Special Programs for the Aging. Seniors in Service to Seniors (SISS) Project. AProgram of the Points of Light Foundation

摘要

The purpose of the 'Seniors in Service to Seniors' (SISS) pilot project conductedby The Points of Light Foundation was to demonstrate the local Volunteer Centers can play a key leadership role in mobilizing new, on-traditional volunteer resources to respond to the needs of at-risk, frail elderly. The primary goal of the project was to develop a replicable model in three communities for engaging older persons as volunteers in service to and on behalf of other older persons. While the overall impact on at-risk frail elderly was not measured as a result of this project, documented examples illustrate how senior volunteers were mobilized to help this population as well as other seniors in need. The model and findings from the SISS sites are being shared throughout the country with Volunteer Centers and other organizations interested in seniors and service.