Agencies Brooke County Committee on Aging

Brooke County Committee on Aging

Contact Information:

Name of Program Funded through UW: Transportation and Nurtition

Contact Name: Sandy Kemp

Phone Number: 304.527.3410

Email: [email protected]

Website: redcross.org/CAR

What is Brooke County Committee on Aging?

Provides comprehensive services to senior citizens including transportation, in-home services, nutritional meals – both congregate and home delivered – and recruits and places senior volunteers with various non-profit agencies.

How does United Way support Brooke County Committee on Aging?

Contact Number: 304-527-3410 Ext 1

 

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About the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley

The United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley supports Hancock County, Ohio County, Tyler County, Marshall County, Wetzel County, Brooke County in West Virginia, and Belmont County and Monroe County in Ohio. Donating through your local United Way is the best way to reach the most people in need. 

The United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley is an organization that supports nonprofit organizations in our area through annual campaigns, payroll deduction fundraising efforts, and individual donations. These community-minded people combine donations from employees and businesses alike to help assist those who need it most. The support from the annual campaign is then allocated to nonprofit programs through our volunteer allocations panels. We support 40 programs (and counting) in the upper Ohio Valley that tackle the toughest needs in the Ohio Valley. Consider giving to the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley today.

Community Success Stories

Check out the following Community Success Stories for examples of how Brooke County Committee on Aging has impacted our community.

“She could no longer lift her arms to wash and comb her hair.”

Ms. B, I02 years old, lives alone in a senior high rise. She had someone coming twice a month to clean for her and paid her $50 each time for about 4 hours of cleaning per day. She received home delivered lunches from our nutrition program. The person she had cleaning has stopped coming, because she needed more hours of work and Ms. B could not afford it. We have our In­ Home Care Provider going ...

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“Thank you for finding her …”

"Ms. F, 96 years old, lived alone without neighbors close to her. We delivered meals to her five days per week plus frozen meals for the weekend. Her son lives three states away. When our driver arrived with her meal, she was not in her home but her dog was outside, which was unusual. After seeing her car in a detached garage with the car door open, the driver found Ms. F lying on the ground. She ...

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Nutrition is Key

"Ms. M, 89 years old, was a very active senior who worked a part-time job until she was 87. After being retired a few months, she became short of breath and was taken to the hospital where they found a large “saddle” blockage (blood clot) in the area that divides off into both lungs. She was hospitalized for several weeks and returned to her home. She lives close to family members who worked a ...

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