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Piedmont Senior Resources (PSR) is proud to announce that it has received a $10,000 TRUIST Foundation COVID-19 Response grant for its home-delivered meal program, specifically toward the purchase of a new retro-fitted refrigerator van to safely transport meals to older adults.
PSR provides home delivered meals, COVID-19 care packages, pet food, shelf-stable boxes and more essentials to more than 500 older adults across Amelia, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway and Prince Edward counties. This grant, one which became available through the Meals on Wheels of America network, is just another opportunity PSR staff have identified and captured for the benefit of our clients and region. “With our two refrigerator vans aging, we put top priority on seeking funding for a new vehicle to better help us get more meals and essentials to our clients,” said Director of Transportation and Nutrition Thomas Jordan Miles III. “This grant will help offset the cost of the purchase of a new van, which will allow us to expand our delivery capacity and eventually replace our aging fleet.” Miles said the agency and the region are thankful for TRUIST’s corporate responsibility to the community. For more information about PSR’s home-delivered meal program, contact Miles at 434-767-5588.  PSR received a $50K grant to support senior SNAP Enrollment. This grant will assist in closing the hunger gap and enhance access to SNAP benefits for our seniors in the seven rural counties we service, giving them the opportunity to access healthier foods and live a healthier life.
This grant from The National Council on Aging’s Center for Benefits Access will allow PSR to expand services to our current clients and also support new clients. PSR can significantly impact hundreds of the seniors in our communities. Our aging population continues to climb, challenging our agency to provide quality services to the increasing number of seniors. Piedmont Senior Resources Area Agency on Aging staff recently attended the 2020 Virtual Meals on Wheels of America Conference, originally scheduled to be held in Califorina. The conference included numerous sessions, one of which PSR staff members Jordan Miles and Nikki Dean led discussions on how small programs and agencies have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in serving older adults. Pictured are Jordan Miles and Nikki Dean leading discussions via the virtual platform with Meals on Wheels members from across the United States.
Piedmont Senior Resources Area Agency on Aging is partnering with the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts in an effort to deliver more engaging activities to homebound older adults across the seven-county region PSR serves. The bags included sun catcher art crafts and a word search related to sun catchers, and were recently delivered to homebound older adults. Pictured with LCVA craft bags are Nikki Dean and Jordan Miles with PSR.  PSR recently participated in fiscal training with the Virginia Association of Area Agencies on Aging in Richmond. Pictured are, from left, PSR CEO Justine Young, VAAAA President Thelma Bland Watson, and PSR Director of Transportation, Nutrition and Medical Transportation Jordan Miles. Not pictured is Mari Rodgers, PSR CFO.  Piedmont Senior Resources Area Agency on Aging (PSRAAA), a private non-profit organization dedicated to serving the needs of senior citizens (i.e. 60 years and older) within the Piedmont Planning District #14 (i.e. Amelia, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, and Prince Edward counties), intends to enter into a Contract to procure frozen meals in accordance with applicable state and federal law governing federally-funded meal programs for the year of October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2022. Find more specific details in the request packet below. The application is also attached towards the end of the packet and can be printed or downloaded to your computer to be filled out.  Pictured packing Santa for Seniors bags in December are, from left, April Ross, Navona Hart, and Lexie Sprague. Sprague and Ross work for Piedmont Senior Resources (PSR), which earned more than $8,500 through the 2019 Subaru Share the Love Event. Hart’s Real Living Cornerstone has been a key sponsor of the project for many years. Piedmont Senior Resources (PSR) Area Agency on Aging has been notified by Meals on Wheels of America of its success in earning more than $8,500 in grant money through its efforts on the Santa for Seniors Project with The 2019 Subaru Share the Love Event, held last Christmas.
With the help of many volunteers and staff, PSR stuffed more than 500 bags with toilet paper, cleaning supplies, dish liquid, laundry detergent, bars of soap, shampoo, lap blankets, canned goods, non-perishable food, tooth paste, tooth brushes, and more. This is the fourth year PSR has participated in Subaru Share the Love Event. “More than 30 volunteers, advocates, students, and community leaders helped us pack hundreds of bags filled with toiletries and household staples for older adults in the region just in time for Christmas,” said PSR CEO Justine A. Young, in reference to the project. “Students and staff from Buckingham County High School volunteered to help pack bags, along with employees of New Century Hospice and members of Ward's Chapel United Methodist Church, along with other community volunteers.” Young confirmed that PSR knows and has been told that often, these are the only gifts clients receive during the holiday season. Over the last 11 years, Subaru of America and its participating retailers have donated more than $145 million to help those in need. By the end of this, the 12th year, Subaru and its participating retailers will have donated over $170 million to help those in need through the Share the Love Event. Real Living Cornerstone—Navona Hart, along with Alcova Mortgage—Tony Markland, and many other businesses and individuals provided cash toward the purchase of the items that weren’t donated. Hart has been a steadfast supporter of PSR and this event since the first Christmas project began, and the agency is grateful for her support. “As a member of our small community, I love how organizations and the community come together to ‘Share the Love’ with our seniors. This opportunity that Subaru provides is so important for places and organizations like PSR. I look forward to supporting and participating for years to come.” PSR kicked off The 2019 Subaru Share the Love Event last November with a Farmville Area Chamber of Commerce after-hours event to ring in the holiday season. Guests came with donations for the event and enjoyed beverages and an opportunity to mingle. In early December, PSR held a fundraising effort in partnership with North Street Press Club, not only soliciting monetary donations, but also items that have been packed in the bags. The Virginia Department of Health is holding a FREE COVID-19 testing event on this Saturday starting at 10 a.m. at Central High School in Lunenburg County, located at 131 KV Road, Route 40, in Victoria. The VDH has 500 tests they can administer to anyone in the region. Please help us spread this good news throughout the region. We urge social distancing and the wearing of face coverings and masks.
We're so proud to partner with the Department of Aging and Dominion Energy to get air conditioners to older adults with respiratory issues! Please share this with any older adults or their loved ones who you think could benefit.
2020 Senior Cool Care Program What is Senior Cool Care? This year marks the 30th year Dominion Energy has provided fans, and now single-room air conditioners, for eligible seniors, age 60 and older, who need additional cooling in their homes. Call us at 434-767-5588 or email us at rplonski@psraaa.org if we can help! General Information • Sponsored by Dominion Energy • Program runs from June 1 through the last working day of September 2020 • Area Agencies on Aging collaborate with their local retailers to purchase single-room air conditioners at the best price • Fans are available (if the senior prefers) https://domsavings.com/va/rhea/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwwr32BRD4ARIsAAJNf_1n_tLn_aPswfkFwIqCN2jXAMhsr6beOdTptJ4G4KSD3iJVg5-K_eAaAiCQEALw_wcB |
