New App Pairs Seniors With Like-Minded Student Companions for $25/Hour

Stanford University graduates have created an app that matches seniors with student companions, reports Fox 8 Cleveland . The Mon Ami app pairs students with like-minded seniors, paying the students an hourly rate of $25 to visit. "We have students who say DoorDash, Uber, are not really for me — what I really want is to do something meaningful with my time," says Mon Ami co-founder Joy Zhang. The company claims they get to know their seniors and students, then pair them based on shared interests, personalities, backgrounds, and schedules. These matched pairs have visited museums together, gone out for lunch, painted, and more. Safety is a priority for Mon Ami users, so every student companion undergoes a thorough application process, interview, and criminal background check.