Catholic Social Services of Oakland County, Inc
Fiduciary for:
Sheltering Arms Adult Day Center (ADC) provides cost-effective community oriented center-based services to elderly participants and their families. The ADC serves individuals with third and fourth stage dementia that significantly impacts the activities of daily living. Our Senior Companion Program (SCP) provides in-home respite for caregivers. Aging in Place will enable the ADC to collaborate with SCP to increase the provision of in-home services, and to expand our existing telephone reassurance program to include calls on weekends to homebound isolated frail elderly in their homes. This project provides comprehensive services to seniors and their caregivers to prevent premature institutionalization.
CSSOC Hispanic Outreach (HOS) will provide more than 21,000 hours of Financial Resource Support Services for 400 Hispanics in Oakland County with financial challenges. These services will empower participants to overcome barriers, increase financial resources, and progress toward financial stability. Clients will:
- Increase access to banking and financial products;
- Obtain the knowledge and skills to improve their lives: Basic Adult Education and English classes; employment skills for better jobs; management of a family budget; accessing tax, citizenship, financial services; etc.;
- Receive critical translation and interpretation services (e.g., for job applications or to overcome language barriers at work).
Grant Funding
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|---|---|---|
| $102,000 | $212,500 |
Estimated Designations*
$204,000
* These are estimates based on pledged donations by individuals at workplace campaigns. In some cases, pledges do not materialize into actual donations. The final designation amount that an agency will receive will be the actual collected donations less our administrative fees.