Silver Key Senior Services

Silver Key reserve & ride - Silver Key provides door to door ada accessible transportation for medical appointments, shopping, group meals, social activities, and recreation trips. Reserve & ride transportation accommodates wheelchairs, walkers, those needing a lift device, oxygen, and other special needs. Any Senior, living in the pikes peak region, and registered with Silver Key's reserve & ride program can use this service to remain active and independent. During the year ending june 30, 2023, Silver Key provided 30,681 rides

Silver Key health & wellness - Silver Key's experienced case management and behavioral health team assists seniors and their families as they navigate the aging process. Holistic assessments are completed with each client served, to identify and resolve barriers to their continued independence and safety. Silver Key provides assistance with rent, utilities, medical expenses, benefit applications, food, transportation and budget coaching. Services are coordinated with many different agencies in el paso county and are targeted to help seniors achieve stability and maintain independence. During the year ended june 30, 2023, Silver Key case managers served 3,081 clients. And the Silver line, Silver Key's centralized call center, received over 32,399 calls

Silver Key home delivered meals, including meals on wheels - freshly prepared meals are conveniently brought to Silver Key clients at their home by friendly volunteers 3 or 5 days a week, with re-heatable meals available for the weekend. * Senior clients, caregivers or family members can arrange for and benefit from Silver Key's delivered meals programs. This nutritious and affordable meal delivery service is especially valuable for caregivers or family members who may be working, living out of town or unable to be there for their Senior loved ones every day. Silver Key is the area's meals on wheels provider, made possible through funding support from grants and community donations. With healthy food seven days a week, aging in place has never been easier! During the year ended june 30, 2023, Silver Key provided a total of 38,154 delivered meals through both programs. *frozen meals have been prepared and packaged for delivery since covid-19 safety protocols were instituted, effective march 2020.silver Key connections cafes - Silver Key provides food, friendship, and fun for anyone at 13 Silver Key connections cafe sites throughout the community, including one in woodland park. * visitors over 60 years in age are asked to pay $7.50 per meal. Hot, healthy meals in a social setting plus monthly nutritional education information help keep older adults engaged. During the year ended june 30, 2023, Silver Key provided 72,822 meals. Silver Key food pantry distributes food assistance to help seniors stretch their nutrition dollars by supplementing their diets with a variety of foods. Seniors who qualify for federal assistance with groceries each month are assisted through the csfp (commodity supplemental food program) and tefap (the emergency food assistance program). Foundation grants and donations also supplement the food items distributed through the food pantry. These food boxes and other food items allow seniors to Silver Key also provides food and assistance in a temporary emergency situation. Silver Key's food pantry is the largest of its kind in southern Colorado. During the year ending june 30, 2023, Silver Key provided 21,699 boxes of food to seniors in the community and 661,889 pounds of food

Silver Key thrift stores - community donations and purchases of gently used items, at the Silver Key thrift stores, support Silver Key's mission. Our murray store location also features durable medical equipment for clean, used wheelchairs, canes, and other mobility aids. During the year ended june 30, 2023, Silver Key thrift store sales were $282,224