Caring Callers Program of march 16, 2010
Posted by Ruth Ann Angus
Wilshire Community Services
Suzanne is the Program Director for Caring Callers, which is one of the
programs offered under the umbrella of the Wilshire Community Services
program. The services provided are focused on prevention and early
intervention services for older adults. The purpose and main goal is
to insure that are seniors remain safe and are not taken advantage of.
The
Caring Callers program is based on volunteers that go out and visit a
designated senior once a week for one hour to make sure that the senior
is ok. But it goes beyond that. It helps to develop relationships,
friendships and make sure that our seniors continue to be an integral
part of our society. It is particularly helpful to those seniors who
feel socially isolated and are home-bound.
Suzanne said they are very much in need of volunteers.
If you are willing to donate 1 hour per week and attend an orientation, please consider becoming a volunteer. You can visit their website for further information as well as to become a volunteer at: www.wilshirehcs.org. The other part of where we as Rotarians can help is just to get the word out to friends, family, seniors that these organizations exist and are there solely to help the elderly.
In addition to what has been mentioned, there are other types of educational benefits to seniors that these programs provide such as group therapy, health screenings and more. Suzanne mentioned a "vial for life" that can be given to seniors, which is a container that goes on the refrigerator containing medical information, contact information and medications list. These things are vital in the event of any sort of major health incident. Their funding comes solely from private donations and small grants from the county.
If you are willing to donate 1 hour per week and attend an orientation, please consider becoming a volunteer. You can visit their website for further information as well as to become a volunteer at: www.wilshirehcs.org. The other part of where we as Rotarians can help is just to get the word out to friends, family, seniors that these organizations exist and are there solely to help the elderly.
In addition to what has been mentioned, there are other types of educational benefits to seniors that these programs provide such as group therapy, health screenings and more. Suzanne mentioned a "vial for life" that can be given to seniors, which is a container that goes on the refrigerator containing medical information, contact information and medications list. These things are vital in the event of any sort of major health incident. Their funding comes solely from private donations and small grants from the county.