Provides chore services for seniors who need help with lawn mowing, snow removal, and homemaker services

Exterior home fix-up program available to qualified individuals and families. Services may include trimming bushes and trees, building ramps, and painting homes

Work with clients to establish relationships and work through temporary hardships. Partners with the Buffalo Food Shelf, Blessing Closet, and the Buffalo Rotary. Offers services such as: - Baby items such as diapers, wipes, blankets, and bottles. Delivers items and accepts baby items. Will not accept crib furniture with drop sides or car seats. - Gas vouchers on a limited basis - Minor car repair assistance of up to $300 per family per year. The small grant goes toward paying for parts and volunteer labor is provided. - Moving services to help clients move within the area with at least a two-week notice. - Volunteer drivers to provide transportation to medical appointments or job interviews. 2 - 3 day notice is required.

Offers homemaking and chore services through a full-time maintenance provider and volunteer staff. The goal is to provide services so older adults can continue to live in their home as long as it is safe to do so. Homemaker: - Cleaning - Grocery assistance - Laundry Chore Services: - Lawn maintenance - Minor home repairs - Snow removal

Volunteers from the church provide handyman repair services every 3rd Saturday morning of each month for single mothers, widows, older adults and persons who are disabled.

The Energy Assistance Program helps pay heat and electricity costs. Payments for energy bills are sent directly to the household's energy company or fuel provider for propane, fuel oil, or wood. Financial assistance varies depending on household income and fuel costs. The Energy Assistance Program provides additional grants for eligible households who need help with: - Getting reconnected to heat and power after disconnections - Paying for emergency fuel deliveries of propane, heating oil, or biofuel - Preventing disconnections Other services may include: - Advocacy with energy suppliers and human service providers - Help with past due water and waste water bills - Education on efficient and safe use of energy - Repair or replacement of homeowners' broken heating systems The Reach Out for Warmth program provides crisis assistance, it is an emergency program for households facing a no heat situation. ROFW program is funded solely through local donations.

Provides resources for seniors living alone as well as caregivers needing support. Services are designed to help maintain independence as long as feasible. Home-based services provided according to availability of volunteers and staff: - Assisted Transportation: Short distance volunteer drivers provide help to access medical appointments, groceries, pharmacy, etc. Limitations and restrictions apply. - Companionship: Home visits provided by volunteers to provide non-medical support to encourage socialization - Homemaking: Indoor light housekeeping services include mild laundry services, floor care, kitchen/bathroom cleaning and other indoor help. Light "fix it" services (i.e. changing light bulbs, smoke detector batteries, etc.), meal preparation, menu planning, picking up groceries and medications, help with organizing bills, etc. Supportive programs: - Caregiver Consulting: Helps caregivers manage and live their lives while caring for another person, develop individualized plans and connect with resources in the community - Caregiver Support Groups: Professionally facilitated, confidential environment for caregivers to share concerns, feelings regarding their role as caregiver and to learn from each other - In-Home Respite: Home visits by volunteers who visit with care receiver to temporarily relieve the caregiver. (Services are not home health aide, medical or PCA). - Social Respite: Memory Cafe meets once a month providing conversation, tactile arts/crafts projects, exercise, music and games to temporarily relieve the caregiver while providing socialization for care receivers

Volunteers provide non-medical services: - Companion services - Errand running/shopping assistance - Meal preparation - Respite - Senior exercise programs and fall prevention education - Small household and yard chores - Telephone reassurance - Transportation: not wheelchair accessible. Door-to-door. - Caregiver support and education; a 6-week class, Powerful Tools for Caregivers; and a weekly support group

The Energy Assistance Program helps pay heat and electricity costs. Payments for energy bills are sent directly to the household's energy company for fuel provider for propane, fuel oil, or wood. Financial assistance varies depending on household income and fuel costs. The Energy Assistance Program provides additional grants for eligible households who need help with: - Crisis Program and Reach Out for Warmth: Households that are eligible for Energy Assistance and have used all their original grants may request for assistance for this program - Energy Related Repair Program: A program for homeowners who are eligible for the Energy Assistance Program that addresses safety or no heat problems due to malfunctioning or non-functioning heating systems - Getting reconnected to heat and power after disconnections - Paying for emergency fuel deliveries of propane, heating oil, or biofuel - Preventing disconnection The deadline to apply for this program was May 31, 2024. Applications for the 2024-2025 heating season will be accepted starting September 2024.

Advocacy services - Carla Pearson LISW with Three Rivers can assist seniors age 60 and older, as well as their families, with information, referrals, and resources to help keep them independent - (507)732-8528 or (507)421-6067 Bike borrow program Bicycles are available for seniors or community members to borrow. Locks and helmets are available. Care call-In Free service offered to family for peace of mind and safety, seniors call the center by 9 am or they will receive a call to check on them. Open to any senior. Document shredding - Secured container available for seniors to drop their documents that need shredding - No charge for members, small fee for non-members Minor home repairs - Volunteers assist with labor for minor home repairs at no charge - Contact Program Coordinator Stef Braun Notary public access - Complimentary notary service by appointment - Contact Shirley Perkins Seniors Helping Seniors Volunteers who are committed to helping other seniors experiencing distress in their lives Available for seniors who need someone to talk to, contact Kim

Programs including: - Abundant Grace garden - Alcoholics anonymous support groups - Al Anon support groups - Emergency Homeless Shelter assistance - Helping Hands minor home repair assistance - Wednesday night meal with suggested donation

Partners with older adults to make improvements to the safety, accessibility, and energy efficiency of their home. Safety improvements may include: - Easy-to-use cabinet pulls ?- Grab bars ?- Interior or exterior door adjustments, no-step door thresholds ?- Lever-style door handles and faucets ?- Ramps - Railings in halls and stairs - Widening doorways - Weatherization enhancements

Chore Services helps individuals with tasks around the house/apartment and yard so they can remain living independently. Common chores include: - Friendly visiting - Grocery order/delivery - Home maintenance (bathroom accessibility, carpentry; grab bar installation; interior/exterior painting; minor plumbing; railings; ramps; roof and gutter repairs; smoke alarms; window replacement) - Housekeeping - Lawn care - Packing/moving - Pet care - Seasonal clean-up - Snow removal - Transportation

Home Care Services - After-hospital care - Blood pressure monitoring - Cancer care management - Care for respiratory illness - Diabetes monitoring and management - Home infusion therapy - Home safety evaluation and modification - Medication management and teaching - Nutrition counseling - Orthopedic patient care - Physical, occupational, and speech therapies - Post-partum care - Social work and long-range planning - Wound care Personal Care Services - Bathing, dressing, and grooming - Exercise and mobility assistance - Light housekeeping - Meal preparation Home Support Services - Care management - Companionship and emotional support - Foot care - Functional and cognitive assessments - Homemaker services and meal preparation - Home maintenance - Home management services and errands - Laundry assistance - Medication management - Personal care assistance (dressing, bathing and hygiene care) - Shopping and errand assistance - Transportation and escort to physician appointments - Travel companion and escort for trips or events - Wellness and safety monitoring

- Case management and referrals for programs such as Meals on Wheels, social services - Door-to-door transportation mostly for health related appointments or for hair salons/barbershop appointments. Clients must be able to transfer into the car on their own. Escort services may also be available, but these requests must be made far in advance. - Homemaking, yard work and home maintenance services - Nursing care - Personal care - Senior exercise classes are offered daily; transportation available. - Social outings - Speakers on senior health topics - Support for caregivers of seniors who live in the service area, and for caregivers who live in the service area even if the cared-for senior lives elsewhere, including out of state.

The service is intended to make minor modifications of living space to prevent injury, promote safety, and health of older person's, to assist frail and older adult clients to remain independent in their homes. Modifications included, but not limited to: - Faucet and door levers - Installation of medical alert devices - Purchase and installation of grab bars, shower chairs, raised toilet seats - Repairs/renovations to alleviate medical conditions (i.e., air conditioner installation for asthma patients, etc., with doctor's prescription) - Smoke detectors - Water heater repair - Other - call for more information

Coordinates a variety of maintenance and home-based services to ensure that individuals can safely stay in their homes. Services include: - Annual clean-ups - Cleaning - Family therapy - Handyman services - Housekeeping - Lawncare - Moving - Occupational therapy - Physical therapy - Snow removal

The Energy Assistance Program helps pay heat and electricity costs. Payments for energy bills are sent directly to the household's energy company for fuel provider for propane, fuel oil, or wood. Financial assistance varies depending on household income and fuel costs. The Energy Assistance Program provides additional grants for eligible households who need help with: - Crisis Program and Reach Out for Warmth: Households that are eligible for Energy Assistance and have used all their original grants may request for assistance for this program - Energy Related Repair Program: A program for homeowners who are eligible for the Energy Assistance Program that addresses safety or no heat problems due to malfunctioning or non-functioning heating systems - Getting reconnected to heat and power after disconnections - Paying for emergency fuel deliveries of propane, heating oil, or biofuel - Preventing disconnection The deadline to apply for this program was May 31, 2024. Applications for the 2024-2025 heating season will be accepted starting September 2024.

Home maintenance and chore services are provided to senior citizens to enable them to live safely and independently in their own homes. Services may include: - Assistance with clutter elimination - Home maintenance - Home repairs - Housekeeping - kitchen and bathroom cleaning - Household chores - Lawn care and yardwork - Relocation assistance - Snow removal

Outdoor chore services for seniors and individuals who have a physical disability. Services include: - Hedge trimming - Lawn mowing - Leaf raking - Special projects considered such as storm window/screen removal, minor repair and fix up, and small painting projects - Snow-removal

Weatherization improvements to improve energy efficiency, comfort, and safety, while reducing energy costs, including:? - Air sealing - Attic and/or wall insulation - Furnace repair or replacement - Ventilation Energy repairs and upgrades are completed without cost to homeowners

Provides resources for seniors living alone as well as caregivers needing support. Services are designed to help maintain independence as long as feasible. Home-based services provided according to availability of volunteers and staff: - Assisted Transportation: Short distance volunteer drivers provide help to access medical appointments, groceries, pharmacy, etc. Limitations and restrictions apply. - Companionship: Home visits provided by volunteers to provide non-medical support to encourage socialization - Homemaking: Indoor light housekeeping services include mild laundry services, floor care, kitchen/bathroom cleaning and other indoor help. Light 'fix it' services (i.e. changing light bulbs, smoke detector batteries, etc.), meal preparation, menu planning, picking up groceries and medications, help with organizing bills, etc. Supportive Programs: - Caregiver Consulting: Helps caregivers manage and live their lives while caring for another person, develop individualized plans and connect with resources in the community -Caregiver Support Groups: Professionally facilitated, confidential environment for caregivers to share concerns, feelings regarding their role as a caregiver and to learn from each other - In-Home Respite: Home visits by volunteers who visit with care receiver to temporarily relieve the caregiver. (Services are not home health aide, medical or PCA). - Social Respite: Memory Cafe meets once a month providing conversation, tactile arts/craft projects, exercise, music and games to temporarily relieve the caregiver while providing socialization for care receivers

Annual celebration of community volunteers giving "One Day to Help One Another." Traditionally the second Saturday in October. Projects typically include: - Small painting projects - Raking leaves - Washing windows - Cleaning gutters - Moving boxes or furniture - Yard work - Housework - And much more

- Emergency repair grants (Plymouth senior residents only) - First time home buyer program (home must be located in Plymouth) - Home rehabilitation program (Plymouth residents only) - HousingLink resources - Market rate senior housing ?- Rental information for the city of Plymouth - Section 8 housing vouchers - Subsidized senior housing ?NOTE: Current waiting lists for both Section 8 and Senior Housing

Campers will do jobs that are basic Home repairs. projects may include: - Caulking around windows/doors - Minor fascia/soffit repair or painting - Minor fascia/soffit repair or painting - New mobile home skirting/skirting repair - New steps only - New stoop and step construction - New wheelchair ramp construction - Weatherstripping around windows/doors Applicants must be on fixed or low income and be within a 30 mile radius of the designated project site. Client need, level & amount of work, and skills of campers are considered. It can be in town or rural. Someone must be at home while work is being done. Bathroom, electricity for tools, and drinking water must be provided. Labor & materials are free. Campers will provide their own transportation and will be supervised by adults & Group Cares Camp staff.