Our mission is to connect older adults and their loved ones to information and services that support their changing needs and their desire to age in a place of their choosing.

Our vision is of an inclusive community that values older adults and strives to grow older better, together. Our values are to help seniors navigate aging while serving as a beacon of compassion, collaboration, reliability, integrity, and respect.

Source: Nonprofit submitted responses

Goal One: Make the best and most efficient use of our resources (capital, staff, and volunteers) to effectively meet the needs and requests for services from seniors and caregivers across all our programs.

Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.

Goal Two: Streamline our services and explore partnerships to better serve clients, caregivers and pets.

Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.

Goal Three: Working with partners, clients, staff, and funders, explore additional program needs for our population in Central Oregon.

Goal Type: New program(s) based on observed changes in needs among our constituencies/communities served.

Describe an investment in leadership

Our executive director has received professional coaching to enhance her performance and job satisfaction. Several of our staff have been approved and funded to attend classes at our local community college. And, our management staff has particiated in diversity training for LGBTQ+ older adults to maintain our Sage certification.

This organization mobilizes for mission in the following ways:

• Thought Leadership

• Raising Awareness

• Policy Advocacy

What are this organization’s external mobilizaton efforts?

From presenting at relevant city and county meetings to writing letters to the editors to encouraging our cities to adopted "Older American Month" proclamations to a regular pattern of social media, outdoor media, press releases and website updates, our agency's senior management has worked to raise the visibility of the needs and concerns of older adults throughout the region.

As COVID has dragged on, our agency has worked hard to ensure that our vulnerable clients continue to receive meals and other services. As conditions have changed, we have closed and then re-opened community dining locations. We continue to provide access to drive-through grab-and-go meals at multiple sites several days each week. We have adapted caregiver support and options counseling to Zoom or outdoor meetings. We have worked with volunteers and staff to ensure that all service providers in our program are up to date on vaccines and other COVID safety practices. And, we are working during the lull in our in-person services to remodel and update our Bend services center so that when we can re-open (again) we have a warm, welcoming, vibrant space to serve the older adults throughout our community.