Shepherd’s Center Central is a local leader in the regional effort to ensure that all people can age successfully. Their mission is to empower midlife and older adults to live healthy, engaged, and independent lives. Some of their programming includes:
Adventures in Learning
An interfaith, multi-cultural, and community-based program, Adventures in Learning meets 40 Fridays a year with an array of classes and luncheon speakers. The program is geared toward older adults who want to continue learning, become engaged in the community, and make new friends.
Meals on Wheels
The Meals on Wheels program at Shepherd’s Center Central mobilizes volunteers to deliver hot, nutritious meals to individuals, age 60+, who are homebound and live in the area of 31st Street to 85th Street and Stateline to east of Highway 71 in Kansas City, MO.
KC Rakes!
KC Rakes provides free yard raking service in the Kansas City service area for adults, over the age of 65, who own their home, cannot afford to pay for yard services, don’t have family who can assist them, and who can no longer do yard work on their own.
Medicare Counseling
Medicare Counseling provides information, assistance and encouragement to individuals and families in matters related to Medicare and related retirement living.
Senior Companion Program
This project trains and supervises adults 55+ to serve as helping companions to provide assistance and friendship to older adults that are at-risk or adults with disabilities so that they can maintain their independence in their own home. The Senior Companion Program is a project with the Corporation for National and Community Service since 1981.
Volunteers can interact with a variety of different programs! If you’re interested visit their website for more information.