Results
Life: Act 2, in it's early stages of implementation, has already accomplished the following:- A partnership with the area's four primary hospitals (Mayo Clinic, Shands Jax, St. Vincent's Medical Center and Baptist Health) has been formed to identify strategies to integrate the hospital admission/discharge processes with the community's social service system for seniors
- A partnership with the collegiate, early literacy and children's books sectors has been formed to develop and distribute children's books containing positive senior/multi-generational themes in order to promote a positive view of seniors and aging
- The number of frail seniors on a waiting list for home delivered meals has been cut in half
- Over $1 million new dollars have been leveraged to invest in senior services
- Over $200,000 have been invested in community intergenerational activities
- Over $50,000 have been invested to create or expand 10 neighborhood projects designed to engage seniors in meaningful community activities
- The publication and distribution of two children's books: Molly and Me and I Saved the Day. Over 45,000 books were shared with children across Northeast Florida
For more info, contact Mark LeMaire, Director/Life: Act 2, at 904.390.3234
