What Our Program Provides

"Helping Hands Outreach to Elders has saved my life!” is one comment from a woman in her 80s who had lost any hope of being able to stay in her lifelong home. Her sentiments are echoed by many others who have been helped by neighborly Helping Hands volunteers over the past 7 years in rural northeast Stearns County, Minnesota.  In fact, 382 older adults have been given over 30,483 hours of free services to help them remain their homes!

    We provide a wide variety of services through a network of neighborhood volunteers. We try to listen to the needs expressed by elders while appreciating their strengths. We respect and defer to the caring of immediate family members and friends and work with them to lend a hand to the elder. When appropriate, we help the elder access other helpful resources.

    The “neighbor to neighbor” approach builds on trusting relationships, and links the elders to the broader community.

Actual services:

	Transportation
	Shopping and Errands
	Personal Care and Hygiene
	Light Housework and Laundry
	Meal Preparation
	Nutrition and Exercise Education
	Post Hospital Follow-Up Support
	Lawn and Garden Care
	Simple Home Repair
	Snow Removal
	Friendly Visiting
	Phone Contact
	Respite Care for Caregivers
	Assistance with Forms and Paperwork

Today in a given month we serve about 50 elders and their caregivers with over 450 hours of service. Each year our records show that we are serving not only more people, but are also providing more services to the same people.

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