Community Teamwork Inc

Community Teamwork, Inc. Is an $80MILLION Community Action Agency Serving Over 50,000 Low Income Clients From Throughout the Greater Lowell Area With a Wide Range of Programs That Include: All Three Senior Corps Volunteer Programs, Child, Family and Adolescent Services, Housing and Homeless Services and Energy and Community Resources. Our Mission Is to Be a Catalyst for Social Change, We Strengthen Communities and Reduce Poverty by Delivering Vital Services and Collaborating With Key Stakeholders to Create Housing, Education and Economic Opportunities. We Request $334,664 for the Senior Companion Program for This Grant Cycle to Support 56 Vsys/unduplicated Volunteers. the Primary Focus Area of the Project Is Healthy Futures - Aging in Place. This Will Allow Us to Provide High Quality Volunteer Management to Have the Ability for Volunteers to Continue to Provide Critically Important Service Across Our Community, to Frail and Fragile Seniors With a Focus on Keeping Them Safe at Home, as Well as Helping Them to Remain Engaged in Our Community. We Work With a Wide Range of Institutions in Our Community Such as Local Senior Centers, Community Housing Projects, and Other Elder Focused Agencies. Our Community Is Facing Increasingly Challenging Socio-economic Circumstances and Is Home to Over 50 Different Ethnic and Cultural Backgrounds. Yet We Can Boast of a Highly Engaged and Partnership Driven Community of Institutions. Cti's Senior Corps Volunteer Programs Have Established Themselves as a Vital Contributor Across the Entire Spectrum of Needs Here in Our Community. Our Senior Companion Volunteers Help Frail and Fragile Seniors to Take Advantage of Social and Health Focused Activities, Stay Engaged in Their Communities and Safely Maintain Themselves in Their Own Homes. Senior Companion Program Volunteers Make Critical Contributions to the Quality of Life in Our Region. Community Teamwork and Our Community as a Whole Is Committed to Nurturing and Supporting This Valued Program.