Services

Free help for people 65 and over living at home in Howard County, IN

Services provided by volunteers
Staff conduct phone in-take to determine eligibility
Eligibility determined without regard to income, ethnicity, religious affiliation or other distinction
Community resource info provided to ineligible inquiries
Housekeeping, med reminders, meal prep, personal care not available

Services Include:

Companionship

Transportation

Grocery Assistance

Medicare Counseling

Companionship

Shopping – volunteer shopping for homebound senior

Volunteer picks up list & check/credit card/cash; shops at local store
Schedule 7 – 10 days in advance
Not available for prescriptions

Pen Pals - through Adopt-A-Grandparent program; student, group & individual writers

Seniors receive monthly note
No expectation of a reply
Additional greetings during Christmas

Grocery Assistance

Volunteers shop and deliver groceries to homebound seniors once a month

Assistance limited to 45 seniors, currently a waiting list
$60 of groceries/household items monthly
Kokomo Aldi, Kroger, Meijer
Phone in list by 10th of month
No charge for groceries thanks to Community Partners

City of Kokomo - CDBG funding
Community Howard Regional Health – Health Equity Grant
Center Township
Shiloh United Methodist Church
Hunger Heroes donations

Senior Medicare Patrol

Prevent. Detect. Report. Medicare fraud.

- Official Indiana Senior Medicare Patrol (INSMP) site
- Free, objective, confidential, local assistance
- State-trained volunteer counselors
- In-Person appointments, walk in, appointments preferred
- Most Tuesdays & Thursdays, 8:30 am – 3 pm
- Christ Lutheran Church, 3401 S. Dixon Rd, Kokomo, IN 46902
- Available for group presentations or community events

Visit our SHIP Facebook page

Medicare counseling

Help people navigate Medicare options

- Official State Health Insurance Programs (SHIP) site
- Free, objective, confidential, local assistance
- State trained volunteer counselors
- Not affiliated with any insurance agent or company
- In-Person appointments, walk in, appointments preferred.
- Appointments Only Monday - Thursdays, 10:30 am – 3 pm
- Christ Lutheran Church, 3401 S. Dixon Road, Kokomo, IN 46902
- Family members welcome during appointments

Transportation

Volunteers use personal vehicles to drive seniors

Rides within Howard County for medical appointments, bank, store, etc.
Drop-off or stay with senior
One ride per week
Schedule 7 – 10 days in advance
Senior needs to be ambulatory, not reliant on wheelchair