Senior Companions
 Program Description
For more than 30 years, the Senior Companion Program has provided in-home services to Milwaukee County's homebound, frail elderly. Senior Companion income-eligible volunteers, adults 60 years and older, provide assistance to older adults to help them remain independent in their own homes. Services include adult day care, respite, transportation, and outreach services. The program assists clients and provides an opportunity for adult volunteers to remain active in the community.
Eligibility
- To become a Senior Companion a person must be 60 years of age or older, not in the workforce now and determined by a physical examination to be capable of serving the frail elderly.
- An individual cannot have an annual income from all sources exceeding the eligibility guideline of 125% poverty level.
- Eligibility is not restricted on the basis of formal education, experience, race religion, color, sex, age or handicapped.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. What do Senior Companions Do?
A. Senior Companions provide assistance and companionship to seniors who have difficulty with daily living tasks. They also assist with grocery shopping, walking, light housekeeping, meal preparation and encourage better nutrition, adherence to medication schedules, exercise and grooming. Above all else, they provide the warm friendship many of our elderly are missing in their lives.
Q. How often does one provide service?
A. Four (daylight) hours a day, five days a week (20hr weekly)
Q. Where do the Companions volunteer?
A. Senior Companions help five other seniors living in their own neighborhoods.
Q. What are the Benefits?
A. A Tax Free Stipend Paid Every Two Weeks, which does not count against other benefits such as SSI, subsidized rent or Medicaid.
- A Tax Free Transportation Allowance
- Free Annual Physical Examination
- Free Training
- The satisfaction of knowing you’re helping others to live happier lives
Locations and Hours of Operation
The Senior Companion Program is located at the Social Development Commission, 4041 N. Richards Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Hours of operation: 8:30A.M – 5:00P.M.
Contact
Mattie Payne, Program Manager 414-906-2779 or
Bill Meunier, Project Assistant 414-906-2781 |
