Senior Support Services Programs

Programs
Our overall goal each year is to meet the full range of needs of more than 2,200 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 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:
  • Government benefits obtainment
  • Assistance in obtaining and retaining low-income housing
  • Rent and utility payment assistance
  • Tenant-landlord dispute mediation
  • Financial management counseling to prevent homelessness.

Yearly Accomplishments

• Provided services to 2,200 hungry and homeless seniors

Nutrition

• Served 70,400 individual meals
• Distributed 2,600 emergency food bags

Other Basic Needs

• Distributed 8,700 clothing items
• Distributed 8,500 hygiene items
• Made direct payments for birth certificates, prescriptions, healthcare-related items,
  moves, background checks, etc, for 229 seniors

Housing

• Obtained or retained housing on 4,675 occasions
• Made direct housing payments on behalf of 112 seniors
• Made direct utility payments on behalf of 143 seniors
• Moved the belongings of 87 seniors
• Provided onsite storage for 185 homeless seniors

Government Benefits

• Obtained or retained government benefits on 3,425 occasions

Transportation

• Distributed, free of charge, 2,775 roundtrip, local, bus tickets
• Sold 411 monthly bus passes at half the market price
• Transported or escorted clients by car to 675 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 1,096 occasions.
• Weekly visits by an outreach worker who assisted or enrolled 200 clients in a health insurance program (CICP or Medicaid)
• Monthly visits by a nurse who provided inoculations, foot care, health screenings, and checkups
• Licensed Professional Counselor provided onsite, individual mental health or substance use counseling for 31 seniors.

Employment and Life Skills

• Clients benefited from 13,500 computer hours (word processing, email, Internet)
• Obtained jobs for 32 seniors
• 50 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)

Reports
The following reports are available for download:

• 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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