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Agency/Entity Name
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Partnering/Collaboration/Referral
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AARP
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Educational information, tax preparation, advocacy, senior safety isues.
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Adult Foster Care Facilities
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Information and referral, community outreach, partnering with health fairs
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American Red Cross
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Staff training, emergency response needs, blood drives, information and referral
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Area Health Care Providers
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Educational Seminars, Health Clinics, Foot Clinics, disease screening, Hearing clinics, vision awareness, Nutrition Education, Information and Referral/ Free Health Service (Riverside)
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Area Libraries
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Activities, Book exchange, information and referral, community outreach and marketing, facility use
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Area Pharmacies
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Emergency Voucher Recipients, Brown Bag Prescription events, medication management, drug interaction information, educational presentation, blood pressure clinics.
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Assisted Living Facilities
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Outreach, information and referral, community services, activities, marketing, caregiver support facilitation
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Business Owners
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Donations, Senior Discount Programs, Community Engagement, Restaurant Partnerships, Publicity, Information and Referral, Community/Public Support, volunteer development
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Care Management
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Case Coordination, Service Provision/Collaboration, Information and Referral
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Chambers of Commerce
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Marketing, Promotion, Community Engagement, Business Relationahip Development, Educational Seminars, Partnerships in Advocacy, Information and Referral
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Churches
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Community Outreach, Information and Referral, Service Projects
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Community Mental Health
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Referral of clients with mental illness or substance abuse, Adult counseling collaboration
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Community Probation Center
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Assistance with moving homes, Cleaning at the Center, Painting, Emergency Meal shelf stable meal packing
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Department of Community Health
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Food Licensing, Food Safety, Environmental Health, Water Quality Response Issues, Home Safety, Information and Assistance, Immunizations, Educational Material, Aging Services through AAAIIIC, advocacy.
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Department of Human Services
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Adult Protective Services Referral, Emergency Housing, Utility Assistance, Benefits Assistance, In home Care referrals, Emergency Home Repair, Durable Medical Equipment
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Economic Development Commission
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Community Outreach, Demographic information, access to business owners, marketing
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Experience Works
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Adult Volunteer Workers, Community Engagement
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Food Pantries
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Emergency Food, Food Assistance
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Foster Grandparent Program
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Transportation, Bus Tickets, Information and Referral, Community Engagement, social engagement,
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Gecko Security Systems
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Personal Emergency Response Systems (5 units) donation/service/ information and referral
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Glen Oaks Community College
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Educational opportunities, Community Engagement, Lifelong Learning, work/study interns, healthcare programs.
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Health Trac
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Program Collaboration with Disease Prevention and Fitness Fair
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Home Health Agencies
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Extended or after hours in home care, information and referral, urgent or emergency care, coordinated care
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Hospice Agencies
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Community Support groups, Hospice Care, Information, Referral, Case Coordination, Service Provision.
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Legal Services of South Central Michigan
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Information and referral, community outreach, educational seminars
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Local School Systems
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Computer Labs, intergenerational programming, marketing, service clubs, COA provides Informantion on caregiver services (grandparents raising grandchildren)
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Long Term Care Facilities
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Potential Case Coordination/Road to Recovery, Information and Referral, transportation services, activities, medical escort services, Referral to SPE/Waiver/Care Management/Ombudsman Referral when needed.
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Medicaid Waiver Agents
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Case Coordination, Service Provision/Collaboration/ Staff Training assistance, quality assurance through provider evaluation
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Medical Equipment Companies
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Information and referral, community outreach, partnering with health fairs
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Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program
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Information and referral, advocacy, service provision, educational programs
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MI Café
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Service provision, referral, information and assistance
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Michigan Ombudsman
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Advocacy, information, referral, networking, educational information
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Municipal Departments
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Lawn Mowing at Center, Information, Referral, Housing inspection and access to Community Development Block Grants and other grants, Community Outreach, Animal Control, Community Activities
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New Dawn Day Services
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Client Referrals, Caregiver Support, assistance during caregiver events
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Salvation Army
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Emergency Housing, Assistance with Food and Clothing
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Senior Residential Facilities
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Outreach, Case Coordination, community engagement opportunities, well checks, In home Services, Access Services, Service Provision and Advocacy
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South West Michigan Food Bank
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Emergency Shelf Stable Food items, food items to reduce meal costs, bingo prizes and door prizes for events.
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St. Joseph County Emergency Network
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County Coordination of emergency response systems, information and referral
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St. Joseph County Parks and Recreation
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Activities, community engagement, social wellbeing, educational opportunities
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St. Joseph County Sheriffs Dept.
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Coordinates programs to assit seniors with scams and other criminal activites and assists with food conctracted services
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St. Joseph County Transit Authority
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Transportation, Bus Tickets, Specialized Service Transportation
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State and Federal Agencies
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Advocacy, grants, information, referral, quality assurance , networking
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Sturgis Hospital
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Educational Programming, Client Referrals, Case Coordination
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Sturgis Senior Center
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Partnering, Information and Referral, Community Focal Point, service provision, access to food bank, marketing, facility use
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Three Rivers Health System
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Educational Programming, Client Referrals, Case Coordination
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Y.O.U.
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Youth Volunteer Workers, Training and support
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