Community Services Council of Brevard Project By Group 6 (The BEST group of the Class of 2007!)

Community Services Council Services Offered  Senior Helpline  Seniors Assistance Program  Community Care Programs  Brevard Senior Nutrition Programs (Meals on Wheels & Seniors at Lunch)  Sunflower House  Retired & Senior Volunteer Program  Community Home Services  Brevard Community Kitchen  Private Pay Services We Selected Projects for these programs/ services!

Meals on Wheels (Monday –Friday)  Dedicated to provide at least one wholesome meal that’s served to the most vulnerable residents of Brevard County  4000 Meals Delivered Weekly  576 Volunteers Year to Date  95 Separate Delivery Routes

Meals on Wheels Eligibility  Determined by need and not income based  Resident of Brevard County  Over the age of 60  Home Bound with no other meal preparation assistance

Meals on Wheels - Weekend Program  Only provided on a volunteer basis  Volunteers must pay for the meals and use their own cars  On average, seniors get one weekend meal a month from a volunteer organization  There are plenty of opportunities for the Brevard Community to work at increasing this average! This is what we decided to do!

Meals on Wheels – Our Experience  Began Saturday morning at the Community Services Kitchen in Rockledge  Process was explained  Divided up 10 Routes  Loaded up the meals & Off we went!

Meals on Wheels – Our Experience  Not only did we deliver a meal, but we also provided contact to the outside world for these seniors  A safety check  Good conversation

Meals on Wheels – Our Experience  Testimonials from Us  Lessons Learned Must have two people in the car Both should not be teenagers

Brevard Community Kitchen Need – A Roof for their Outside Generator Goal – To Supply Them One

Brevard Community Kitchen

Sunflower House Project – What is the Sunflower House?  Caregiver Resource Center inside Merritt Square Mall  Activities offered Senior Fitness Class Caregiver Support Group Florida Attorney General’s Seniors vs Crime Educational Classes on Alzheimers, etc. Health First Free Blood Pressure Checks Board Games/Crochet Group, etc. Other various special services

Sunflower House Project Goal To Help Seniors Become more Computer Efficient by Bringing Microsoft Digital Literacy Training to the Sunflower House

Sunflower House Project  What is Microsoft Digital Literacy Training/Certification Microsoft standard curriculum for computing awareness and basic skills training. Designed for adult learners new to computing Internet Based - eLearning Five Modules – Computer Basics, Internet & Web Basics, Productivity Software, Security & Privacy, Digital Lifestyle Completion and successful passing of module tests leads to a Certification

Sunflower House Project – Steps to Get There  Supplied three computers  Supplied a Train the Trainer person to help train our group and the Sunflower House staff & volunteers how to proctor this training  Scheduled Training Classes for the next month where we proctor the training  Participate in the scheduled training  Let Loose of the Sunflower House to proctor training to their Seniors  Another service has been developed for our Brevard Seniors! Hooray! Done √ In Process √

Thank You! Marci Brilley Darrell Mack Jeff Mackie Karen Strickland Laura Young