KC Rakes

A Good Idea

Description

The KC Rakes program is an annual volunteer-led program at Shepherd's Center Central that provides free yard assessments and yard raking service for adults aged 65 years and older in the Kansas City, Missouri area. The program assists older homeowners who cannot afford to pay for yard services, do not have family available to assist them, and cannot do yardwork themselves.

Goal / Mission

Shepherd's Center Central is a local leader in the regional effort to ensure that all people can age successfully with dignity, security, and respect.

Results / Accomplishments

In 2015, 250 individuals volunteered for the KC Rakes program, contributing 650 hours towards raking 43 lawns.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Shepherd'€™s Center of Kansas City Central
Primary Contact
Pamela Seymour
5200 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO 64112
(816) 444-1121
pseymour@sccentral.org
http://www.sccentral.org/
Topics
Health / Older Adults
Environmental Health / Built Environment
Organization(s)
Shepherd'€™s Center of Kansas City Central
Geographic Type
Urban
Location
Kansas City, MO
For more details
http://sccentral.org/aging-in-community/extreme-ya...
Target Audience
Adults, Older Adults
Submitted By
Andrea Hinton

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A Good Idea meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program funding source, program implementation steps and outcomes.
  2. The program evaluation is limited to descriptive measure(s) of success/accomplishment (i.e., program participation rates, number of services/education sessions/radio messages provided). Note: oftentimes, the program has been newly implemented and a program evaluation has not yet been conducted. Programs that have not yet been evaluated, but which show promise in improving health or quality of life, are classified as Good Ideas until an evaluation is conducted.