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Senior Resource Roundtable

Mission of the Senior Resource Roundtable:   Unite agencies that work with seniors in the Cape Fear Area by building collaboratives, sharing resources and information, and encouraging best practices.

Roundtable Participants:

Barbara Mullins; bmullins@penderpas.com RSVP - Pender Adult Services   910-259-9119
Ext. 25		 Retired Senior Volunteer Program
Verna Mansfield vernajm@bellsouth.net Good Shepherd Center   910-763-4424 Homeless Services Agency
Claudette Fiskin rcfiskin@yahoo.com Bread for Life   910-343-5276 Provide low-income seniors with food and other daily necessities.
 
Brenda Wade Bread4Life.ministry@gmail.com Bread for Life   910-343-5276 Provide low-income seniors with food and other daily necessities.
Susan Silver silversusan@hotmail.com Aging in Place Downtown   202-251-3334 Providing seniors living in downtown Wilmington with information and services that will enable them to remain in their homes, throughout their lives.
Gayle Ginsberg gginsberg@nhcgov.com New Hanover County Senior Resource Center   798-6402 To enable seniors to remain living independently in the community while providing seniors with the resources they need. services such as recreation, information and referral and independent life services.
Cheryll Schramm LC1schramm@yahoo.com Assistance League of Greater Wilmington   910-319-3169 The Assistance league is a ntional orgnaization with 122 chapters that "puts caring and commitment into action through community based philanthropic programs" including programs for senior adults in a variety of settings.
Yasmin Tomkinson ytomkinson@cfliteracy.org Cape Fear Literacy Council   910-251-0911 Cape Fear Literacy Council provides free-of-charge educational support to adults through one-on-one tutoring, small classes, and a computer lab. We have two programs: Adult Basic Literacy and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). All adult learners are assessed and provided with skill books/materials at the appropriate level. We provide training for volunteers to become certified tutors. Each year, about 10% of our students are seniors, as are almost 50% of our volunteers.
Bunnie Brush bbrush@nhcgov.com NHC Retired and Senior Volunteer Program and Foster Grandparent Program   910-798-6407

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) is America's largest volunteer network for people age 55 and over. NHC RSVP provides meaningful volunteer opportunities for persons age 55 and better to use thei life experience and skills to participate more fully in the life of their community through significant volunteer service.

NHC Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) provides loving and experienced tutors and mentors to children and youth with special needs.
Chris Scott chris.scott@lcfh.org Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter   910-796-7900 Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter seeks to serve those touched by a life-limiting illness by providing comprehensive support to our patients and their families. With over 30 years experience we strive to be the leader in end of life care.
Heather Kelejian hkelejian@nhcgov.com The Ability Garden   910-798-7660 The Ability Garden at the New Hanover County Arboretum is a Cooperative Extension program that provides Horticultural Therapy for individuals in our community regardless of age or ability.
Amy Keith keithaw@uncw.edu Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNCW   910-962-4034 OLLI at UNCW provides educational opportunities for adults age 50+, delivering quality, intellectual, cultural, and social programs, integrated with the university's academic units and consistent with UNCW's mission of outreach in the region.
Beth Wooten bwooten@nhcgov.com Foster Grandparent Volunteer Program   910-798-6408 Foster Grandparent Volunteers are seniors 55+ who mentor and tutor at-risk children in pre-schools, schools and after school programs. They give 20 hours of their time per week and 80 hours of their time per month helping children to succeed in school and in life. FGP Volunteers help children learn to read, provide one-on-one tutoring and guide children at a critical time in their lives.
Faye Jacobs fjacobs@nhcgov.com New Hanover County Senior Resource Center   910-798-6400
(Main Number)

910-798-6412
(My Ext.)		 To act as the Focal Point for Aging Services in New Hanover County by providing services which promotes wellness, encourages independence, and enhance quality of life for all older persons
Annie Anthony cfvcdirector@gmail.com Cape Fear Volunteer Center   910-392-8180 Volunteer center
Lynette Tharp lynette.tharp@nhrmc.org Hospitality House   815-5313 Hospitality House is an 11 room facility that provides affordable, safe & comfortable accommodations for out-of-town family members of patients receiving medical care in Wilmington
Megan Matheny mmatheny@wavetransit.com Wave Transit-Making Waves Foundation   910-202-2040

The mission of the Cape Fear Public Transportation Authority (Wave Transit) is to
develop and maintain an effective, efficient, and safe system of public transportation
services within Southeastern North Carolina which is responsive to the mobility needs of the community.

Making Waves Foundation is a North Carolina nonprofit corporation that has been formed to  provide transportation fare subsidies to nonprofit agencies who provide assistance to members of the community in need of transportation assistance

Does your non-profit help local senior citizens?  If you would like to join this roundtable please fill out the form below and someone will contact you shortly.