Yearly Accomplishments
SSS provided services to 2,300 hungry and homeless seniors in 2018.
Nutrition
Served 78,750 individual meals
Distributed 21,500 emergency food items
Other Basic Needs
Distributed 11,045 clothing items, 2,250 new socks, 819 new boxer briefs
Distributed 12,150 hygiene items
Made direct payments for birth certificates, prescriptions, healthcare-related items, moves, background checks, etc, for 148 seniors
Housing
Obtained or retained shelter or housing on 5,382 occasions
Made direct housing payments on behalf of 69 seniors
Made direct utility payments on behalf of 122 seniors
Provided “Starter Kits” for 42 households
Provided designer furniture and décor for 4 new households
Moved the belongings of 30 seniors
Provided long-term, onsite storage for 145 homeless seniors, and short-term storage for 425 homeless seniors
Government Benefits
Obtained or retained government benefits (or financial stability) on 6,576 occasions
Legal
Obtained legal aid for 290 seniors
Transportation
Distributed, free of charge, 1,910 roundtrip bus tickets
Sold 1,328 half-priced monthly bus passes
Transported or escorted clients by car to 263 medical appointments, government offices, shopping trips, home, etc
Life Skills
Clients benefited from 13,500 computer hours (word processing, email, Internet)
Obtained jobs for 25 seniors
65 seniors planned, planted, maintained and harvested our onsite garden (Horticultural Program)
Health
Connected seniors with primary/specialty healthcare, health insurance, dental, optical, mental health or substance use referrals, prescriptions, or emergency medical care on 3,082 occasions
Weekly visits by outreach worker who had 415 encounters with clients regarding SNAP, Old Age Pension, AND, Medicaid issues, rent or deposit assistance, and other financial matters.
Monthly visits by a nurse who provided inoculations, foot care, health screenings and checkups for 151 clients
Licensed Professional Counselor provided 258 onsite, individual mental health or substance use counseling sessions for 66 seniors
Socialization
TV Room
Parties to celebrate holidays with a special meal and gifts distributed
Quarterly field trips (picnics, baseball games, etc)
30 seniors served as members of our Senior Advisory Council
Nutrition
Served 78,750 individual meals
Distributed 21,500 emergency food items
Other Basic Needs
Distributed 11,045 clothing items, 2,250 new socks, 819 new boxer briefs
Distributed 12,150 hygiene items
Made direct payments for birth certificates, prescriptions, healthcare-related items, moves, background checks, etc, for 148 seniors
Housing
Obtained or retained shelter or housing on 5,382 occasions
Made direct housing payments on behalf of 69 seniors
Made direct utility payments on behalf of 122 seniors
Provided “Starter Kits” for 42 households
Provided designer furniture and décor for 4 new households
Moved the belongings of 30 seniors
Provided long-term, onsite storage for 145 homeless seniors, and short-term storage for 425 homeless seniors
Government Benefits
Obtained or retained government benefits (or financial stability) on 6,576 occasions
Legal
Obtained legal aid for 290 seniors
Transportation
Distributed, free of charge, 1,910 roundtrip bus tickets
Sold 1,328 half-priced monthly bus passes
Transported or escorted clients by car to 263 medical appointments, government offices, shopping trips, home, etc
Life Skills
Clients benefited from 13,500 computer hours (word processing, email, Internet)
Obtained jobs for 25 seniors
65 seniors planned, planted, maintained and harvested our onsite garden (Horticultural Program)
Health
Connected seniors with primary/specialty healthcare, health insurance, dental, optical, mental health or substance use referrals, prescriptions, or emergency medical care on 3,082 occasions
Weekly visits by outreach worker who had 415 encounters with clients regarding SNAP, Old Age Pension, AND, Medicaid issues, rent or deposit assistance, and other financial matters.
Monthly visits by a nurse who provided inoculations, foot care, health screenings and checkups for 151 clients
Licensed Professional Counselor provided 258 onsite, individual mental health or substance use counseling sessions for 66 seniors
Socialization
TV Room
Parties to celebrate holidays with a special meal and gifts distributed
Quarterly field trips (picnics, baseball games, etc)
30 seniors served as members of our Senior Advisory Council
