HANCI - Services - Senior Companion Program
The Senior Companion Program matches individuals age 60 or older with seniors in need of support services or companionship throughout Niagara County.
Since 1980, the Niagara County Senior Companion Program has enriched the lives of seniors. Senior Companions provide friendship to their clients and assist with daily tasks necessary to maintain independence. The Senior Companion Program is sponsored by HANCI, the Corporation for National and Community Service, Niagara County Office for the Aging, United Way of Niagara, Eastern United Way, United Way of the Tonawandas and local contributions.
If you are at least 60 years of age, meet certain income eligibility requirements, are in good health and willing to provide assistance volunteering 15-40 hours a week, we want you to become a Senior Companion. What is needed is time, patience and an attitude of caring.
Senior Companions receive a tax-free stipend if income eligibility requirements are met. This stipend is not considered income for any purpose. Senior Companions also receive pre-service and monthly training, an annual physical exam, transportation assistance and supplemental insurance coverage while they are serving.
For more information, contact Debra Harden, Director of Senior Companion Program (SCP), at scp@hanci.com or 716-285-8224.
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Advisory Board Members | ||
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Jeanne Beales |
Community Member | |
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Susan Christian |
Office For Aging | |
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Gerald Hathaway |
Community Member | |
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Claudia Kurtzworth |
Niagara County Health Department | |
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Janice Lewis |
John Duke Senior Center | |
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Marlene Marciniak |
DeGraff ADC | |
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Joyce Owen |
Briarwood Manor | |
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Ann Palmer |
St. John AME Church | |
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Wilhelmina Polk |
Senior Companion | |
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Kathy Rodriguez |
Native American Community Services | |
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Colleen Slate |
The Dale Association | |
