An estimated 65 SCP volunteers(63 federal & 2 non-federal) will serve in new haven county

CT. Volunteers will primarily serve in the greater new haven area which includes- new haven, west haven, hamden, milford and the meriden/wallingford area. Due to covid-19, volunteers will provide companionship and respite care services in-person and/or through virtual contact. All volunteers will have received their covid-19 vaccination and will be supplied with PPE for their own protection and their client's safety. Specific examples of service activities with older clients are: transportation to medical and non-medical appointments, escort service to appointments, in-person and/or virtual contact with clients to encourage participation in daily activities, sharing lunch, talking and listening, providing a sense of security to families, getting clients outside for walks and a change of scenery and an opportunity to connect with people in their community. Volunteers will be assigned to 11 volunteer sites such as senior centers, senior housing, adcs and respite care programs. The primary focus area for the SCP is healthy futures - aging in place - independent living and respite care. At the end of the 12 month period 70% of the clients served by the SCP will remain living in their community in a non-institutional setting, indicate their social isolation has deceased and their social network has increased or remained the same. The cncs federal investment of $409,340 will be supplemented by $80070 of match dollars.