ElderHelp of San Diego Comforting Older Adults Through Pandemic and Rioting
Author: internet - Published 2020-06-10 07:00:00 PM - (212 Reads)The nonprofit organization ElderHelp of San Diego is helping seniors get through the pandemic and recent rioting, reports CBS 8 San Diego . Hundreds of volunteers deliver food to seniors in 40 San Diego County zip codes, according to ElderHelp Transportation Coordinator Chris Mirsky. He describes the volunteers as an "amazing group of people who have stepped up in an absolutely incredible way." The nonprofit also is collecting food donations for seniors. ElderHelp Care Coordination Manager Claudia Gavin says the food is boxed up and bagged, then delivered to 850 older adults. "They should be staying at home anyway but now more so than ever they are afraid to go out even during those senior-specific shopping hours," she notes.