Seniors Social Supports - Calgary Seniors' Resource Society

Organization Description: Calgary Seniors’ Resource Society is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a depth of support that creates meaningful and effective change in seniors’ overall well-being and quality of life. Program Description: The Seniors Social Supports department ignites Calgarians to provide practical, social, and emotional support for vulnerable seniors, and in turn their lives are enriched by the meaningful relationships that are created. We offer 11 different volunteer delivered programs including Essential Transportation, Transportation for Vaccination, Practical Kindness, Volunteer Drop Offs, Friendly Check-In, Friendly Visiting, Caring Companion, Shopping Companion, Cheer Mail, Pet Assist, and Holiday Helpers. Adaptations to Covid-19: As the COVID-19 situation continues to unfold, Calgary Seniors has modified and adapted its current Seniors Social Support Programs to offer a fast, effective volunteer delivered set of services that will help address some of the most pressing concerns. The following changes have been implemented to help seniors get what they need when they need it:

• We have reduced our program eligibility criteria, specifically removing income as a qualifier, so that we are able to help a more diverse range of seniors during the COVID-19 outbreak
• We have implemented safety procedure to keep both our senior clients and volunteers safe
• We have modified the senior client registration process to make it quick and easy

For more Information visit their website: https://www.calgaryseniors.org/

Additional Links Referral Form: https://www.calgaryseniors.org/volunteer-programs-referral-form Volunteer Application: https://www.calgaryseniors.org/fast-track-volunteer-application