Community Services Council of Brevard Project

By Group 6(The BEST group of the Class of 2007!)

Community Services Council Services Offered

Senior Helpline Seniors Assistance Program Community Care Programs Brevard Senior Nutrition Programs (Meals

on Wheels & Seniors at Lunch) Sunflower House Retired & Senior Volunteer Program Community Home Services Brevard Community Kitchen Private Pay Services

We Selected Projects for these

programs/services!

Meals on Wheels (Monday –Friday)

Dedicated to provide at least one wholesome meal that’s served to the most vulnerable residents of Brevard County

4000 Meals Delivered Weekly 576 Volunteers Year to Date 95 Separate Delivery Routes

Meals on Wheels Eligibility

Determined by need and not income based

Resident of Brevard County Over the age of 60 Home Bound with no other meal

preparation assistance

Meals on Wheels - Weekend Program

Only provided on a volunteer basis Volunteers must pay for the meals

and use their own cars On average, seniors get one weekend

meal a month from a volunteer organization

There are plenty of opportunities for the Brevard Community to work at increasing this average!

This is what we decided to do!

Meals on Wheels – Our Experience Began Saturday morning at the

Community Services Kitchen in Rockledge

Process was explained Divided up 10 Routes Loaded up the meals & Off we went!

Meals on Wheels – Our Experience

Not only did we deliver a meal, but we also provided contact to the outside world for these seniors

A safety check Good conversation

Meals on Wheels – Our Experience

Testimonials from Us

Lessons Learned Must have two people in the car Both should not be teenagers

Brevard Community Kitchen

Need – A Roof for their Outside Generator

Goal – To Supply Them One

Brevard Community Kitchen

Sunflower House Project – What is the Sunflower House?

Caregiver Resource Center inside Merritt Square Mall

Activities offered Senior Fitness Class Caregiver Support Group Florida Attorney General’s Seniors vs Crime Educational Classes on Alzheimers, etc. Health First Free Blood Pressure Checks Board Games/Crochet Group, etc. Other various special services

Sunflower House Project

GoalTo Help Seniors Become more Computer Efficient by Bringing Microsoft Digital Literacy Training to the Sunflower House

Sunflower House Project What is Microsoft Digital Literacy

Training/Certification Microsoft standard curriculum for

computing awareness and basic skills training.

Designed for adult learners new to computing

Internet Based - eLearning Five Modules – Computer Basics,

Internet & Web Basics, Productivity Software, Security & Privacy, Digital Lifestyle

Completion and successful passing of module tests leads to a Certification

Sunflower House Project – Steps to Get There

Supplied three computers Supplied a Train the Trainer person to help train our group

and the Sunflower House staff & volunteers how to proctor this training

Scheduled Training Classes for the next month where we proctor the training

Participate in the scheduled training Let Loose of the Sunflower House to proctor training to their

Seniors Another service has been developed for our Brevard

Seniors! Hooray!

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In Process √

Thank You!

Marci BrilleyDarrell MackJeff Mackie

Karen StricklandLaura Young