Zain Jafri
Mississauga, Ontario
- Urdu
- Punjabi
- English
Grew up near Lahore and spent twenty years in import trading. Happy to talk cricket, business or old family recipes.
Weekly companion calls for older adults
A familiar voice for your parent, every week.
A vetted, hand-matched companion for real conversation, and a short note to you after every session.
- Sunday’s cricket match
- Old family recipes
- The morning paper
- Football and fishing
- News about the grandkids
- Stories from back home
- The garden this spring
- Songs they grew up with
You call when you can. You visit when you can. And in between, you wonder how their days are really going.
EverHello does not replace you. It gives your parent a steady, friendly voice between visits, and gives you a clearer picture of their week.
How it works
Three simple steps. A real person behind every one of them.
- 01
Matched on who they are
You tell us about their career, hometown, languages and sense of humor. A person on our team chooses the match by hand.
Not by whoever is free next
- 02
The same call, every week
A 20 to 30 minute phone or video call on a set day, with the same companion each time.
Routine they can count on
- 03
A short update for you
After every call, you get a plain-language note about what they talked about and how they seemed.
Straight to your inbox
Every companion is vetted before they say hello.
Your parent's safety comes before any match. This is what every companion goes through, and what continues once they are matched.
Background check
Every companion completes a background check before they are introduced to any family.
References, contacted directly
We speak with their references ourselves before a companion is approved.
A recorded interview
A conversation with our matching team, so we hear how they listen, not just what their application says.
Ongoing check-ins
Our team reads every session report, and you can reach us about any call, at any time.
Family updates
Know how the week went, without the daily check-in.
After every call, a member of our team sends you a short note in plain language. Not a clinical record. Just what you would want to know.
Delivered just now
Tuesday's call with your dad
From EverHello to Qasim Zaidi
Hi Qasim,
Your dad and Zain talked for about half an hour this afternoon.
- They talked about
- Sunday’s cricket match, and the fabric shop he ran in Lahore for thirty years.
- How he seemed
- Cheerful and chatty. He mentioned his knee has been stiff in the mornings.
- Worth knowing
- He would like to switch to video next week so he can show Zain his old shop photos.
Fatimah, EverHello matching team
The people your parent will talk to
Our first companions live across Canada. Many share a language, a hometown or a career with the people they talk to.
Catherine Doucet
Moncton, New Brunswick
- French
- English
A retired school librarian who still reads the paper cover to cover, and never rushes a conversation.
Joseph Ferreira
Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- English
Fifteen years as a hospital porter taught him how to make a long afternoon feel shorter. Talks football, fishing and family.
Follow along
Stories worth sending to your siblings.
Short videos on how matching works, the companions behind the calls, and the small moments that make a week feel lighter.
- YouTubeHow we hand-match a parent with a companionComing soon
- TikTokSmall moments from weekly callsComing soon
- InstagramMeet the people behind the helloComing soon
Not ready for the full form?
Book a quick call instead.
Leave your name, email and phone number. A member of our team will call you shortly to answer questions and walk you through companion options — no forms to fill out first.
Tell us about your parent.
Share their story in a short form. Our matching team will reach out within two business days.
Good at listening?
Help an older adult feel at home. We review every application by hand, including a background and reference check.