Senior  Friendship Centers has received a $5,000 grant from the Linnie E. Dalbeck Memorial Foundation Trust to underwrite program support for Powerful Tools for Caregivers. This program addresses the needs of individuals caring for a frail elder through using Powerful Tools for Caregivers, a six week educational curriculum teaching caregivers how to cope with the challenges and joys of caregiving. The granttwill enable Senior Friendship Centers broaden its outreach to caregivers by training volunteers  to become program instructors and expand outreach to ethnically diverse populations.

 “We are deeply appreciative of this grant from the Linnie E. Dalbeck Memorial Foundation Trust,” said Robert Carter, Senior Friendship Centers President and CEO. “ This funding  will enable us to reach out with support and education to the caregivers in our communities who are facing one of the most challenging times in their lives.”

Senior Friendship Centers is currently recruiting volunteers for this program. More information on the Powerful Tools for Caregivers program or to volunteer, call  941.556.3245, or emailing nhobson@friendshipcenters.org.

Senior Friendship Centers is a nonprofit organization which has been helping older adults live with dignity and independence since 1973 by providing supportive aging services, health care, senior centers, nutrition programs, adult day services, and caregiver support.