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Causes: Human Services, Seniors, Supportive Housing for Older Adults
Mission: Kit clark senior services is a private non-profit organization whose mission is to help older adults live with dignity and independence in the community. Kit clark's constituents number around 4,000 and live throughout the greater boston area. In addition to serving the general elder population in the greater boston area, kit clark also offers specialized services to haitian, vietnamese, and cape verdean elders in the community.
Programs: Adult day programs: a senior center, 3 adult day health centers, 1 dementia day care center serving an average of 250 elders per year, and averaging 180 elders each day.
nutrition services: 27 nutrition sites, meals on wheels (home delivered meals), catering services and a food pantry provide meals to an average of 1800 elders daily.
community supports: 150 volunteers, homemaker services to an average 600 elders per year, advocacy for seniors and caregivers with limited english proficiency, home repair, case management for elder families with members who are mentally retarded or have memory loss.
transportation: transportation to kit clark programs and to medical appointments; health services: a community-based health center and mental health clinic, offering mental health and addictions outreach and counselling and health education and screenings; homeless/housing: a day shelter with housing, addiction, and mental health counseling; stabilization services; health care; and self-development activities; service coordination in 3 senior developments, 5 congregate and 2 transitional residencies. The services reach an average 500 elders daily.
This organization's nonprofit status may have been revoked or it may have merged with another organization or ceased operations.