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Matches community volunteers or local college students with a Tompkins County resident, aged 60 or over, and also to caregivers of older adults with functional or cognitive impairments, who provide 1-2 hour weekly in-home visits which offer companionship and social connections to decrease feelings of loneliness and social isolation or gives caregivers a respite break.There is also a virtual visitation option and a new opportunity to be matched with another participant to engage in weekly phone visits.
Matches community volunteers or local college students with a Tompkins County resident, aged 60 or over, and also to caregivers of older adults with functional or cognitive impairments, who provide 1-2 hour weekly in-home visits which offer companionship and social connections to decrease feelings of loneliness and social isolation or gives caregivers a respite break.There is also a virtual visitation option and a new opportunity to be matched with another participant to engage in weekly phone visits.
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Friendly Visiting
* Initiates matching of adult volunteers to provide a supportive friendship on a one-to-one basis with adults receiving mental health treatment. Individual training provided before matches are made Ongoing, post-match trainings offered Pre-match and post-match support provided by Volunteer Coordinators Volunteer-client activities include friendly visits, social and cultural experiences, and special events* Offers Compeer Calling/E-Buddies. Telephone or e-mail support for referred clients waiting to be matched with volunteers. * Offers volunteer opportunities.
* Initiates matching of adult volunteers to provide a supportive friendship on a one-to-one basis with adults receiving mental health treatment. Individual training provided before matches are made Ongoing, post-match trainings offered Pre-match and post-match support provided by Volunteer Coordinators Volunteer-client activities include friendly visits, social and cultural experiences, and special events* Offers Compeer Calling/E-Buddies. Telephone or e-mail support for referred clients waiting to be matched with volunteers. * Offers volunteer opportunities.
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Friendly Telephoning
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Public Awareness/Education
Mentoring Programs
* Offers individual and family support services. Adult, youth, and older adult programs.* Provides emergency services as money is available for the following: Emergency shelter. Clothing vouchers. Temporary financial aid.* Offers a Friendly Visitor program for patients, home/community residents, and inmates.* Offers a Telephone Reassurance Program.* Provides a Summer camp and recreational activities for children, older adults.
* Offers individual and family support services. Adult, youth, and older adult programs.* Provides emergency services as money is available for the following: Emergency shelter. Clothing vouchers. Temporary financial aid.* Offers a Friendly Visitor program for patients, home/community residents, and inmates.* Offers a Telephone Reassurance Program.* Provides a Summer camp and recreational activities for children, older adults.
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Friendly Visiting
Homeless Shelter
Friendly Telephoning
Day Camps
Recreational Activities/Sports
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Charities/Grantmaking Organizations
Clothing Vouchers
Family Resource Centers/Outreach
* Offers volunteer support services free of charge to elderly and disabled individuals without adequate assistance from family, friends, and neighbors. * Provides information and referrals to appropriate resources or agencies. Volunteers provide services such as transportation, grocery shopping, friendly visits, and yard work.
* Offers volunteer support services free of charge to elderly and disabled individuals without adequate assistance from family, friends, and neighbors. * Provides information and referrals to appropriate resources or agencies. Volunteers provide services such as transportation, grocery shopping, friendly visits, and yard work.
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Adult In Home Respite Care
Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
Friendly Visiting
Housekeeping Assistance
Disability Related Transportation
* Assists clients with non-medical in-home needs. There are two types of in-home services:
- Homemaking/Personal Care - Provides help with bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting and walking.
- Housekeeping/Chore services - Provides help with light housekeeping, preparing meals, shopping, laundry and running errands.
* Assists clients with non-medical in-home needs. There are two types of in-home services:
- Homemaking/Personal Care - Provides help with bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting and walking.
- Housekeeping/Chore services - Provides help with light housekeeping, preparing meals, shopping, laundry and running errands.
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Personal Care
In Home Meal Preparation
Housekeeping Assistance
Friendly Outreach Programs
Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
A database for information and referrals of local and surrounding agencies that assist to meet the needs of senior citizens.
A database for information and referrals of local and surrounding agencies that assist to meet the needs of senior citizens.
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Housekeeping Assistance
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
Home Delivered Meals
Respite/Home Health Care Volunteer Opportunities
Meal Delivery Volunteer Opportunities
Friendly Telephoning
Home Visit Volunteer Opportunities
Senior Ride Programs
General Yard Work
Hospital Beds
Wheelchairs/Wheeled Mobility
Outreach workers make home visits to homebound/isolated senior citizens to provide information and referral counseling. Also available at senior centers.
Outreach workers make home visits to homebound/isolated senior citizens to provide information and referral counseling. Also available at senior centers.
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Friendly Visiting
Senior Companion Program
EXPANDED IN-HOME SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY PROGRAM | CATHOLIC CHARITIES FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
* Provides care management and a wide variety of subsidized services for participants.
* Provides care management and a wide variety of subsidized services for participants.
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Friendly Visiting
Personal Care
Long Term Case/Care Management
Get Out the Vote Drives
Senior Advocacy Groups
Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
Provides information for individuals looking for long term care resources, services and options within the county, such as home-based services, nursing homes, adult homes, adult day programs, companionship, etc.
Provides information for individuals looking for long term care resources, services and options within the county, such as home-based services, nursing homes, adult homes, adult day programs, companionship, etc.
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Specialized Information and Referral
Friendly Telephoning
Peer to Peer Networking
Provides basic services including home visits, furniture, clothing, food and occasionally financial support.
Provides basic services including home visits, furniture, clothing, food and occasionally financial support.
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Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Friendly Visiting
General Clothing Provision
Food Pantries
General Furniture Provision
Trained AARP Friendly Voice volunteers will provide a call to say hello. If you or someone you love is feeling isolated or anxious in these challenging times, hearing a friendly voice on the phone may help.
Trained AARP Friendly Voice volunteers will provide a call to say hello. If you or someone you love is feeling isolated or anxious in these challenging times, hearing a friendly voice on the phone may help.
Provides basic services including home visits, furniture, clothing, food and occasionally financial support.
Provides basic services including home visits, furniture, clothing, food and occasionally financial support.
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Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Food Pantries
General Furniture Provision
General Clothing Provision
Friendly Visiting
As a Parish Outreach Center, provides a variety of concrete services, such as information and referral, food, furniture, limited financial aid or holiday assistance, and friendly visits to the elderly. Check with parish coordinator for details.
As a Parish Outreach Center, provides a variety of concrete services, such as information and referral, food, furniture, limited financial aid or holiday assistance, and friendly visits to the elderly. Check with parish coordinator for details.
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Outreach Programs
Holiday Programs
Friendly Visiting
Information and Referral
Provides basic services including home visits, furniture, clothing, food and occasionally financial support.
Provides basic services including home visits, furniture, clothing, food and occasionally financial support.
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Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Food Pantries
General Furniture Provision
General Clothing Provision
Friendly Visiting
Provides basic services including home visits, furniture, clothing, food and occasionally financial support.
Provides basic services including home visits, furniture, clothing, food and occasionally financial support.
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Friendly Visiting
General Clothing Provision
General Furniture Provision
Food Pantries
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Provides basic services including home visits, furniture, clothing, food and occasionally financial support.
Provides basic services including home visits, furniture, clothing, food and occasionally financial support.
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Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Food Pantries
General Furniture Provision
General Clothing Provision
Friendly Visiting
Your link to long term services and supports in the community; personal care services, health and wellness, behavioral health supports and services, intellectual/developmental disability supports and services. Can provide information, assistance and referrals for anyone who needs it, regardless of age. Can help you find care and support, remain independent, understand your options, find transportation, get answers about Medicare and benefit programs.
Your link to long term services and supports in the community; personal care services, health and wellness, behavioral health supports and services, intellectual/developmental disability supports and services. Can provide information, assistance and referrals for anyone who needs it, regardless of age. Can help you find care and support, remain independent, understand your options, find transportation, get answers about Medicare and benefit programs.
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Specialized Information and Referral
Personal Alarm Systems
Peer to Peer Networking
Friendly Telephoning
Respite Care Registries
Provides basic services including home visits, furniture, clothing, food and occasionally financial support.
Provides basic services including home visits, furniture, clothing, food and occasionally financial support.
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Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Food Pantries
General Furniture Provision
General Clothing Provision
Friendly Visiting
Provide a single point of entry into the long term care system, giving unbiased, comprehensive information to individuals inquiring about publicly and privately funded long term care options in their communities. Information on a full range of services will be provided to adults and children with disabilities requiring long term care, regardless of their payment source. Services also offers companionship.
Provide a single point of entry into the long term care system, giving unbiased, comprehensive information to individuals inquiring about publicly and privately funded long term care options in their communities. Information on a full range of services will be provided to adults and children with disabilities requiring long term care, regardless of their payment source. Services also offers companionship.
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Peer to Peer Networking
Friendly Telephoning
Specialized Information and Referral
Provides basic services including home visits, furniture, clothing, food and occasionally financial support.
Provides basic services including home visits, furniture, clothing, food and occasionally financial support.
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Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Friendly Visiting
General Clothing Provision
General Furniture Provision
Food Pantries
Provides basic services including home visits, furniture, clothing, food and occasionally financial support.
Provides basic services including home visits, furniture, clothing, food and occasionally financial support.
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Friendly Visiting
General Furniture Provision
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Food Pantries
General Clothing Provision
Provides basic services including home visits, furniture, clothing, food and occasionally financial support.
Provides basic services including home visits, furniture, clothing, food and occasionally financial support.
Categories
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Food Pantries
General Furniture Provision
General Clothing Provision
Friendly Visiting
Provides basic services including home visits, furniture, clothing, food and occasionally financial support.
Provides basic services including home visits, furniture, clothing, food and occasionally financial support.
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Food Pantries
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
General Furniture Provision
General Clothing Provision
Friendly Visiting
Support group for people with heart disease. Meeting the third Thursday of the month at 3:30 pm in the auditorium of the administrative services building at Benedictine. Volunteers also available for friendly visiting while someone is hospitalized for a heart condition.
Support group for people with heart disease. Meeting the third Thursday of the month at 3:30 pm in the auditorium of the administrative services building at Benedictine. Volunteers also available for friendly visiting while someone is hospitalized for a heart condition.
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Hospital / Institutional Visit Volunteer Opportunities
Friendly Visiting
Health / Disability Related Support Groups
Provides rides to radiation and chemotherapy appointments within southern Westchester County and the Bronx. We also provide patients with friendly visits, and help them with errands such as food shopping.
Provides rides to radiation and chemotherapy appointments within southern Westchester County and the Bronx. We also provide patients with friendly visits, and help them with errands such as food shopping.
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Friendly Visiting
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Errand Running / Shopping Assistance