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Causes: Food, Human Services, Meals on Wheels, Nutrition, Senior Centers, Seniors
Mission: To enhance the quality of life of central florida elderly and disabled adults by maintaining their independence and dignity through nutrition, transportation, personal care, home improvement, and other support services.
Programs: In home services - see schedule oin home services provides approximately 1,350 adults with case management, home improvement, homemaker, personal care, respite companion, social work, and screening & assessment services. Case management - many services are offered that help frail seniors retain their independence and self esteem so that they can remain in their own homes. A case manager is assigned to each client to assess the client's needs and monitors the client's care on a monthly basis. Homemaker - the homemaking team provides light housekeeping and home management services. In-home respite - qualified respite workers provide a break for caregivers.
nutritional services - see schedule onutritional services provides approximately 2,600 individuals with adult services including home delivered meals, congregate meals, nutritional education, and nutritional outreach. Meals on wheels - nutritious meals, warm conversation and regular safety checks are provided to homebound seniors living in orange county. Neighborhood lunch program with transportation - hot, nutritious meals in a social environment are provided weekdays at designated neighborhood lunch sites in orange county.
other services - see schedule oother services provides approximately 1,400 individuals with adult services including adult day care, legal assistance, guardianship, transportation, emergency response and consumable medical supplies. Personal care - homebound clients receive general hygiene services, including bath care, shampoos, shaves for men, dressing, feeding, ambulating, etc. Stepping stone medical equipment bank - stepping stone refurbishes donated medical equipment and redistributes it free of charge, or at a nominal fee, to individuals in need. A significant number of unpaid volunteers donate their services in support of all program areas of the organization. The organization also receives certain services for its programs and, utilizes space that is provided at no charge. The fair value of these services for 2017 was $582,124.