Good Sam Kids Club
Children in grades K through 5 who need extra help with reading and homework receive two to three hours of tutoring and enrichment each week. The after-school program is offered Monday through Thursday with a staff member overseeing volunteers who work one-on-one with the children.
The Kids Club meets in the basement of the GSC building with Program Director Opal Fields.
Volunteers are needed now for this program. There are children on a waiting list and will be invited to attend when additional volunteers are available. To volunteer, please leave a message and phone number for the Volunteer Coordinator, Mitch Muder, at 630-2718, Extension 26.
Senior Services
We help our senior clients with food, medical help, our energy conservation workshop, housing, utility assistance, and filling out legal paperwork. We provide information on a home repair grant for those still owning their own residence. We help coordinate senior clients with a geriatric social worker from Collaboration Works and coordinate services for them with Division of Family Services. We work closely with In Home Health Aids to see that the elderly have their nutritional, medical and basic needs met.
We encourage clients that own or rent to apply for the weatherization program that is offered through the Department of Housing and Community Development of Kansas City, MO. We provide volunteer opportunities to seniors.
Senior Home Repair Program
New services for senior citizens in Excelsior Springs have been added with the joint program between Good Samaritan Center and Clay County Senior Services. The Senior Home Repair Program will serve Northern Clay County, including Excelsior Springs, Smithville, Trimble, Holt, Kearney, Lawson, Mosby and Prathersville. The contact person for the Senior Home Repair Program, through the Good Samaritan Center, is Greg Martin at 816-630-2718, Extension 25.
Stop Elder Abuse
If you witness or know of abuse or neglect of the elderly, call the Elder Abuse Hotline: 1-800-392-0210.
Health Care for Seniors
The Excelsior Springs Medical Center offers quality health care for seniors. Check out their outpatient clinics, convalescent center, residential care center and Lillian McDavid Independent Living Center online, plus search their Senior Online links at esmc.org.
For additional classes and programs currently available at the Good Samaritan Center building, click here.
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