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| Leaves need raking? Snow season approaching? Need your grass cut? Or do you just want help around your home? |
| The Seniors Assistance Home Maintenance (SAHM) program provides assistance to seniors as well as disabled individuals who need work done in and around their homes and apartments. |
| TIGP acts as a broker recruiting high school students to work before and after school, on weekends and during the summer to assist with services including gardening, shopping, snow removal and running errands. These services enable individuals to live independently in their own communities. |
| Our staff screen and match the students with individuals requiring service. The students are provided with sensitivity to aging training. TIGP acts as a broker and coordinates the program. An hourly rate is paid directly to the students upon completion of their duties. |
| Program experience to date has shown that in many cases the person requesting the services uses the same student on a regular basis. These ongoing relationships can lead to personal friendships between those involved. |
| We anticipate an increased demand for these services as a result of: |
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| The SAHM program provides services that are not offered through traditional home care and other long-term care programs which focus on personal and professional care. |
| Students can apply on-line by pre-registering click here |
Clients can apply on-line by pre-registering click here |
For additional information on this program please contact:sue@tigp.org This program is funded by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. |
a continuation of the “aging in place” concept and practices