HEIGHTS & HILLS INC

1.CAREGIVER PROGRAMWE PROVIDE FREE SERVICES TO SUPPORT FAMILY CAREGIVERS ANYONE WHO PROVIDES UNPAID SERVICES FOR A LOVED ONE OR FRIEND WHO IS AGE 60 OR OLDER. SERVICES INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, CRISIS INTERVENTION, SHORT-TERM RESPITE CARE, CAREGIVER WORKSHOPS. IN FY25, HEIGHTS AND HILLS SERVED OVER 700 CAREGIVERS, PROVIDED 18 TRAINING SESSIONS, OFFERED 100 SUPPORT GROUP SESSIONS, AND PROVIDED 4,617 HOURS OF RESPITE HOME CARE. CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)2.OUR CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM HELPS ADULTS AGED 60 AND OLDER STAY IN THEIR OWN HOMES AS THEY AGE. EACH CLIENT RECEIVES A COMPREHENSIVE IN-HOME ASSESSMENT, INCLUDING SAFETY, NUTRITION, HEALTH CARE, ABILITY TO CARRY OUT THE NECESSITIES OF DAILY LIFE, SOCIAL SUPPORTS AND A SCREENING FOR ENTITLEMENTS AND BENEFITS. THEN AN INDIVIDUALIZED CARE PLAN IS PUT IN PLACE WITH LINKAGES TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES LIKE HOME CARE, MEALS AND OTHER SERVICES THAT ALLOW THE INDIVIDUAL TO REMAIN LIVING SAFELY AT HOME. IN FY25, HEIGHTS AND HILLS DELIVERED OVER 25,027 HOURS OF CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICE TO 1,345 CLIENTS AND PROVIDED INFORMATION/REFERRAL AND SHORT-TERM SERVICE TO 2,294 INDIVIDUALS. 3.PARK SLOPE CENTER FOR SUCCESSFUL AGINGOUR PARK SLOPE CENTER FOR SUCCESSFUL AGING IS A NEIGHBORHOOD HUB FOR PEOPLE 60 AND BETTER, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTS AND EDUCATION, PHYSICAL EXERCISE, AND VOLUNTEERISM, AS WELL AS COMMUNAL LUNCHTIME MEALS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT AND FIND PURPOSE. WE COLLABORATE WITH OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE A VIBRANT AND THRIVING COMMUNITY CENTER THAT EMBRACES THE WISDOM AND EXPERIENCE OF THOSE WHO HAVE HELPED TO BUILD OUR COMMUNITIES. IN FY25, HEIGHTS AND HILLS SERVED 390 INDIVIDUALS, WITH 12,069 MEALS, 21 UNIQUE CLASSES, 17 PRESENTATIONS/PERFORMANCES, AND 95 HOURS OF SOCIAL SERVICE ASSISTANCE. 4.VOLUNTEER PROGRAMWE HELP MAKE MEANINGFUL MATCHES FOR HOMEBOUND OLDER PEOPLE WHO WANT COMPANIONSHIP. FRIENDLY VISITING AND TELEPHONE REASSURANCE VOLUNTEERS ARE SELECTED BASED ON GEOGRAPHY AND SHARED INTERESTS. WE MADE 61 NEW FRIENDLY VISITING MATCHES THIS YEAR. WE DELIVERED 300 MEALS ON THANKSGIVING DAY TO 160 HOMEBOUND OLDER ADULTS. IN FY25 HEIGHTS AND HILLS WORKED WITH 198 VOLUNTEERS WHO LOGGED 4,726 HOURS OF SERVICE.