Partners in Caring is an innovative and comprehensive support services program providing social activities, meals and access to services for seniors and people living with disabilities in three Seattle Housing Authority residences (Bell Tower, Harvard Court and Olive Ridge).

Partners in Caring helps residents live with greater independence, health and well-being through services such as:

• Grocery Delivery Project – Weekly grocery bag delivery to homebound residents.
• Monthly van trips to grocery stores and community kitchens.
• Field trips to local museums and other attractions.
• Other group activities to meet residents’ needs and interests.
• Referrals to community resources, including Aging and Disability Services case workers.
• Support to resident boards at the buildings.

• Impacts of nutrition and human services interventions on the health of elderly and disabled persons in public housing (PDF) – This report by Solid Ground's 2008-09 Congressional Hunger Fellow Collin Siu is the first research evaluating supportive services funded by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development ROSS RSDM – Elderly and Persons with Disabilities grant. The study provides evidence that nutrition and human services interventions improve the health of seniors and people living with disabilities. Services decrease social isolation, the non-treatment of chronic conditions, and the proportion of evictions that result in the tenant having to leave his/her unit. However, residents still face significant barriers to accessing healthy foods, low fruit and vegetable intake, and a high rate of chronic conditions that warrant more attention to this vulnerable population.
  
  
• Partners in Caring brochure

Phone:       206.694.6731   
TTY:           7.1.1
Email:        PIC@solid-ground.org
FAX:          206.634.3717
Address:    Partners in Caring
                 Solid Ground
                 1501 North 45th Street 
                 Seattle, WA 98103-6708