National Senior Service Corps and Other Senior Programs
Each program is operated in the Green River Area as noted below for each service
The "Senior Corps" programs are funded under the federal Corporation for National and Community Service.
The "Senior Corps" programs are funded under the federal Corporation for National and Community Service.
This award was received due to the collaborative effort known as the Breathe Easy Corps. The Corps volunteers will plant and care for 1,000 seedlings within seven Green River Area counties for a two-year period. The Daily Points of Light Award is given by the Points of Light Foundation in partnership with the Volunteer Center National Network, the Knights of Columbus, and the Corporation for National Service. It is designed to honor individuals and organizations who have made a commitment to connect Americans through service to help meet critical community needs especially those focused on the goals for children and youth set by the Presidents' Summit for America's Future.
Retired
and Senior Volunteer Program
Cindy
Ferrell, Foster Grandparent/Senior Companionand Retired Senior
Volunteer Program Director
RSVP provides service opportunities for America's most significant increasing national resource--retired and senior individuals. These skilled, experienced, talented retired persons serve throughout the Green River Area in public and private nonprofit community service roles. They expand and enhance available public services but may not replace jobs for which their "station" (volunteer site) would customarily hire someone. Volunteers may receive travel and meals assistance, but receive no stipend; all are covered for accident or injury through a comprehensive insurance program. To view a recent newsletter, please click here.
Senior
Companion Program
"Senior Companions" are stipended limited income persons age 60 or older. SCPs may receive travel and meal assistance and are covered for accident or injury through a comprehensive insurance program.
SCPs serve other adults needing special attention and support while remaining in their own home, thus preventing institutionalization and by saving the families and federal/state budgets. SCPs assist their adult "clients" independent living in a variety of supportive ways. SCPs are not maids or medical care professionals. SCPs do however, work in tandem with health care professionals and social service agencies to fulfil care plans for clients. Clients also enjoy the personal satisfaction of their own home, a greater sense of independence, continued purpose, and a deep sense of maintained dignity. Other household caretakers, when present, also benefit from SCPs providing them respite from those responsibilities. A newsletter for the Foster Grandparents and Senior Companions can be viewed in pdf format by clicking here.
Foster
Grandparent Program
"Foster Grandparents" also receive stipends to assist limited income persons age 60 or older supplementing meager retirement incomes and maintaining their sense of purpose and dignity. FGPs may also receive travel and meals assistance and coverage for accident or injury through the program's comprehensive insurance program.
FGPs serve youthful clients who may be abused, neglected, ill, disturbed,
or otherwise in need of intensive, special, caring attention from an adult.
FGP "grannies" and "grandads" serve one-on-one with their assigned children.
They may tutor, counsel, assist, guide or help them in a variety of ways--basically
whatever is needed. FGPs serve schools, hospitals, shelters, Head Start, and
other child-serving facilities; FGPs provide their service under the direction
and supervision of professional staff.
Both the Foster Grandparent Program and the Senior Companion Program are
Ohio Valley & Henderson United Way agency members.
RSVP Volunteers participating in the DARE Program Say No to Drugs.
The National Senior Service Corp programs are operated under funding by the Corporation for National and Community Service.
For other organizations serving seniors, contact: U.S. Senior Resources
Audubon Area-Green River Elderly Poverty Locator Maps.
Incidence of Poverty By Census Divisions...
- Locating Elderly Poverty in the Green River Area
- Locating Elderly Poverty in the Audubon Area
National Senior Service Corps in Kentucky...
5,525 National Senior Service Corps (NSSC) volunteers contribute over 1,410,000 volunteer service hours per year in support of at-risk children, frail and aged adults, and in hundreds of public and non-profit agencies. NSSC volunteers serve in 50 of Kentucky's 120 counties. The Audubon Area Community Services and the Green River Area are alone in Kentucky in having all three NSSC programs in operation.
FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM. The number of Foster Grandparents in Kentucky 581 || The number of Foster Grandparent Hours (FGPs) is: 488,592 || FGP volunteer sites ("stations"): 212 || Clients served: 1,703 .
SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM. The number of Senior Companions in Kentucky 268 || The number of Senior Companion Hours (SCPs) is: 280,836 || SCP volunteer sites ("stations"): 41 || Clients served by SCPs: 619 .
(The savings to the public represented by enabling these 619 adults to avoid premature institutionalization is $1,075,485 per year.)
RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM (RSVP). The number of RSVP volunteers in Kentucky 4,420 RSVP programs (RSVPs) is: 754 || RSVP volunteer hours contributed: 719,355.