Program helps seniors get social
A program aimed at helping socially isolated elderly residents reconnect with their community is being trialled in South Australia. Campbelltown Council last week voted to provide $10,000 funding to the In Your Street program.
A program aimed at helping socially isolated elderly residents reconnect with their community is being trialled in South Australia.
Campbelltown Council last week voted to provide $10,000 funding to the In Your Street program.
The Uniting Communities initiative, which runs for 12 months, will see local residents paired with elderly neighbours to help with daily tasks such as preparing meals and taking out bins.
The East Torrens Messenger newspaper reports the program, which aims to reduce residents’ reliance on home assistance services, will also encourage social interaction between partners and the wider community.
There are hopes the scheme will help bring younger and older generations together, giving older South Australians a sense of worth.
Uniting Communities will take a tea pot trailer to local streets to promote the program and help residents meet.
Does your neighbourhood have a similar initiative to bring together the young and old?
