Who We Are
Mission: To promote community engagement and provide opportunities for people age 60 and older to remain active and independent.
Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly is a national network of nonprofit, volunteer-based organizations committed to relieving isolation and loneliness among the elderly. We offer to people of goodwill the opportunity to join the elderly in friendship and celebration of life. The only rural chapter in the United States, we opened our doors in 1982 to serve Houghton and Keweenaw Counties. Since then, we have steadily grown, expanding to Ontonagon in 1987, Baraga in 2001, and Marquette in 2013. The Upper Peninsula was chosen due to it’s isolating climate, high population of older adults, high poverty rates, lack of family support and shortage of services for older adults.
What We Do
We invite people age 60 and older to join us in the celebration of life. LBFE provides programs for older adults who want to build their friendship circle, are isolated, or experiencing loneliness. Services promote community engagement and provide opportunities to remain active and independent.
