Page 11 - Palm City Spotlight - February '25

Palm City Spotlight, Page 11

In Your CommunItY

Council On Aging Martin

Begins Mobile Outreach

Service To Martin County
Seniors

A brightly colored bus with the Council on Aging
Martin County logo emblazoned on it is now bringing
services directly to seniors in neighborhoods throughout
Martin County.
“We realized how difficult it can be for some of our
vulnerable seniors to get to us,” Council on Aging Martin
President and CEO Karen Ripper said. “The best solution
for helping those in need is for us to go to them and
provide them with services and links to resources right
in their neighborhood.”
Board members, staff, funders, public officials and
supporters joined together on January 7 for the official
ribbon cutting for the bus, made possible with funding
from Impact100 Martin, the Wong Family Foundation,
and Cleveland Clinic Martin. The United Way of Martin
County is providing funding for the social worker, the
“navigator,” who is staffing the van. Council on Aging Martin County Board Members, staff and supporters gathered to celebrate the launch of the Elder Mobile
In just four weeks on the road in Hobe Sound and Stuart, Outreach Program bus on January 7. The bus is already making an impact in neighborhoods throughout Martin County.
the Elder Mobile Outreach Program staff has already
assisted more than 80 individuals with resources like neighborhoods,” Ripper said, “we will relieve some of the For more information about the Elder Mobile Outreach
securing affordable housing, referrals to Meals on Wheels stigma of asking for help and overcome any transportation Program and other services of the Council on Aging
or the Adult Day Club at the Kane Center, enrollment in challenges. Our community will be healthier as we address Martin County, visit www.coamartin.org.
the GUIDE program for people with dementia and their problems before they become catastrophes for seniors and
caregivers, medical consultation and screening from the their families.”
Day Primary Care Center, and assistance with everything
from unpaid utility bills to loneliness and isolation.
“Our overriding goal is to help seniors remain in their
own homes,” Ripper said. “With the right resources, they
can cope with the stresses of aging and continue to live
in their home with a sense of safety and security. It’s
a blessing to them as well as to their families and the
community.”
The Elder Mobile Outreach Bus will continue
adding stops to its itinerary, including Hobe Sound Monday, February 17
and Indiantown. “By meeting people in their own

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