HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOW 2013-03-25 Item 2A - Powerpoint Presentation Shown at Meeting - Senior ServicesSenior Services
Promoting the well -being of older adults
Tukwila City Council Meeting
March 25, 2013
Our Mission: To promote the
emotional, social and physical
well-being of older adults.
• Largest non - profit agency serving older
people in the state of Washington
• Serving over 62,000 seniors and their
families since 1967 through an
integrated system of quality programs
and services
Programs /Services
• Caregiver
• Community Dining
• Senior Rights Assistance
• Information & Assistance
•
Meals on Wheels
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• Senior Centers
•
Aging Your Way
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• Transportation
Senior Services
Transportation Program
2011 Beverly Foundation STAR Award Winner
• Over 500 Volunteer Drivers
• 35 Community Shuttles
Nutrition Services
• 2012 Performance Data:
5,019 Clients
128,981 Trips
924,345 Miles
Volunteer Transportation
Over 500 volunteers
use their own vehicles
to drive and escort
seniors to medical and
other essential
appointments.
"I honestly don't know how I'd manage without
Vo/unteer Transportation. A bus or van would not
provide the same caring, total escort service that you
do." Ruth, Age 86
Hyde Shuttles
The Hyde Shuttles use
paid and volunteer
drivers to provide
demand - response
transportation to seniors
55 years of age and
older and people with
disabilities of all ages.
Service Description
Register by phone; no
written application
Call up to one month
in advance
Vans are lift- equipped
Donation Based
Service Hours:
Sam to 4pm