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Causes: Food, Health, Human Services, Meals on Wheels, Senior Centers, Seniors
Mission: To provide a wide range of services and programs to homebound and senior citizens of rockland county, new york.
Programs: Homebound programoffers a variety of prepared and packaged home delivered meals that are delivered every weekday (including holidays) and provide meals for up to seven days a week to rockland county residents who are homebound due to illness, advancing age or physical handicap and who are unable to shop or prepare meals for themselves. A variety of funding options are available. In 2016, the agency delivered 122,139 meals through this program.
rockland senior centers programfive multipurpose senior centers strategically located across rockland open five days a week to residents 60 and older. The centers offer a variety of support services including transportation, recreation, health screening, advocacy, information and referral and a hot meal. Participants contribute toward the costs of the meals. During 2016, the programs provided 27,892 days of service to seniors at all of our centers.
adult day care programsa fee for service program, bobbi lewis is designed for functionally or cognitively impaired, frail, isolated and dependent older adults. Intergenerational supports clients who are physically limited and/or suffer from mild short-term memory loss. Both programs are structured to help maintain or improve the clients level of physical, social and emotional functioning. Transportation, meals and snacks are provided. During 2016, the adult day programs provided 5,281 days of service to participants.