The Senior Companion Program (SCP) is actively looking for volunteers and our numbers are growing!
Our Senior Companion Volunteers met for their regular monthly training in Elizabethtown on Thursday, August 8th. Volunteers met with the program director at the American Legion Hardin Post 113, to talk about the program, answer questions, brainstorm new ideas, and fellowship with one another. They shared stories and gave encouragement and support to one another on their pathway of service. The Legion was gracious enough to allow us to use their space free of charge, and we are grateful for them as a community partner.
Our volunteers offer respite care for caregivers, and companionship and light household assistance to their client companions. In the last year these 25 amazing volunteers provided 23,660 hours of service to the frail elderly and their families across 6 counties in central Kentucky. The work they do allows many elderly people to remain in their homes and live independently. They also provide peace of mind for their clients and their families.
If anyone would be interested in learning how they can become a senior companion. Please reach out to our Program Director, Mary Jean Blake at 270-402-7194 or mary.blake@ckcac.org. If you or your business, civic organization, or other group would like to support our efforts, we are always looking for sponsors for our training sessions, gifts that can be given as prizes at meetings and training sessions, inviting spaces for recognition ceremonies, or your time if you have information that would be beneficial for seniors in the community. We would love to count you as one of our community partners.