Mission
Recognizing that loneliness is an epidemic with adverse effects on physical and mental health, A Caring Place, a faith-based volunteer organization, takes an intergenerational approach to building friendships with people over 60 years old or disabled and live in the Bluegrass region. We feed the body and the soul. For eligible participants, we provide warm and nourishing lunches, free of cost. Our Vision: We imagine a world where everyone is loved and no one goes hungry.
Ruling year
2020
President
Roxanne Lea Cheney
Main address
1870 Armstrong Mill Rd
Lexington, KY 40517 USA
EIN
84-3093905
NTEE code
Single Organization Support (W11)
Health - General and Rehabilitative N.E.C. (E99)
Other Mental Health, Crisis Intervention N.E.C. (F99)
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.
Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
1. The problem is the epidemic rise of persistent loneliness and social isolation of the elderly in the Lexington community. We have met this need through daily phone calls, a morning Welcome Center with lunch, and home visits. 2. During the pandemic, we have maintained our phone program, developed a Virtual Welcome Center, and delivered lunch to shut ins who are below the poverty bracket, plus to associated family members.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Telephone Comfort Care
Trained volunteers are assigned referred participants, who are unable to come to the Welcome Center, and need daily wellness checks, or socialization.
Welcome Center (virtual)
on Line interactions between our elderly participants, and UK Undergrad students. Meets every Weds and Saturday morning at 10. In the future, will be extended to every morning.
Home visits
Suspended during pandemic. However, continue to bring warm catered lunches to participants who meet the age criteria/poverty bracket, and their associated family members. In addition, we do run errands (I.E. delivering adult diapers, picking up medications, et al)
Food Ministry
Socially isolated elderly and disabled with no available food resources eill be provided a daily nooneal delivered to their home
Where we work
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of participants who state they feel more cared for after their interactions with A Caring Place Number of participants who state they are very satisfied with our food ministry.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Telephone Comfort Care
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
In the 3 years we have been a non-profit, we have only had 2 people out of 80 participants who showed dissatisfaction with our program.
Number of youth who volunteer/participate in community service
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Telephone Comfort Care
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Hours of support group services offered
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Welcome Center (virtual)
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Virtual Welcome Center was attractive during COVID pandemic to University students who required services Ce hours; explaining the significant increase in 2021
Total revenue earned to support advocacy efforts
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Home visits
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
We currently have 6 different programs, with our food ministry being the largest in terms of cost. We currently have 20 who are food deprived and destitute with no other food resources available.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
1. Improve the quality of life of our participants as indicated via satisfaction survey's.
2. Build intergeneration connectivity, that we used to have when we had extended families, to decrease loneliness and improve one's usefulness.
3. Maintain the physical health of participants, by providing daily lunch
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
1. Daily phone calls from the same volunteer to build 'friendships' and feelings of bonding.
2. Virtual Welcome Center with the UK undergrad students, and our elderly participants
3. Delivery of catered food to participants within the poverty bracket, and to their associated family members
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
1. We recruit volunteers from a wide variety of sources to make phone contacts. This is always an on going challenge to maintain.
2. We have contracted with YAAM (Youth AGainst Alzheimer's Movement) at UK for participation in phone program and intergeneration Virtual Welcome Center.
3. We do have an inexpensive source for catering services
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Our Phone Comfort Care Program has a structured orientation and a formalized agreement or contract between volunteers and our Board. We monitor the success of this program on a continuous basis by intermittent calls to our participants, and monthly reports and feedback from our participants.
We have developed a Virtual Welcome Center with the UK Under Grad Students, and with our Board to provide small group interactions with our participants..
We have an 11 member Board of Directors, and a 6 member Associate Director Board.
We have additional partnerships with the BG Blind Council, the Independent Transportation Network, and the Lexington Senior Center.
We have added 2 more programs in the past year to decrease the chronic stress associated with social isolation and persistent loneliness: Read On! Program, seniors reading to third graders
Movement Therapy (Tai Chi), Meditation Classes, and in the short term future, Music
Relaxation.
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Operations
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A Caring Place Inc
Board of directorsas of 03/12/2023
Roxanne Cheney
A Caring Place
Term: 2019 - 2022
Gregory Tumey
A Caring Place
Term: 2019 - 2022
Jennifer Gripshover
ITNBlueGrass
Don Rapske
REtired Newspaper Reporter
Bill Hiles
Retired Newspaper Reporter
Stacy Federico
Day Care Owner
Greg Tumey
Priest, Orthodox Catholic Church
Laura Dake
Councilperson, Woodford County Board
Rachel Eldridge
Fiscal Officer, Kentucky State
Domitila Munoz
HR Officer
Robert Cook
Computer Engineer
Roxanne Cheney
Management
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