Senior Assistance
On a monthly basis, professionals and post secondary students will provide their services to assist seniors with legal consultations, foot care, hearing consultations & massages. Also, during the income tax season, community volunteers help seniors complete their income tax returns. Year round, volunteer seniors as part of Nord-Bridge’s Seniors Helping Seniors Program, are on hand to help fill out government forms and counsel on financial assistance programs. For further details on all programs please see below. Please note that some programs are taking a break for the summer months, and will return in the fall.
Current Programs
Partnership Program
The Seniors System Navigators are located within multiple senior serving agencies including: Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization (LSCO), Lethbridge Family Services (LFS), and Nord-Bridge Seniors Association. This team is supported by a Team Lead who provides clinical guidance and negotiation to ensure the seniors journey is as seamless as possible.
The Seniors System Navigators (SSN) respond to seniors 60+ in need by providing referrals and service navigation and outreach support to residents of the City of Lethbridge. The goal of this partnership and the Seniors System Navigators is to collaborate internally as well as with existing community services to engage in organized senior centered service planning, avoid agency duplication, and fill gaps, with the outcome being to deliver coordinated support to seniors.
Year-Round Program
The “Seniors Helping Seniors” program at Nord-Bridge is staffed by a team of knowledgeable volunteers Wednesday and Thursday mornings year round.
The team includes eight tax preparers during the tax season of March-April and during the balance of the year, “Seniors Helping Seniors” volunteers assist with filing of late returns, and help seniors qualify, or re-qualify, for benefits available under the Provincial Alberta Seniors Benefits. Special Needs Assistance Programs for Seniors; Federal Old Age Security; Guaranteed Income Supplement; and Canada Pension Plan benefits.
