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Start with the room
Each session begins with the questions participants bring, rather than a general technology lecture.
Pranil Raichura
Tech4Silvers
Technology should include everyone
Tech4Silvers
Helping older adults feel safe, confident, and connected in a digital world.
Student runSacramento + Northern CaliforniaWorkshops + one-on-one help
Why it began
An alert only works if it reaches everyone.
Tech4Silvers began after Pranil realized that many seniors in his community were missing digital wildfire and emergency alerts.
One small workshop grew into a student-run organization and GBHS club partnering with senior centers across Sacramento and Northern California. Pranil recruits and trains volunteers, designs the lessons and handouts, and leads the sessions.
Workshops focus on tasks participants can use immediately: setting up an alert, identifying a suspicious message, making a video call, and repeating the process later without a volunteer nearby.
Dozens
of seniors helped
2 to 3 hrs
each week
3 years
and growing
1 goal
digital confidence
Hands-on support
Technology should preserve independence. It should not make people feel left behind.
Presentations create a shared foundation. The real work often happens afterward, sitting beside someone and solving the exact problem on the screen in front of them.
Inside a workshop
Confidence is built by doing.
Every session combines a clear group lesson with patient, one-on-one support. Volunteers explain each process so participants can repeat it later on their own.
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Explain without jargon
Student volunteers turn unfamiliar settings and safety concepts into calm, repeatable steps.
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Practice together
The presentation opens into hands-on help, so participants can apply each lesson on their own device.
What we cover
Emergency alerts
Setting up local notifications so important information reaches people in time.
Scams & phishing
Recognizing suspicious calls, messages, links, and requests before responding.
Everyday devices
Making phones, tablets, settings, and accessibility tools feel more approachable.
Online safety
Building practical habits around passwords, privacy, downloads, and account security.
Staying connected
Helping participants use video calls and digital tools to reach family and friends.
Telehealth
Walking through the digital basics that make remote care easier to access.
Field notes
The work, up close.
12 photos and 2 videos from workshops, team sessions, and one-on-one support. Select any moment to view it full screen.
Why it matters
Older adults deserve clear, patient help with the technology they use every day.
Tech4Silvers provides practical instruction through community workshops and one-on-one support.