Seniors Resource Centre of Newfoundland & Labrador

Services

Foot Care Clinics
Friendly Visiting Program
Grocery Bus
Income Tax Clinics
SnowBusters
Volunteer Driving

For these and other programs of interest, please call our office 737-2333
or toll free( within Newfoundland and Labrador) 1-800-563-5599

Seniors' Grocery Bus - Door to door service to Bidgood's three times a week. (Sponsored by Bidgood's Supermarket, Transportation by Cook's Bus & Charter)

How the Grocery Bus Program Works:

STEP 1	Contact the Seniors Resource Centre at 737-2333. The coordinator will discuss the program with you.
STEP 2	If you are interested in shopping at Bidgood's Supermarket, the coordinator will take your name, address and telephone number; and arrange the say and time for you to be picked up each week.
STEP 3	Every Monday the coordinator, or a volunteer at the Seniors Resource Centre will call you to see if you want to go shopping that week.
STEP 4	The Grocery Bus will come to your door at the prearranged time and drive you to Bidgood's Supermarket.
STEP 5	When your shopping is completed, your groceries will be individually boxed, tagged and placed on the bus.
STEP 6	You can enjoy a complimentary cup of tea or coffee at Bidgood's Cafe.
STEP 7	Your groceries will be carried into your kitchen when we return to your home.

How Can the Program Help You?

Through Providing a cost efficient means of transportation fro grocery shopping. It is also an alternative for seniors who dislike winter driving.
Through the promotion of greater self-sufficiency, independence and responsibility.
Through providing an opportunity to socialize with other seniors in the community.

Volunteers

Are interviewed by the Program Coordinator.
Are there to assist seniors with their shopping, if desired.
Receive training and support from the Seniors Resource Centre.

Grocery Bus Program Schedule:

Tuesdays: 12:00pm - 4:30pm
Wednesdays: 8:30am - 12:30pm & 12:30pm - 4:30pm

COST: $11.00/round trip or $50.00 for a 5 round-trip pass

The Grocery Bus presently services St. John's and Mount Pearl.
We Pick up from apartment buildings and private homes.
The bus can accommodate a maximum of 16 people per trip and is senior-friendly.

Friendly Visiting Program - This wonderful program matches seniors who have limited social contact, with a volunteer who visits once a week.

How the Friendly Visiting Program Works

Seniors

STEP 1	If you are a senior or know of a senior who may enjoy a friendly visitor please contact the Seniors Resource Centre.
STEP 2	The program coordinator will visit you, the senior, in your own home to discuss your likes and dislikes. .
STEP 3	The program coordinator will select a volunteer for you and come along with them for the first visit.
STEP 4	If you feel you would like this volunteer to continue visiting you, confirm this with the program coordinator. The coordinator will then call you regularly.
STEP 5	If you have any concerns please feel free to contact the coordinator at any time.

Volunteers

STEP 1	Contact the Seniors Resource Centre and express your interest in becoming a Friendly Visitor.
STEP 2	The coordinator will arrange a personal interview with you.
STEP 3	The coordinator will accompany you on your first visit.
STEP 4	If you decide to continue to visit the senior, we request that you visit once a week for 1 - 2 hours. The coordinator will call you regularly.

What the Friendly Visiting Program Can Offer You:

A supportive friendship
Regular visits/calls from your volunteer
A link to other programs and services of the Seniors Resource Centre and within the community.

Please note that volunteers...

Are interviewed and screened personally by the volunteer coordinator.

SnowBusters Program - offered from December to April ( Pending funding). A path from the door to the street is shoveled.

Foot Care Clinics - Offered by the Victorian Order of Nurses once per month at our office.

Income Tax Clinics - Generally offered in March of each year is offered free of charge by Accountants from the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Volunteer Driving - Volunteers provide transportation to seniors in need. Volunteers are desperately needed for this service. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer driver, please contact the Seniors Resource Centre.