Opal, a Senior Companion, has made life much better for Jimmie, age 90, and his family. Before Opal arrived, Jimmie’s wife and his daughter, Renita, cared for him. Now, Opal provides companionship, ensures Jimmie has a meal each day, and allows his wife to take a moment for herself. Her help is a huge relief […]
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I started volunteering with the White Rock Center of Hope in June of 2014 through the AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP program at The Senior Source. Since that time, I not only have volunteered with the White Rock Center of Hope but also spent two years tutoring kindergartners at S. S. Connor Elementary School in my neighborhood.
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Born with an intellectual disability, Jerry, 58, was cared for by his mother and father his entire life. When his parents died in 2015, there was no other family to care for Jerry. He was referred to the Dallas County Probate Court system, which appointed The Senior Source to serve as his guardian. The Guardianship
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Ms. Cullum has been serving as a Foster Grandparent for more than seven years and is admired by everyone she works with. During the school year, she volunteers 15-20 hours a week as a reading buddy to about three dozen students in four different elementary schools in West Dallas. Ms. Cullum’s influence has dramatically enhanced
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Text-Em-All is a communications company that delivers personalized, informational, and emergency text messages and phone calls to groups. They have been a supporter of our Friendly Visitor Program for more than 12 years and have provided holiday gifts to 29 facilities. In addition to their holiday gifts, Text-Em-All also supports our work through a quarterly
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We’d like to introduce Ms. Gwenderlyn Jackson. She has been a volunteer in our Senior Companion Program since 2013. Ms. Jackson shared a glimpse of her childhood memories from the 1960s and 1970s in honor of Black History Month. A Sweet Memory Ms. Jackson grew up in East Texas’ Marion County in an area with
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In honor of Black History Month, we are proud to share the family history of our Senior Companion Program client, Ms. Sarah Harrison, age 91.   Ms. Harrison’s great grandparents, Thomas and Isabela Harrison, escaped slavery via the fabled underground railroad. The legendary Harriet Tubman herself led them to freedom in Canada. Safe in the north,
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Borys and Svitlana Molchanov will spend Valentine’s Day the same way they live any normal Tuesday, volunteering together at the Early Head Start – Garland center and then going home to cook dinner. The Molchanov’s met in Ukraine and moved to the U.S. several decades ago. Their native language is Russian, and they found it
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The Adair Foundation initially funded our Caregiver Support Program in 2021. The following year, the faith-based organization increased their support and included our Long-term Care Ombudsmen Program. Their Executive Director, Kristen Sylvester, is a strong supporter of The Senior Source. We featured her caregiver story as part of our North Texas Giving Day Campaign this
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The Perot Foundation made history this month with a $15 million gift to United Way of Metropolitan Dallas. It is the largest single gift in the organization’s 98-year history. “It will help us achieve our 2030 community goals in the areas of education, income, and health which means more students will graduate high school on
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