senior programs

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A Life at Home: Investing in Senior Neighbors through Home Repair

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A Life at Home: Investing in Senior Neighbors through Home Repair

When a leak sprang from her kitchen window earlier this year, Rita Harris called 211 to find a handy person. That’s when she learned about the Senior Home Repair program--a program of Community enCompass, funded through the Muskegon County Senior Millage.

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Keeping Up with "Fresh Conversations"

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Keeping Up with "Fresh Conversations"

Cindy, AmeriCorps Team Member with Community enCompass, is now facilitating a limited, socially distant version of a “food for health” class called “Fresh Conversations” for residents of Jefferson Towers.

The residents’ reasons for attending the class are many: some come to learn about food as medicine, some to get new recipes and exchange tips, some for the safe socializing with a “support group” feel.

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A New Season: Food Programs Adapt and Grow

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A New Season: Food Programs Adapt and Grow

In late spring, Community enCompass received news that the Muskegon Prescribes Food for Health program had received a $100,000 Community Impact grant from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund. With many virus precautions still in place, this major grant expands the MPFH’s capacity to meet the moment.