Yolo Healthy Aging Alliance

TO PROMOTE THE WELL BEING OF OLDER ADULTS IN YOLO COUNTY THROUGH EDUCATION, COLLABORATION AND ADVOCACY.

YOLO HEALTHY AGING ALLIANCE (YHAA) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO ENHANCE THE WELLBEING OF OLDER ADULTS IN YOLO COUNTY THROUGH EDUCATION, COLLABORATION, AND ADVOCACY. WE WORK TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS GAPS IN SERVICES AND CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE MANY RESOURCES AND SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. DURING THE PANDEMIC, YHAA FOCUSED ON KEEPING OLDER ADULTS SAFE AND HEALTHY, AND PROVIDING VACCINE OUTREACH AND RESOURCE CONNECTION TO VULNERABLE OLDER ADULTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. OUR CURRENT PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:CONTINUING PROGRAMS: CASE MANAGEMENTYHAA'S CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM HAS HAD A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL YEAR. IN 2022, OUR CASE MANAGER, NANCY GIFFORD, SERVED OVER 227 OLDER ADULTS IN ONE-ON-ONE CASE MANAGEMENT. NANCY WILL, ON AVERAGE, MEET WITH EACH CLIENT FOR ABOUT 6 SESSIONS, DEPENDING ON THEIR NEEDS, AND SHE RECEIVED OUTSTANDING FEEDBACK. THE PHONE FRIENDS PROGRAM HELPS ALLEVIATE SENIOR ISOLATION BY CONNECTING THEM WITH VOLUNTEERS TO CHAT WITH OVER THE PHONE. THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID LOCK-DOWN, BUT WE ARE CONTINUING THE PROGRAM IN THE FUTURE DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND.EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESSYHAA HAS CONTINUED OUR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS OUTREACH, INCLUDING SIGNING UP RESIDENTS FOR YOLO ALERTS AND PROVIDING EMERGENCY KITS BEFORE AND DURING EMERGENCIES. NEW PROGRAMS: SENIOR TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE AND RESOURCES (STAR) THE STAR PROGRAM CONNECTS LOW-INCOME OLDER ADULTS TO THE INTERNET. TRAINEES RECEIVE A COMPUTER DEVICE AND INTERNET CONNECTION AS PART OF THE PROGRAM. A VOLUNTEER WILL HELP PARTICIPANTS UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE THEIR DEVICE AND DEVELOP THEIR COMPUTER SKILLS. MOBILE MEALS FOR HEALTHY AGING THE MOBILE MEALS PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE MEALS TO OLDER ADULTS, DISABLED ADULTS, AND CAREGIVERS AT LOCATIONS IN DAVIS, WOODLAND, WINTERS, WEST SACRAMENTO, AND ESPARTO. OUR NEXT LOCATION OPENING IS KNIGHT'S LANDING AND, WITH MORE FUNDING, WE HOPE TO EXPAND TO MORE RURAL LOCATIONS. GRAB BAR PROGRAM WITH OUR GRAB BAR PROGRAM, YHAA CONNECTS OLDER ADULTS WITH A VOLUNTEER LICENSED CONTRACTOR, WHO INSTALLS TWO GRAB BARS IN THEIR HOMES AT NO COST. THIS PROGRAM IS IMPORTANT IN DIRECTLY PREVENTING FALLS AND KEEPING OLDER AND DISABLED ADULTS SAFE IN THEIR HOMES. SENIOR RESOURCE GUIDES THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE KAISER FOUNDATION AND PRIVATE DONATIONS, WE WERE ABLE TO PRINT AND DISTRIBUTE 1,000 COMPREHENSIVE 67 PAGE PAPER RESOURCE GUIDES THAT MIRRORS OUR ONLINE RESOURCE GUIDE TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO NEEDED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES IN YOLO COUNTY.