About Harvest Years Senior Center
Mission: Harvest Years Senior Center, Incorporated has proudly carried out its service motto of "Seniors Helping Seniors" and our mission: To Achieve Fulfillment through Services,Programs,Meals and Activities “AS A WAY OF LIFE”for the past 47 years. Senior citizens in Kent County Delaware have been served through the Senior Center Program as well as the Shopping Program operated by Harvest Years Senior Center.
Harvest Years Senior Center Program serves a current active membership group of 615+ with a comprehensive monthly calendar of educational, recreational, social and wellness activities both on and off site. A hot, nutritious, noon-time meal is prepared on-site and served restaurant style. The Shopping Program currently serves 121 eligible age 60 and over, Kent County Seniors with their grocery shopping needs. Concurrent trips can also be made to the pharmacy, bank and post office. The Shopping Program supports seniors’ independent living. Over 70% of the clients in the Shopping Program reside in subsidized senior housing in Kent County. We also were successful this past year delivering food boxes to homebound seniors because of Pandemic, and we our hoping to team up with the food bank this summer to continue this program. The Healthcare transport program, we transport homebound senior to and from their medical appointments, we now average over 104 trips a month. Harvest Years Senior Center now employs 8 part-time shoppers at an hourly rate and mileage reimbursement, and 1 medical driver at a hourly rate.
County Served:
Kent
Office Location(s):
Camden
Sector:
Human Services; Seniors