HANCI - Services - Senior Companion Program

Senior Companion ProgramThe 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

 

Jeanne Beales

Community Member

 

Susan Christian

Office For Aging

 

Gerald Hathaway

Community Member

 

Claudia Kurtzworth

Niagara County Health Department

 

Janice Lewis

John Duke Senior Center

 

Marlene Marciniak

DeGraff ADC

 

Joyce Owen

Briarwood Manor

 

Ann Palmer

St. John AME Church

 

Wilhelmina Polk

Senior Companion

 

Kathy Rodriguez

Native American Community Services

 

Colleen Slate

The Dale Association


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