Rising to the Challenge Taos County Senior Centers & Foster Grandparent/Senior Companion Programs On March 13th 200. when the Giovernor gave the shutdown onder of all Senior Sites for publik aces due to the coronavirus pandemic our at risk okder adults in our community cani leane their homes or have viiors. Cur program and senike avinting them have had to radically adapt and through the creativenes and dligmer of our senior peogram staff we have risen to the chullenge. finding new, wemarkable. creative and compasionate ways to deliver sastenance and sociablay Thoough cur foster Grandpurent Senior Companion Program we created a tekphone reawarance progran which provides welinos checks toourekderly. Thinostreach programsepportsatrik seniorsover 60. peronswithdisabiltiewhotypically ivesakane. homebound and or have letle er no caregiver sapport. Our voluntcn make cals Monday through Friday and they fil out a Healh & Wellnes form oneach senior they call To date they have made over 205 wellness cals to our seniors. Vie have beentold by both volunteer and seniors that they ane gratefal and satisfiod with the purposc of the cals and have eablshod new friends through thin program. Our Programs have partnered with the St lames lipiscopal Chunch. Luis Rees CEO of kt Canon tlestrik and the Tas Community Foundation to add another home delivery meals on wheels service due to the increase in mcal requests from cur seniors in need. Wie have alo partnered withour own Sheriffvdepartment whohave provided physical wllnen checks and delinened food bones to cur most vulnerable seniors andour Facilties Depurtment who have assisted with the unloadingof foodbose and providing muintenance support. Our congregale programs at our siles located in Amulia. Chaminal. Qucta and Taon huve converted to providing older adults "grab and go meals which are Sdays per week to go with our bome delivered and werkend meal service which cover 7 days per week. Wiehout these partnenhips we would not be able to continue to provide additional services to our seniors. We have albo received emergency fanding foom our providers Aging and Long Term Servico and the Arca Agrncy on Aging tn continac operatiom through these difficult times Since the shutdown kor oenite ervices at four senicecenters cur COVID-19 mcal sevike program akong with our partnershave delivered 21.201 meals which s a 245 increase in our home delivered meal service. We have albo provided 43 rides for cur ekderly senion who roquire transportation sevikes delivered 388 chiklrenis meals to grandparents raising grandchikdren along with deivering 239 kood bones to our clderly serices who are honebound. Wie hane aho pronided 28 mcah to adults under 60 uho are need of servicen Our Setioe Program employoes, volenteers and partners shoeld be cosmendod for their hand work and dedication while being on the feoet lines during this pandenik providing mach neoded services to our elderly in need in cur commnity, For further information Poganding our peogram wkes please call S75737 927. Mike Trgillo Senior Program Ehirector SENIOR CORPS CORPS SENIOR FOSTER Gune SEN Rising to the Challenge Taos County Senior Centers & Foster Grandparent/Senior Companion Programs On March 13th 200. when the Giovernor gave the shutdown onder of all Senior Sites for publik aces due to the coronavirus pandemic our at risk okder adults in our community cani leane their homes or have viiors. Cur program and senike avinting them have had to radically adapt and through the creativenes and dligmer of our senior peogram staff we have risen to the chullenge. finding new, wemarkable. creative and compasionate ways to deliver sastenance and sociablay Thoough cur foster Grandpurent Senior Companion Program we created a tekphone reawarance progran which provides welinos checks toourekderly. Thinostreach programsepportsatrik seniorsover 60. peronswithdisabiltiewhotypically ivesakane. homebound and or have letle er no caregiver sapport. Our voluntcn make cals Monday through Friday and they fil out a Healh & Wellnes form oneach senior they call To date they have made over 205 wellness cals to our seniors. Vie have beentold by both volunteer and seniors that they ane gratefal and satisfiod with the purposc of the cals and have eablshod new friends through thin program. Our Programs have partnered with the St lames lipiscopal Chunch. Luis Rees CEO of kt Canon tlestrik and the Tas Community Foundation to add another home delivery meals on wheels service due to the increase in mcal requests from cur seniors in need. Wie have alo partnered withour own Sheriffvdepartment whohave provided physical wllnen checks and delinened food bones to cur most vulnerable seniors andour Facilties Depurtment who have assisted with the unloadingof foodbose and providing muintenance support. Our congregale programs at our siles located in Amulia. Chaminal. Qucta and Taon huve converted to providing older adults "grab and go meals which are Sdays per week to go with our bome delivered and werkend meal service which cover 7 days per week. Wiehout these partnenhips we would not be able to continue to provide additional services to our seniors. We have albo received emergency fanding foom our providers Aging and Long Term Servico and the Arca Agrncy on Aging tn continac operatiom through these difficult times Since the shutdown kor oenite ervices at four senicecenters cur COVID-19 mcal sevike program akong with our partnershave delivered 21.201 meals which s a 245 increase in our home delivered meal service. We have albo provided 43 rides for cur ekderly senion who roquire transportation sevikes delivered 388 chiklrenis meals to grandparents raising grandchikdren along with deivering 239 kood bones to our clderly serices who are honebound. Wie hane aho pronided 28 mcah to adults under 60 uho are need of servicen Our Setioe Program employoes, volenteers and partners shoeld be cosmendod for their hand work and dedication while being on the feoet lines during this pandenik providing mach neoded services to our elderly in need in cur commnity, For further information Poganding our peogram wkes please call S75737 927. Mike Trgillo Senior Program Ehirector SENIOR CORPS CORPS SENIOR FOSTER Gune SEN