For communities
We bring everything. You bring the residents.
- Assisted living
- Independent living
- Memory care
- Life plan communities
- Senior centers
- Libraries
- Faith communities
- Veterans homes
Technology, safety & scam prevention for older adults
The good china comes out. The scammers stay out.
A proper table, a pot of tea, and the habits that keep phones, inboxes and savings safe.
Phone & text
scams
Passwords &
accounts
Email & safe
browsing
The Willow, reimagined.Look closely: lovebirds with a letter, a padlock in the willow, a telephone by the teapot.
Scammers want you to hurry. We’d rather you stay for tea.
Scammers pressure you to act immediately.
Federal Trade Commission
The curriculum
What’s on the table.
Six gentle sessions. Each one is a single pot of tea and a single habit worth keeping.
i.Phone & text scams
Hang up, look it up, call back.
ii.Passwords & accounts
Simple habits that lock the door.
iii.Email & safe browsing
Spot the fake before you click.
iv.Real or fake?
AI voices, fake videos and the “grandchild in trouble” call.
v.Everyday confidence
Video calls, photos and the apps you love.
vi.If it happens
Exactly what to do, and who to call.
How a workshop works
A proper tea service.
- i.
We set the table.
Tea, cups and guides. You provide the room.
- ii.
We go slowly.
Small groups, your own phone, every question welcome.
- iii.
You keep the card.
A tip card to keep beside the phone.
Meet the founder
Technology should feel like a conversation, not a test.
Giselle Saldana started Tech & Tea to bring patient, face-to-face tech mentorship to the people scammers target most: our parents, grandparents and neighbors.
She leads every workshop herself. She sets the table, pours the tea, and stays until the last question is answered.
- Patience first.Nobody is rushed. Ever.
- Plain English.No jargon, no judgment.
- Your phone, your pace.Practice on what you own.
Why it matters
$4.9billion
reported lost to fraud by Americans over 60 in 2024.FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center
Let’s make that number smaller, one table at a time.
For families
Worried about a parent’s phone?
Tell their community about Tech & Tea. We’ll take it from there.
Reserve a date
Pull up a chair.
Workshops for senior living communities, centers and libraries.