RAPP AT HOME

MEMBER SERVICES: VOLUNTEERS ASSIST TO HELP MEMBERS CONTINUE TO LIVE SAFELY, COMFORTABLY, AND INDEPENDENTLY IN THEIR OWN HOMES. THIS INCLUDES GROCERY AND PRESCRIPTION PICKUP, AS WELL AS HELP WITH BASIC OCCASIONAL CHORES SUCH AS YARD WORK, MOVING FURNITURE, JUMP-STARTING A CAR BATTERY, OR COMPUTER AND OTHER TECHNICAL HELP, ETC. RAPP AT HOME ALSO MAKES "FRIENDLY VISITS AND PHONE CALLS TO ISOLATED, FRAGILE, OR LONELY MEMBERS, DOES HOME SAFETY INSPECTIONS AND INSTALLS FREE MEDICAL ALERT DEVICES. IN 2024, RAPP AT HOME RESPONDED TO APPROXIMATELY 565 INDIVIDUAL REQUESTS FOR SERVICES TO SENIORS. EXPENSES INCLUDE RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF VOLUNTEERS, MARKETING, SUPPLIES, VOLUNTEER INSURANCE COSTS, BACKGROUND CHECKS, COST OF THE 911 SIGNS, AND GUARDIAN ALERT THAT WE INSTALL FOR FREE FOR OUR MEMBERS.

TRANSPORTATION: PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION THROUGH VOLUNTEERS TO MEDICAL AND OTHER CRITICAL APPOINTMENTS AND ERRANDS, AN ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT SERVICE IN A RURAL COUNTY WHERE THERE IS NO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. THIS INCLUDES RIDES FOR SURGERY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, CARDIOLOGIST, DENTIST, AUDIOLOGIST, ETC. IT ALSO INCLUDES TRIPS TO THE GROCERY STORE, TO THE LOCAL LANDFILL FOR TRASH DISPOSAL, HAIR AND OTHER PERSONAL GROOMING APPOINTMENTS, SOCIAL OUTINGS, ETC. IN 2024, RAPP AT HOME PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 644 RIDES TO AGING ADULTS, WITH VOLUNTEERS DONATING ALMOST 40,000 MILES. EXPENSES INCLUDE RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF VOLUNTEERS, MARKETING, SUPPLIES AND VOLUNTEER INSURANCE COSTS, AND BACKGROUND CHECKS.