Amherst, NY – The Amherst Center for Senior Services is partnering with Hearts & Hands to reach more seniors in Western New York. Hearts and Hands connects older, frail or vulnerable individuals in under-served communities with care receivers for door through door transportation, companion visits/caregiver respite, wellness checks/phone pals, and minor home repairs and maintenance. By linking those in need with a dedicated volunteer, Hearts and Hands hopes to enable the elderly and those with long term health concerns to remain safely in their homes. Services are delivered free of charge through the best efforts of dedicated volunteers.
Senior Outreach Services (SOS) at the Amherst Senior Center has partnered with Hearts & Hands in Akron and Clarence and will now service Amherst. SOS is a government funded program providing assistance to persons age 60 and older. Some SOS services have cost shares/contributions, but case management is always free and available to all seniors residing in the Towns of Amherst, Clarence and Newstead.
SOS provides free of charge, case management services with staff trained to identify and coordinate all available community and government services, thus eliminating much of the red tape that can cause frustration to seniors and their caregivers.
Hearts and Hands is a not-for-profit, neighbor-helping-neighbor organization which pairs volunteers with care receivers for needed services. The organization, founded in 2003, provides services to underserved areas in Western New York.
Senior Outreach Services can be reached at (716) 636-3070 and Hearts and Hands can be reached at (716) 406-8311.
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