ACCOMPANYING MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS Customer base • People aged 65 and over. • Residents of the Saint-Laurent borough.
Objectives • Accompany a person by taxi, public transit and paratransit for medical appointments. • Secure a person during their medical appointments.
HELP WITH CORRESPONDANCE
Customer base • People aged 65 and over. • Residents of the Saint-Laurent borough.
Goal • Help someone who cannot travel to read or write their mail.
HELP WITH SHOPPING
Customer base • People aged 65 and over. • Residents of the Saint-Laurent borough.
Goal • Help someone who can not go shopping.
TAX ASSISTANCE
Customer base • Persons with incomes not exceeding $ 25,000 for a single person and $ 30,000 for a couple, with a temporary or permanent loss of autonomy. • People aged 65 and over. • Residents of the Saint-Laurent borough.
Goal • Help a person who can not move and whose only income is the government old-age pension with the guaranteed supplement, to complete the tax forms. Cost: $ 10
HELP
Customer base • People aged 65 and over. • Residents of the Saint-Laurent borough.
Goal • Provide small services inside a person's home that do not require physical strength from the volunteer.
GUARDIANSHIP
Customer base • People aged 65 and over. • Residents of the Saint-Laurent borough. • In loss of autonomy, asking for a diligent presence at his side, but with a certain mobility. • Living at home with a caregiver. Objectives • Give respite to the caregiver by providing a home babysitting service. • Allow the person with a loss of autonomy to remain in their usual environment and enjoy a friendly presence.
MEALS-ON-WHEELS
Customer base • Persons aged 65 and over with incomes not exceeding $ 25,000 for a single person and $ 30,000 for a couple, with a temporary or permanent loss of autonomy, handicapped or convalescence. • Residents of the Saint-Laurent borough.
objectives • Deliver frozen meals at home. • Contribute to home support. Cost: $ 5 per meals
FRIENDLY PHONE CALLS
Customer base • Single and / or isolated people. • People aged 65 and over. • Residents of the Saint-Laurent borough.
Goal • Secure and break the isolation of seniors through weekly phone calls.
TRANSPORT TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS Customer base • Persons with incomes not exceeding $ 25,000 for a single person and $ 30,000 for a couple, with a temporary or permanent loss of autonomy. • People aged 65 and over. • Residents of the Saint-Laurent borough. objectives • Offer moral support during medical appointments. • Provide safe transportation. • Accompany the person from home to return.
FRIENDLY VISITS
Customer base • Single and / or isolated people. • People aged 65 and over. • Residents of the Saint-Laurent borough.
Goal • Break the isolation of seniors with visits from a volunteer once a week.
Objectif • Briser l’isolement des aînés grâce aux visites d’une personne bénévole une fois par semaine.
SUPPORT GROUP Customer base • Residents of Saint-Laurent • People aged 65 and over • bereaved
Objectives
• Break loneliness and isolation • Offer a space for discussion and sharing of experiences related to bereavement • Promote the expression of emotions, fears and suffering • Give participants the necessary tools to rebuild themselves.
Join the ABC Center support group
• Free service • Group of 8 participants maximum • Spring-Summer Session: April 21st to June 9th, 2017 • Thematic meetings and psychosocial workshops, every Friday from 2h to 4h at the ABC Center.
Self Training for Zoom, the videoconference software
