Searching for Food Access For Seniors/people With Disabilities

• offering free delivery to seniors in their homes
  
• frozen meals are fully cooked and can be kept in the freezer until it is time to eat (heat with the microwave or oven)
  
• special diet meals available

• helps people remain independent in their own homes for as long as possible
• referral to other community services

• clients choose from a menu or can choose standard packages
• special diet types available
• soup/dessert packages also available

• First Aid and CPR training
• babysitter certification
• water safety training
• disaster management program (includes personal disaster assistance and personal preparedness)
• volunteer services

• foot clinic
  
• bible study
  
• community clothing closet
  
• food bank
  
• bagged lunches
  
• breakfast - providing nutritious food, self-serve
  
• brunch
  
• hair cutting

• Home support/long term care - personal support, light housekeeping and relief services for seniors and disabled in the community
• Family support - prevention and intervention, counselling with adults, youth and children as well as parenting classes and other groups as deemed appropriate and providing an intake process to assist with internal/external referrals
• Community wellness workers - offers youth prevention, social education, community awareness
• Human service cook - provides breakfast program for the children attending LSK Elementary School and prepares the Meals on Wheels program for the elderly
• Ontario Works (Welfare/employment) - provides temporary financial assistance in company with employment counselling, support in life skills, and literacy to help reintegrate them into the work force
• Employment and training - services available: job board, internet access, resume assistance, job fax service, resource materials

• Target Wage Subsidy
• Job Creation
• Training Purchase
• Employment Assistance
• Self-Employment Assistance
• Small Business Support Program
• Mobility Assistance
• Alter-Abled Initiative
• Youth Work Experience
• Stay In School Initiative

Delivers hot meals to the homes of elderly, convalescent, disabled persons, or any person in need of a meal and unable to provide for themselves. Available on both a short-term and long-term basis to eligible clients. This volunteer-based program assists members of the community to remain in their homes as an alternative to retirement or nursing residences, while helping clients stay connected to their community and support their personal independence. Meal delivery is prepared by Set the Table Kitchen & Co. Food Delivery Service and delivered by volunteers.

Specialty diets (celiac, diabetic) may be accommodated upon request. A regular Meals on Wheels delivery consists of:

• Full course meal of meat, vegetable(s), and a starch (pasta, potatoes or rice)
• 10 oz serving of hot soup
• Dessert

Provides meals prepared from fresh foods and frozen the week prior to delivery or pick-up. Offers 35 different entrées and desserts and 7 different soups each week over a 5 week rotation. Meals are delivered to the door or can be picked up at the ACS office. Cooking times and instructions are provided on the cellophane cover of every entrée. Some dietary restrictions available.

• provides visits to the sick, poor, elderly, imprisoned and offer emergency food and shelter

• helps people remain independent in their own homes for as long as possible
  • referral to other community services
• group meals and social activities provided at a central location Hot meals delivered five days per week in Hagersville
  • special diet types available
• non-emergency transportation to local medical appointments, shopping, and social activities
• referrals to local services such as snow removal, yard work, window washing, house cleaning, grocery shopping, and minor repairs
• regular volunteer visits to seniors and people with disabilities who live alone, to provide companionship and reassurance
• regular phone calls to check on the health and safety of people who live alone
  • checks are done by trained and screened personnel
• medical alert system
  • allows older adults and people with disabilities to call for assistance using a help button
  • 24-hour emergency response
• companionship, and emotional support to people and their family/caregivers dealing with a life-threatening illness
  • bereavement support for anyone who has experienced the death of someone close
  • services can be provided at home, or in hospitals and long-term care homes
• peer support and discussion for caregivers, including family and friends

• helps people remain independent in their own homes for as long as possible
  • referral to other community services
• group meals and social activities provided at a central location Hot meals delivered five days per week in Hagersville
  • special diet types available
• non-emergency transportation to local medical appointments, shopping, and social activities
• referrals to local services such as snow removal, yard work, window washing, house cleaning, grocery shopping, and minor repairs
• regular volunteer visits to seniors and people with disabilities who live alone, to provide companionship and reassurance
• regular phone calls to check on the health and safety of people who live alone
  • checks are done by trained and screened personnel
• medical alert system
  • allows older adults and people with disabilities to call for assistance using a help button
  • 24-hour emergency response
• companionship, and emotional support to people and their family/caregivers dealing with a life-threatening illness
  • bereavement support for anyone who has experienced the death of someone close
  • services can be provided at home, or in hospitals and long-term care homes
• peer support and discussion for caregivers, including family and friends

• Home Health Care
• Housekeeping Services (including some hoarding homes)
• Handyman Services
• PSW services
• Personal care services, bathing & grooming
• Respite
• Transferring & positioning
• Incontinence care
• Medication reminders
• Oral hygiene
• Personal Support Services PSW
• Cooking
• Cleaning
• Companionship
• Responsive behaviours support
• Transitional care hospital to home, home to LTC/RH
• Attendant Care services
• Unique services offered at home:
• Recreational+ activity programs in private homesAgePro also provides
• Housekeeping
• Handyman services
• Installation of grab bars, light bulb changes
• Debris removal
• Painting
• Lawn services, gardening
• Snow shovelling

• helps people remain independent in their own homes for as long as possible
  • referral to other community services
• group meals and social activities provided at a central location Hot meals delivered five days per week in Hagersville
  • special diet types available
• non-emergency transportation to local medical appointments, shopping, and social activities
• referrals to local services such as snow removal, yard work, window washing, house cleaning, grocery shopping, and minor repairs
• regular volunteer visits to seniors and people with disabilities who live alone, to provide companionship and reassurance
• regular phone calls to check on the health and safety of people who live alone
  • checks are done by trained and screened personnel
• medical alert system
  • allows older adults and people with disabilities to call for assistance using a help button
  • 24-hour emergency response
• companionship, and emotional support to people and their family/caregivers dealing with a life-threatening illness
  • bereavement support for anyone who has experienced the death of someone close
  • services can be provided at home, or in hospitals and long-term care homes
• peer support and discussion for caregivers, including family and friends

• food vouchers for local grocery store
  
• offer material and spiritual aid regardless of race, colour or creed
  
• offer eligible individuals and families help with rent and utilities in emergency situations