Would you like to volunteer at H.O.M.E? We need volunteers for projects at our houses and in private homes of elderly homeowners.
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Established in 1995, the Shopping and Transportation Services provides a handicapped accessible shopping bus that regularly serves 37 senior buildings citywide. In addition to visiting supermarkets for groceries and prescriptions, the bus occasionally takes shoppers to retail department stores to enable seniors to purchase household and personal items.
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Piloted in 2000 and made a permanent part of H.O.M.E.’s services in 2001, the Upkeep and Repair Services Program provides elderly homeowners living in low-income neighborhoods south of North Avenue in Chicago with the free services of one of our three handymen to conduct minor indoor electrical, plumbing, and carpentry repairs focused on comfort and safety issues.
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H.O.M.E. is pleased and proud to be partnering with the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services/Senior Services-Area Agency on Aging, with the generous support of the Chicago Community Trust, to offer BenefitsCheckUps to seniors in our own programs and in communities throughout Chicago. We will assist clients in completing BCU questionnaires and in applying for identified benefits and services, with the goal of assisting 250 seniors through the process in 2010.
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The program was suspended in February 2009
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