BY CODY THORN
Serving Our Seniors provides aid in Northeast Tarrant County Elizabeth Grace has seen the growing needs of seniors in Northeast Tarrant County in her four years as the executive director of Serving Our Seniors. The nonpro t is based in Richland Hills and pro- vides services to seniors in 11 cities in the county. The three main needs that Serving Our Seniors provides is transportation, minor home repairs and social outreach. Grace said she sees the needs of those 65 and older each day and then works to help navigate those situations. She noted the nonpro t provides annual home safety checks through volunteer work and recalled one incident where they learned a senior had a broken hot water heater and had been without hot water for more than a year. How we got here Serving Our Seniors was established in 1981 with a $60 budget for two social workers, Beth Cochran and Mari Donaldson. The two used o ce space at Richland Hills United Methodist Church to buy phones and started to make calls to help get needed items for seniors, according to the nonpro t’s website. What they’re saying Grace said that more than 920 seniors have used at least one of their three services through mid-November, but she often has to work with other nonpro t partners, such as Meals On Wheels of Tarrant County, to help meet needs.
Serving Our Seniors partners with local schools to provide entertainment from students during various holiday seasons.
PHOTOS COURTESY SERVING OUR SENIORS
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3401 S. Booth Calloway Road, Richland Hills www.servingourseniorstexas.org
One service provided is volunteer transportation.
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