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community resource of a Loan Closet with basic medical equipment available to Louisville & Boulder
<br />County residents of all ages.
<br />In 2022, we made 775 Resource Contacts and 437 Loan Closet contacts. In 2023, we made 768 Resource
<br />Contacts and 459 loan closet contacts. So far in 2024, we have made 448 Resource Contacts and 129
<br />loan closet contacts.
<br />AARP Tax Aide largely contributes to the number of contacts listed above. Each year, we partner with
<br />AARP Tax Aide to offer tax preparation appointments at the Louisville Recreation & Senior Center to the
<br />community. In 2024, the Louisville AARP Tax Aide Site held 348 appointments in 9 days between
<br />February 1st and the first week of April. 46% or 164 of those appointments for our site were made by
<br />the Louisville Resource Coordinator.
<br />In 2022, we received a grant from Frasier in Boulder to offer an Older Adult Activity Scholarship to
<br />people who either lost their homes or met our income eligibility criteria for financial assistance. Since
<br />July 2022, we have provided $50 scholarships to 43 individuals 7 times, following the catalog schedule.
<br />Each resident applicant received up to $350 in total for trips or other activities through the Louisville
<br />Recreation & Senior Center. This scholarship opportunity will be closed at the end of June 2024.
<br />We offer Resource Programs in the areas of Health & Wellness, as well as General Resource programs
<br />such as the Willmaker Legal Seminar and AARP Smart Driver Class. Some of the highlights of our
<br />resource programming have included monthly lunchtime resource talks with a wide variety of our non-
<br />profit partners, Fall Prevention programming, Alzheimer's association presentations, Property Tax
<br />Presentations, a Joint Replacement presentation, Hearing Screenings, and Solo Aging presentations.
<br />Volunteers
<br />Throughout Senior Services, we depend on volunteers to make coffee and prepare morning treats, set
<br />up, clean up and serve lunch, make latte's, lead day trips, lead drop -in activities, organize our library,
<br />teach classes, shovel snow and more. In 2022, our volunteers served for 3,240 hours. In 2023, our
<br />volunteers served for 3,935 hours. So far in 2024, volunteers have served 1,194 hours.
<br />Outreach
<br />Outreach is key to sharing our senior programs to people who are not familiar with what we offer. This
<br />past year plus, we've had a table and shared information at our Louisville Recreation & Senior Center
<br />Wellness & Resource Fair, our Senior Services Open House, Ecotoberfest, and the Kestrel Community
<br />Resource Fair. We also share information through our senior specific monthly Mail Chimp emails which
<br />reach over 5,100 people. In Boulder County and the wider community, we share information and
<br />highlight upcoming events in the Boulder County Area Agency on Aging e-newsletter which reaches
<br />5,200 people, as well as the Prime Time News publication reaching up to 35,000 with hard copies and
<br />around 7,000 each month from their website.
<br />Next Steps
<br />Senior Services staff will continue to offer relevant programs to older adults within Louisville and
<br />surrounding communities. We look forward to many new programs this fall including our day trips to
<br />Estes Park, Buc-ees, the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, an Avalanche Game, the Botanic Gardens, CU
<br />Holiday Show and more. We also look forward to our popular fall events including the Wellness &
<br />Resource Fair, Thanksgiving Feast, Holiday Luncheon, and more. Fall Resource Programs will include
<br />presentations on Solo Aging and Emergency Preparedness.
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