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Adopt a Grandparent features three seasonal programs designed to benefit isolated, low income and/or mobility limited seniors:
 Our new Spring Clean Up program runs until July 31, 2013. Support seniors in your community!
Spring Clean Up is only in its second year and we are excited about the new directions this program is taking CSRS. A major barrier to seniors remaining independent is their inability to perform basic home maintenance and yard work. Spring Clean Up works with volunteer groups to help seniors with landscaping and small outdoor projects to keep their home in good condition, improve their morale and sense of pride in their home and help keep neighbourhoods beautiful.
It is hard to imagine how painful it would be to sit by and watch the home you love become overgrown and slowly fall apart because you cannot do anything about it. Occasionally we notice the long grass on the house down the block, or the chipping paint on a neighbour's windows but we rarely think about the people inside those homes. In Calgary hundreds of those homes belong to vulnerable seniors who need help. With your support and the support of our community we can give them the safe and beautiful homes they deserve.
Fall Fix Up
Finally, the Fall Fix Up program is the newest member of our trio and is similar to Spring Clean Up in that it also engages corporate and community volunteer groups. What makes Fall Fix Up different is that instead of cleaning or yard work, this program involves small home maintenance and renovation projects (such as replacing flooring or building a ramp) that require some construction expertise.
Spring Clean Up & Fall Fix Up Frequently Asked Questions - PDF
Christmas Cheer Up
Our most well-known program is Christmas Cheer Up, which dispatches volunteer elves to deliver "stockings" filled to the brim (with both useful and luxurious items) and visit with lonely seniors for a few hours during the holiday season. |
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I felt so much better.
"It's been painful and embarrassing to watch my house fall into disrepair since my husband died and I couldn't do any work on it myself. I wanted to hire someone but they all charged too much and I couldn't afford their help on my income. I had given up to the idea that my house would ever be beautiful again until one day the phone rang and they asked me if I wanted to be a part of this program.
The group who came were so great. They worked with smiles on their faces while cleaning, fixing and painting and when they finished my house looked beautiful and I felt so much better." |
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