The mission of senior friendship centers, INC. (SFC) is to promote health, dignity and quality of life throughout the journey of aging

Since 1973, SFC has been a national leader developing innovative, cost-effective approaches to address the needs of older adults and ease the aging journey. They have also successfully sponsored the rsvp LEE program for over 20 years. Rsvp of LEE county is submitting a renewal for a 3-year grant of a successful 2014 competition grant proposing an estimated 458 rsvp volunteers to impact almost 3,130 citizens, leveraging a requested grant amount of $50,228 with $20,000 local support from the united way of LEE, hendry, glades and okeechobee. The primary focus area will be healthy futures which will include aging in place-rsvp volunteers will provide companionship and transportation through weekly visits, weekly telephone calls, weekly or monthly transportation, and/or monthly food delivery for 310 isolated seniors allowing them to remain independent with 171 of them reporting increased social ties; meals on wheels services distributing food daily monday thru friday with extras for the weekend for 100 homebound disabled adults aged 21-59 and elderly clients 60 and over with 80 of them reporting increased food security. Obesity and food through "other services" with 2 food distribution/collection agencies collecting, sorting and distributing food for over 2,500 hungry children/adults. Through vita, rsvp volunteers will provide free tax preparation allowing 150 low income seniors and families to receive all they are owed to them while netting a total of at least $250,000 in refunds. Another 128 volunteers will engage in 2,500 hours of service in a number of activities that improve LEE county and help its citizens. They will also provide support to some of the agencies also engaged in output/outcome work plans.