Google Global Site Tag:
ARTICLE
Naples, FL – 7/16/18 – Through their Golden Gate Senior Center, Collier Senior Resources (CSR), a nonprofit organization working to address the needs of older adults and their caregivers, has launched a Direct Assistance Program for Needy Seniors. “No one in our community should have to choose between taking their medication and paying for food or rent,” explains Center Director Tatiana Fortune. “Our Direct Assistance Program for Needy Seniors compliments our wide-range of free services for seniors, filling-in the gap for those most at-risk by providing one-time financial support to meet the most basic of human needs.” To qualify, individuals must be 60 years of age or older and residents of Collier County living within 175% of the federal poverty level. The one-time financial assistance can be used for: • Medical prescriptions and eye glasses • Utility shut-off notices • Rent/mortgage payments • Durable medical equipment • Small appliances • Gas cards • Additional items on a case-by-case basis CSR operates the Golden Gate Senior Center and offers a wide-range of programs and services to support seniors and their loved ones. The organization maximizes each dollar received by collaborating with trusted partners to provide programs, socialization and convenient access to other agencies, including AARP Foundation (job placement and training for out-of-work, low-income seniors), Meals of Hope food pantry for all families in need, Alzheimer’s Support Network, Area Agency on Aging, Catholic Charities (social services), Collier Area Transport, Collier County Nutrition, SHINE Medicare counseling, Literacy Volunteers, Sheriff’s Office and more. Additionally, CSR provides: a daily hot lunch and coffee bar; weekly food pantry, blood pressure, vision and diabetes screenings, oral health assessments, balance testing and fall prevention lectures; monthly birthday parties, dance and exercise classes, art therapy, cards and games, holiday parties, Alzheimer’s support groups, crafts and other life-enhancing programs and services for seniors. Through the Golden Gate Senior Center, CSR serves more than 1,200 hot lunches a month to seniors in-need and provides 780+ families organization, established in 1985 to increase and focus private philanthropy in the area. To speak with a case worker/learn more about Collier Senior Resources’ Direct Assistance Program for Needy Seniors, please call 239.252.4550 and ask for Maritza. For more information on Collier Senior Resources and the charity’s Golden Gate Senior Center, please call 239.252.4541, or visit www.CollierSeniorResources.org. ###