Spring 2015 SNAP Update

✉ by Joe Steiner, Chair, Safety & Security Committee
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The article below is adapted from the SNAP Spring 2015 Update.  I was privileged to work with Tiny Read directly in helping a member of our HOA who was in need of assistance. Tiny’s background in nursing and working with seniors contributed greatly in extending help to that resident. SNAP is a treasured asset to our HOA communities.

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SNAP programs and services began as a pilot project in Sunrise Mountain Ridge nearly seven years ago and quickly spread to other Sunrise communities through word of mouth. The 501 (c) (3) organization of “neighbors helping neighbors” provides support and assistance to disabled individuals and senior adults who choose to age-in-place in their own homes in the area bordered by Kolb/Sabino, Sunrise, Craycroft and River Roads—some 3800 homes and apartments. SNAP is a member of the Pima Council on Aging Neighbors Care Alliance and is funded by grants, corporate sponsorships and individual donations.

The organization is governed by a nine member Board of Directors (representing five different Sunrise HOAs). Board Meetings are open to interested persons from the service area; please call the SNAPLine at 437-9556 for meeting times and locations. In addition to its core services (transportation, caregiver relief, occasional meals, errands, phone reassurance etc.), SNAP provides ongoing health education programs, an annual Home~Garden and Treasures (fundraising) Tour and a variety of social events. In addition, consultation about senior issues such as health or housing challenges is available upon request. Office space is located at the Lutheran Church of the Foothills (5102 N. Craycroft Rd. at Territory Drive).

Please visit the website at www.sunrisesnap.org to see what else is going on with SNAP and how you might like to be involved. Quarterly updates are sent to HOA Presidents and SAC Chairpersons. From all of us with SNAP, Thank you for your continued support.

Spring 2015 Update

• SNAP’s website (www.sunrisesnap.org) is now linked to five HOA websites in Fairfield and we hope to have more connected by the end of the summer. Client and Volunteer Forms may be downloaded from the website and “snapshots” Newsletters are also available online.
• Family caregivers from Fairfield and their loved ones with dementia are invited to meet at Brookdale of Ventana Canyon for education, support and social respite programs on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month from 2-3:30 P.M. This is an ongoing program sponsored by SNAP, the Desert Southwest Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, and Brookdale Senior Living. For additional details please call the SNAPLine at 437-9556 and ask to speak with one of the Caregiver Support Project team members.
• SNAP will begin an extensive Senior Living / End of Life education series in mid-summer. Small group discussions and workshops will help older adults address and plan for several life challenges: legal issues, changes in mobility and housing, medication control, healthcare advocacy, in-home care, community resources, Hospice, and funeral arrangements. A complete program schedule will be available on the SNAP website by June 15th. There is no charge for these programs and you may participate in as many as you like.
• Over the summer months, SNAP will continue its Lunch Bunch offerings for fun and sociability from 11:30 – 1:00 PM on the last Wednesday of each month at the Sunrise Mountain Ridge clubhouse. Bring your own brown bag lunch and enjoy dessert and a beverage on the house!

✉ by Tiny Read, SNAP Coordinator * 907-6780