Serving Seniors

NUTRITION - Serving Seniors Senior Nutrition Program ensures almost 8,000 low-income seniors have access to a nutritious diet, providing 1.4 million congregate and home-delivered meals a year. Meals are served from numerous congregate sites across San Diego County including Gary & Mary West Senior Wellness Center, and delivered directly to homebound seniors each day.

HOUSING - Serving Seniors provides robust senior housing programs that lift seniors out of homelessness and increase the stock of affordable senior housing in the region. The Transitional Housing Program helps homeless seniors get off the streets by providing transitional housing and supportive services as a direct stepping stone to permanent affordable housing. Case managers help clients apply for entitlements, save and budget their money, access health and community services, provide life skills training, and make regular in-unit check-ins.Serving Seniors affiliate entities Senior Housing Corporation and City Heights Senior Housing Corporation own 529 units of affordable senior housing. Serving Seniors provides meals, social services and socialization opportunities to senior residents.

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES - Serving Seniors team of health educators, social service case managers, and housing navigators provide an array of integrated health and social services that improve low-income seniors health and well-being.Case managers work one-on-one with clients to provide support for the complex, poverty-related issues that threaten their stability and well-being. For many clients without familial support, the case managers fill the role of a caring family member, providing a helping hand and a listening ear.