Dr. Peter Gold

From Tragedy to Hope

The Healing Story

Poppy's Story

101 Years Strong

Rachel Loew-Lipman

Vines Through Time

Todd Parr

Becoming an Author

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Testimonials

They did better than my marriage did.

Did they have children?

I wonder how many fights they have!

WOW, what a beautiful story.

Seems sad, but I love watching it.

Held my interest.

Emotional!

Very moving.

I love this song!

Look how happy her father looks to hear her sing!

I love the sound of their voices!

So heart warming.

Inspirational & Touching

These are like virtual life lessons- lesson learned from story!

Very inspiring story.

Great stories. Touching. Inspiring.

Very Beautiful, I'd like to see it again.

WOW, that was something!

Oh I can tell you about when I met my Harry! (Story watched "When Harry Met Sally")

Very informative, very fun to watch.

She is great. I'd watch more from her.

(Story watched "Mayim Bialik The Story of Purim")

Very funny!

Funny, I could listen to these stories more often. I wish it were longer!

Valuable life lessons

A wonderful story -- I loved it!

Really meaningful, hit home, can relate, know someone who had a similar experience

Laughed heartily and felt emotional as well. Listened to the story over and over again.

Heartwarming story!

Random acts of kindness can change someone's life forever.

Beautiful story, our residents were laughing and glued to the story.

Recreation Director

Such beautiful illustration. Very mesmerizing! 

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Very tranquil.

Recreation Director

This was great. Our residents loved watching Beth and enjoyed listening to her sing songs they know. The duo was great. held the resident's interests. Beth is perfect for this.

Recreation Director

The stories are short and can keep a resident's attention. They look forward to the next meeting to see more videos. You can cover multiple patients in a short amount of time. Great stimulation and conversation topics post story.

Recreation Director

Honestly this story really just hits so close to home because as activities staff we work closely with our residents and its easy to get attached and once you know parts of someone's life that once made them happy then now they have lost interests due to being disabled or whatever the case is, is a hard thought to take in. so being able to hone in on that happiness and get them reengaged in their hobbies is really exciting. 

Recreation Director

This program could not have come at a better time. Residents have been isolated in their rooms due to Covid-19 restrictions, however, residents were able to enjoy the program stories in the halls with masks on. They were laughing and requesting to watch more!

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Residents laughed heartily and felt emotional as well. They repeated parts of the story after hearing it. One shared her own personal story afterward as well.

Recreation Director

No matter how many times I see this story, I get teary-eyed and laugh too! I love the material, delivery, and message. (viewed the 'Escape" story)

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So happy the residents are enjoying the stories.

Recreation Director

It is a sad yet beautiful story. One of the residents shared that it's like seeing the picture in person. (story viewed "Mona Lisa")

Recreation Director

Really held the interest of our residents. Beautiful colors and very interesting.

(Story viewed "Dancing Without Sound & Performing Without Sight")

Recreation Director

One resident thought it was cute and didn't expect to see all the animals.  She said it brought back memories of her dog.

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One resident thought it was great and made her happy. She enjoyed the story and had a smile ear to ear!

Recreation Director

I loved When Harry Met Sally! I loved watching our residents smile and then tell me their stories of how they met their loved ones!

Recreation Director

I really enjoyed watching myself, and the residents were very interested. It held their interest. Would like longer videos!

Recreation Director

If you are looking for some awesome, knowledgeable people to work with, these are the guys I highly recommend. Their friendliness and result-driven approach is what I love about them.

John Doe

Designation

A tear-jerker and humorous at the same time. I loved the delivery and message as well. Can't wait to hear more!

No matter how many times I see this story I get teary eyed and laugh too! I love the material, delivery and message!

Great story, very funny, really loved seeing our residents laugh out loud!

Inspirational story that restores faith in humanity.

Happy to see such a great reaction from our viewers. I enjoyed the storyteller too!

A touching story enjoyed by all.

A thought-provoking story.

A powerful story about honesty and accountability.

If you are looking for some awesome, knowledgeable people to work with, these are the guys I highly recommend. Their friendliness and result-driven approach is what I love about them.

John Doe

Designation

Nothing reaches the heart and soul of a person better than a good story. Stories have the power to capture the interest of a human being and reach into the deepest recesses of their emotional and spiritual being. Stories leave lasting impressions that have the power to transform sadness to joy depression to inspiration. Stories stimulate the mind and move mountains in ones core Face2Face Stories is the organization that brings joy to a senior in a facility or a patient in a hospital or to anyone who need a little cheering up. I am so glad to be part of this organization.

- Dorothy Y.

I used to volunteer and do my best to visit with the elderly and make conversation but it was often times forced and awkward. Ever since I started with Face2Face Stories and I have a great story to tell I feel like I am giving over something more beneficial and I am so much more well received by patients in need. I went to a nursing home on the upper west side and went into several patients rooms and told an inspiring story. The response I received from the patients was so heartwarming. Patients thanked me so much for coming and brightening up their day and were very anxious for me to return with more stories. Being able to share a wonderful story with someone is very gratifying and I feel honored to be part of this organization.

- Rachel G.

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