Home improvements/environmental safety and efficiency/cooling

Clark and Cumberland counties are rural Illinois counties. Almost all our program participants are low-income. When senior and disabled community members become unable to safely navigate into or through their homes, we do our best to provide wheelchairs accessible ramps, grab bars, durable medical equipment and a home safety/fall risk assessments. We also strive to provide fans and window air conditioning units to those required to utilize oxygen and those with limiting lung and breathing issues. Providing these things makes life so much easier for those in need. All of these items, especially the wheelchair accessible ramps, are costly. One ramp has the potential to wipe out our yearly budget for home safety and improvements.
Our local middle school, Cumberland Middle, is excited to partner with us in raising money for Give65 in July. They are helping us host a Fortnite and Call of Duty video game tournament fundraiser. This will be a fun, intergenerational tournament. It will help Life Center raise money that is very much needed to continue functioning and providing imperative yet costly ramps and additional safety measures in the homes of some of the most senior and frail members of our community, all while the number of seniors and disabled people increase and funding remains virtually the same.
Thank you, in advance, for helping us continue to serve our community.

Support Free Rides for Seniors In-Need! Donations will be matched July 9 through July 11.

This year Vintage House is celebrating 10 years of providing free rides throughout Sonoma Valley to residents age 60 + who are no longer able to drive. myRide plays a critical role in the lives of those we serve by helping to reduce isolation and ensure that seniors in our community have the opportunity to remain active and engaged. myRide helps seniors participate in various life-enhancing outings like a trip to the grocery store, the bank, going for a haircut, or coming to Vintage House to take part in activities. Rides are provided by a corps of dedicated local volunteers who must pass a rigorous screening process. Last year alone, myRide provided over 4,000 rides to nearly 200 seniors that are unable to drive and are living on a fixed income.

MyRide is facing a $35,000 funding gap for the current fiscal year! Your support of myRide will help make it possible for seniors in our community to stay active, connected, and engaged. Please help seniors in-need by making a tax-deductible gift today! Thank You!

Senior Health Insurance Assistance Program

Trained and certified volunteers and staff provide unbiased, one-on-one counseling sessions, presentations, and counseling over the phone to help seniors navigate the complex Medicare system, enabling them to make informed choices from the vast array of plan options available. Assistance is also available to help with fraud and abuse issues, billing problems, appeal rights, and enrollment in financial assistance programs for low-income beneficiaries.

Nursing Home Concerts

The Intergeneration Orchestra of Omaha (IGO) is now in their 34th concert season! We are performing at area nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the greater Omaha Metropolitan area. Many of these locations do not have an entertainment budget that will cover the cost of a 50 piece orchestra like IGO. Our goal is to raise $2,100 which would cover the concerts from November-April .