Senior Companion

This program pairs low-income, able seniors with homebound, disabled, or critically ill peers, helping clients with activities of daily living and providing family caregivers much-needed respite. Companions are supervised and assigned to clients by local agencies, such as Memphis Housing Authority, St. Peter Manor, VA Hospital, Plough Towers, and Church Health Center.

Eligibility

Companions must be over age 55 and low-income, and complete 40-hour pre-service training. Clients from Shelby, Tipton, Fayette, and Lauderdale counties are chosen by agencies who identify those with greatest need.

Impact



Our partners

Senior Companion is funded in part by the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Aging Commission of the Mid-South, and Housing and Community Development.

  • Memphis was declared hunger capital of the U.S. in 2011

  • MIFA serves 55,000 individuals each year

  • 74% of children in MIFA's neighborhood live in poverty

  • 86% of every dollar donated goes directly to MIFA's programs

  • In the area MIFA serves, almost 30% of those over the age of 65 live alone

  • MIFA was founded in 1968

  • Memphis' unemployment rate has been close to 10% since 2009

  • MIFA's Ombudsman program's 2 staff and 60 volunteers serve over 7,000 residents of long term care facilities

  • Only 4.5% of residents in the 38126 ZIP code have college degrees

  • Emergency Services provided assistance for 25,000 people last year

  • In 2010 and 2011, 100% of COOL seniors graduated from high school

  • MIFA Meals on Wheels serves 1,800 seniors every weekday

Contact us

Dennis Moy
Program Manager
(901) 529-4535
dmoy@mifa.org

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