Senior Support Services Programs

Programs
Our overall goal each year is to meet the full range of needs of more than 2,400 hungry and homeless seniors.

We successfully operate the only day center catering to the needs of the hungry and homeless seniors in the Denver area. Clients get meals, emergency food and clothing, individualized case management, medical care, housing, government benefits, socialization, and activities. We provide:

• Safe daytime shelter open 12 hours each weekday and 5 hours on Sundays

• Three meals served each weekday for up to 250 seniors

• Emergency food and clothing banks
• Access to medical care, health screenings, counseling, and health insurance
• Transportation or escort to government offices, work, medical care, etc
• Access to computers and Internet for word processing, email, etc.

• Individualized case management and advocacy including:
  • Obtaining government benefits
  • Obtaining and retaining affordable housing
  • Paying rent and utilities on behalf of clients
  • Mediating tenant-landlord disputes
  • Preventing homelessness through financial management counseling
  • Connecting clients to healthcare providers and health-related services
  • Leading Care Coordination in complex client situations.

Yearly Accomplishments

• Provided services to 2,400 hungry and homeless seniors

Nutrition

• Served 76,000 individual meals
• Distributed 25,000 emergency food items

Other Basic Needs

• Distributed 12,200 clothing items
• Distributed 9,200 hygiene items
• Made direct payments for birth certificates, prescriptions, healthcare-related items,
  moves, background checks, etc, for 237 seniors

Housing

• Obtained or retained shelter or housing on 5,662 occasions
• Made direct housing payments on behalf of 148 seniors
• Made direct utility payments on behalf of 116 seniors
• Moved the belongings of 108 seniors
• Provided onsite storage for 172 homeless seniors

Government Benefits

• Obtained or retained government benefits (or financial stability) on 2,846 occasions​

Legal

• Obtained legal aid for 270 seniors

Transportation

• Distributed, free of charge, 1,900 roundtrip bus tickets
• Sold 1,608 sharply discounted monthly bus passes
• Transported or escorted clients by car to 239 medical appointments, government offices, shopping trips, home, etc

Health

• Connected seniors with primary/specialty healthcare, dental, optical, mental health or substance use referrals, or emergency medical care on 1,921 occasions.
• Weekly visits by an outreach worker who had 341 encounters with clients regarding health insurance matters including edicaid appointments, CICP referrals, doctors’ appointments, Medicaid card replacements, etc.​
• Monthly visits by a nurse who provided inoculations, foot care, health screenings, and checkups
• Licensed Professional Counselor provided 405 onsite, individual mental health or substance use counseling for 129 seniors.

Life Skills

• Clients benefited from 13,500 computer hours (word processing, email, Internet)
• Obtained jobs for 11 seniors
• 37 seniors planned, planted, maintained and harvested our onsite garden (Horticultural Program)

Socialization

• TV Room
• Parties to celebrate holidays with a special meal and gifts distributed
• Quarterly field trips (picnics, baseball games, etc)
• 67 seniors served as members of our Senior Advisory Council

​Reports
The following reports are available for download:

• 2018 Budget (PDF)
• 2017 Budget (PDF)
• 2016 Annual Report (PDF)
• 2016 Audit (PDF)
• 2016 Budget (PDF)
• 2015 Audit (PDF)
• 2015 Annual Report (PDF)
• 2015 Budget (PDF)

• 2014 Audit (PDF)
• 2014 Annual Report (PDF)
• 2014 Budget (PDF)
• 2013 Audit (PDF)
• 2013 Annual Report (doc)

If you would like a copy of our latest Form 990, please contact us.

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