Heights and Hills

Our goals are to assure that Brooklyn's older adults:
can pay their bills,
have sufficient food,
have access to health care,
live in a place that is safe and affordable,
can get their daily needs taken care of, and
have social connections and purpose.

Each one of Heights and Hills' programs and services addresses one or more of the above goals.
* Each case management client receives an in-home assessment that looks at all aspects of the individual's life with respect to the six areas outlined above - finances, ability to get adequate food, health status, safety in the home, an evaluation of social supports, the ability to do daily tasks and social connections, as well as evaluating each individual's preferences, needs and choices.
* Our caregiver program provides family and friends the support and training they need in order to assist an older loved one
* The Park Slope Center for Successful Aging provides older people with hot meals, stimulating activities, physical exercise, social services and companionship
* Our volunteer program provides social interaction by pairing volunteers to visit with home-bound older adults, accompanying isolated individuals to medical appointments, and by involved young people with older neighbors.

Our four major programs - Case Management, Caregiver Support Program, Volunteer Services and the Park Slope Center for Successful Aging all work in tandem to look at each individual as part of a family and a community in order to address each person holistically. With a staff of 42, a board made up of 18 engaged and committed volunteers, and a volunteer corps of over 175, we work hard to treat each person as an individual with their own individual care plan. Having begun 50 years ago as a collaboration of community volunteers, we continue to partner with other community groups and mobilize the neighborhoods we serve to educate and leverage all possible resources to be more "age friendly" and recognize the value of older residents.

Each year we serve close to 5,000 older adults and their families. As Baby Boomers start turning 70, the numbers of older people continues to increase. By 2040, 1 in 5 New Yorkers will be over the age of 60 and the fastest growing segment of the population are those over 85. Heights and Hills' services will be in greater demand; we will continue working to educate the public about aging and advocate for resources to serve older adults.