Tenafly high‑schooler launches 'Youth to Elders' to help seniors with errands

Daniel Chun introduced Youth to Elders to the council, describing how caring for his grandmother inspired a student-run nonprofit to help seniors with errands. "And my name is Daniel Chun, and I'm a junior at Tenafly High School," he told the council, explaining his group will take orders by simple forms or phone calls and make deliveries without a surcharge.

Council members and the senior-services committee expressed support and discussed how the borough could help without assuming liability. Councilwoman Jackson and Senior Services Chair Max Bosch suggested listing the nonprofit on the borough website and including it in the senior‑services newsletter; officials said they could provide contact information for seniors but would not share confidential lists. The mayor asked borough staff to coordinate logistics: "So why don't you communicate with David and David will coordinate with Risa with Daniel, with Max, with Wendy, put it all together," the mayor said.

Council members raised practical points — vetting volunteers, payment handling, and whether the borough should formally sponsor the program — and staff said the borough could offer outreach support while avoiding indemnification. Daniel said he expects to register the effort at his high school so it can continue as a student club when he graduates. The council pledged general support and asked staff and senior‑services leaders to help publicize the service.