In addition to medical and personal care services, LSS offers three United Way programs: The Good Neighbor Program, Outreach Social Services and the Volunteer Money Management Program. These programs are available to older adults age 60 and older, and disabled adults age 50 and older. Services are offered in St. Louis City and County, St. Charles and Jefferson County.

Good Neighbor Program
The Good Neighbor Program started over 25 years ago under the premise that people without special training could provide companionship and assistance with the tasks of daily living, enabling elderly and disabled adults to continue living at home.

This program provides free referral to independent caregivers. Services provided are non-medical, require a four-hour minimum and may include:

• Preparation of Meals
• Light Cleaning
• Laundry
• Shopping
• Assistance with Personal Hygiene
• Assistance with Walking and Transfers
• Companionship

“Handyman” referrals are also provided through the Good Neighbor Program as a community service. These services may include:

• Home Repair
• Yard Work
• Gutter Cleaning
• Electrical
• Plumbing
• Carpentry

To reach a Good Neighbor Program Coordinator for more information, rates or a “Handyman” referral, please call 314-446-2471 or 314-446-2517.

Outreach Social Services
Simply by making a phone call to one of the numbers listed below, you’ve taken the first step in connecting to multiple resources for older and disabled adults. On the other end of the line, you’ll find the LSS Outreach Workers who specialize in linking those seeking assistance to multiple service providers and community agencies.

Information regarding age-related topics from A to Z are typically provided over the phone and can include:

• Homemaking
• Personal Care
• Nutrition
• Socialization
• Personal Companion
• Respite Care
• Adult Day Care
• Transportation
• Medicare and Medicaid Coverage
• Residential or Skilled Nursing Facilities
• Other Resources as Needed

An in-home assessment resulting in a written plan of recommendations and resources detailing a network of supportive services can also be provided on a sliding-scale basis. Limited case management is also available on a sliding scale basis.

To reach Outreach Social Services, please call 314-446-2472, 314-446-2475 or 314-446-2521.

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Volunteer Money Management Program (VMMP)
When considering factors that force older adults to sacrifice living independently, the inability to perform tasks such as signing a check, sorting the mail or reading a bank statement doesn’t often come to mind. However, sometimes it’s the simplest tasks that present the greatest challenges to the elderly and the disabled.

VMMP seeks to help those individuals by providing a volunteer to assist with:

• Bill Organization
• Check Writing
• Statement Balancing
• Financial Paperwork

VMMP is a service designed particularly for individuals or couples who have no other help available on a regular basis. Clients must have a checking account in order to participate.

“Without warning, I lost my eyesight due to macular degeneration,” said one VMMP client. “When I confided to my nurse that I was having difficulty paying my bills because I couldn’t see, she referred me to the program. VMMP turned out to be exactly what I needed!”

VMMP clients are charged fees based on a sliding scale, determined by monthly income. It is an interfaith partnership of LSS and Jewish Family and Children’s Services. For more information about VMMP, please call 314-446-2474 or 314-812-9327.

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