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Nonprofit collecting items Saturday for seniors in need
Read full article: Nonprofit collecting items Saturday for seniors in needJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – ElderSource is hosting a community donation Shop & Drop event at its Mandarin headquarters on Saturday to benefit local seniors. The local nonprofit organization is asking people to purchase and drop off nonperishable items that seniors need. ElderSource staff members will accept donations in the parking lot at 10688 Old St. Augustine Road from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. They will sort, bag and deliver the items to elderly members of the community who are in need. Items that ElderSource officials hope will be dropped off include:Hand wipes, sanitizerTissuesAdult coloring books, colored pencils, crayons, pensActivities books – word search, Sudoku, playing cardsToiletries – soap, shampoo, toothpaste and toothbrush*No sweets, canned or boxed food or perishables.
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New program gives you a chance to comfort lonely seniors in isolation
Read full article: New program gives you a chance to comfort lonely seniors in isolationJACKSONVILLE, Fla. A recently created telephone program, Caring Connections, is working to break the chains of loneliness for elders in Jacksonville and beyond. The program has been in effect since fall, but a newly awarded $83,000 grant is giving the effort a huge boost. Employees of ElderSource match volunteers with seniors and then volunteers make calls to seniors twice a week, just to check-in. The program was designed for seniors living at home, but residents of long-term care facilities are also eligible. Levins said the feedback shes received from the 20 seniors already participating in the program has been overwhelmingly positive.