{"id":16991,"date":"2026-03-10T13:39:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/everyday-greatness-helping-young-people-and-seniors-connect\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:02:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:02:46","slug":"everyday-greatness-helping-young-people-and-seniors-connect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/inspiring-stories\/people-helping-people\/everyday-greatness-helping-young-people-and-seniors-connect\/","title":{"rendered":"Everyday Greatness: Helping Young People and Seniors Connect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>WHO HE IS <\/strong>Allen Zhou, 20, teamed with his younger brother, Anthony, and University of Texas classmate Aditi Merchant to launch Big &amp; Mini, an online, cross-generational social connection platform, last April during the Covid-19 <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/could-kindness-be-the-next-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pandemic<\/a>. Allen and Aditi, both engineering students, met as freshmen on the first day of math class.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt seemed like a total chance encounter,\u201d Allen recalls. But they quickly discovered a shared passion for creating products that benefit others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHAT HE DOES <\/strong>In mid-March last year, UT students went home to continue their studies online. Allen, at his parents\u2019 house in Dallas, missed the camaraderie of campus. Every day, he read about people dying, families separated and the <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/living-longer-living-better\/how-to-prevent-loneliness-as-you-age\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">toll of loneliness<\/a>, particularly on seniors. Clearly there was a need for meaningful connection that traditional social media wasn\u2019t addressing.<\/p>\n<p>Allen thought of the <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/living-longer-living-better\/the-loneliness-epidemic-can-technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video chats<\/a> he had with his grandmother in China. \u201cI\u2019ve gained so much in talking with her,\u201d he says. Was there a way to replicate that experience for people across generational, cultural, geographical divides?<\/p>\n<p>He brainstormed with Anthony and Aditi. By early April, Big &amp; Mini was born, a service that matches younger (Minis) and older (Bigs) participants who agree to weekly one-on-one video chats via the platform\u2019s secure connection. By year\u2019s end, more than 2,500 people from every state and 27 countries were visiting with each other online.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHY HE DOES IT <\/strong>Allen credits his parents for instilling in him and his brother the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/could-kindness-be-the-next-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kindness and service to others<\/a>. That inspired him to create numerous apps and products, such as a nutritional calculator, none of which caught on. It also led him to play piano and saxophone for residents at a senior care facility. Like the conversations with his grandmother, those experiences stayed with him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want Big &amp; Mini to bring people together,\u201d Allen says. \u201cTo <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/living-longer-living-better\/the-loneliness-epidemic-faith-family-and-community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bridge across communities<\/a>. That\u2019s my biggest hope.\u201d He hopes to encourage connection with people with disabilities. \u201cThe possibilities are endless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOW HE DOES IT <\/strong>When you sign up to be a Big or Mini, you\u2019re asked about your interests, but unlike the algorithm for a dating site, the goal isn\u2019t to link fellow gardeners, hikers or churchgoers. Instead, participants are matched by connections in areas that are less obvious. A Big &amp; Mini volunteer adds a human dimension to the match. The results, Allen says, have been overwhelmingly successful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople find that despite their differences they have more in common than they realize,\u201d he says. Among the platform\u2019s fans is Anita, a <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/living-longer-living-better\/retirees-who-volunteer-are-happier-and-healthier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">retiree<\/a> from Pittsburgh. A onetime skeptic, she was surprised and delighted to discover the 20-yearold, premed UT student with whom she was matched is \u201cbright, sensitive, sensible and very interesting. One of the lights of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOW YOU CAN DO IT <\/strong>Becoming a Big or Mini is easy. Go to <a href=\"http:\/\/bigandmini.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>bigandmini.org<\/strong><\/a>, create an account and answer prompts to write about yourself and your interests and why you want to join. There are no age requirements for becoming a Big or a Mini. Participants agree to certain boundaries to ensure safety and are required to verify identities. Matches are usually made within a few days.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>For more inspiring stories, subscribe to <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopguideposts.org\/magazines\/guideposts-magazine.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Guideposts<\/strong><\/a> <em>magazine<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHO HE IS Allen Zhou, 20, teamed with his younger brother, Anthony, and University of Texas classmate Aditi Merchant to launch Big &amp; Mini, an online, cross-generational social connection platform, last April during the Covid-19 pandemic. 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