All we Need is Love

All you need is love...according to the Beatles anyway! Here at Senior Access, we know love goes a long way, but it is usually in the form of some act of service or volunteering. Volunteer work is at the heart of what we do. Our volunteers AND clients are brought together by the love that is shared while on a drive to a medical appointment, to the grocery store, to the bank, or another errand. That love is shared in the phone calls that are made, in the help with getting in and out of the car, and in sweet letters shared. Have fun this month celebrating the loves in your life and remember, the seniors in our community need some love, too!

Would your company like to join us in helping our elderly community? Talk to us today to see how you can help.

Covid Update

Our vans will continue to run at half capacity while we are in Stage 5. Be sure to check Austin Public Health or Williamson County and Cities Health District for updated information.

Here are guidelines from Austin Public Health.

For Vaccinated Individuals the recommendations are as follows:

Stage 1: Participate in indoor or outdoor private gatherings and dine or shop without precautions. Travel with precautions.

Stage 2: Same recommendations as Stage 1.

Stage 3: Participate in indoor private gatherings with precautions, and in outdoor gatherings without precautions. High-risk individuals may dine with precautions, while low-risk individuals may dine without precautions. Shopping may be done without precautions, while travel may be done with precautions.

Stage 4: Participate in indoor or outdoor private gatherings, dine or shop, and travel with precautions.

Stage 5:

For high-risk individuals, indoor and outdoor private gatherings are not recommended at all, with or without precautions, travel is discouraged unless essential, dining should be outdoors with precautions, and shopping should be outdoors or takeaway or curbside.
For low-risk individuals, indoor and outdoor private gatherings, travel, shopping, and dining should be with precautions. Note that places that require vaccines and masks may pose a lower risk.

Additional protective measures are recommended for people who are partially or not vaccinated.

Let's Get Prepared!

Thank you for helping to provide preparedness kits for our senior neighbors. Because of the generosity of so many, we were able to get enough to increase the total number of kits from 500 to 600! It is so cool to see the community come together to support aging adults!

There are many things we can do to prepare for emergencies. Ready.gov is a great resource. Remember your medications and your pets as you plan.

There are also a couple of places you can register to receive important community-specific updates.

The Capital Area Council of Governments and its partners are pleased to offer an emergency notification system to residents of Central Texas. Registering with WarnCentralTexas allows local officials to contact their communities by phone, email, and text during times of disasters or public safety events. Sign up here: warncentraltexas.org

State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry

CLIENT'S CORNER

Grand Adults Day

There will be no in-person or Zoom Grand Adults Day in February

Meet Madlyn Hale, one of our senior clients that loves riding our "Dolly" van to HEB every week.

Madlyn Rides the Van

Madlyn is one of our clients who utilizes the Van Program. She rides Dolly the Van each week. We are happy to be able to get her to the grocery stores.

VOLUNTEER'S CORNER

THANK YOU to our newest Volunteers who have joined Senior Access in serving our senior neighbors! You make a difference to those you serve.

Louise Armstrong

Talia Cisneros

Neomi O'hara

Lynne Koch

Shane Gowdar

Deborah Alvarez

Join us as a Volunteer Today

Important Dates

March 2 -3: Amplify Austin from 6:00 pm Wednesday through 6:00 pm Thursday. Scheduling now is available.

Community Resources

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The Community Resource Link

Family Eldercare Lifetime Connections Without Walls

First Friday every month: Mobile Food Pantry at Shoreline Church

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