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Eras Senior Network provides community outreach in a variety of ways. Presentations about Eras services and volunteer opportunities are given to local congregations, service clubs, businesses and schools. Eras takes part in several Community Health Fairs each year, offering resources for services and opportunities to engage in the community. Our agency is also present at many Community Fairs throughout the year, offering volunteer opportunities to people of all ages.
Contact us to schedule a presentation or to get more information:
(262) 549-3348 | Info@Eras.org
Thanks to a grant from the Wisconsin Consumer Antifraud Fund at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Eras Senior Network has researched common frauds and scams targeting the senior population. Since June of 2016, trained Eras staff, Board Members, and community volunteers have given 43 presentations to nearly 2,000 seniors and caregivers in the Waukesha area, helping our seniors become better equipped to recognize and respond to scams.
Senior Sensitivity Training
“Walk a mile in my shoes” is a great way to explain what happens during Eras Senior Sensitivity training. A variety of exercises help individuals understand the challenges that seniors and adults with disabilities face like:
- Lack of mobility
- Vision and hearing impairments
- The effects of diabetes, memory loss and stroke
This training has been conducted for youth and adults alike, offering individuals an opportunity to understand how it feels to need assistance and why we provide services for seniors and adults with disabilities. Oftentimes, the Senior Sensitivity training is conducted as a kick-off to a large group volunteer event such as seasonal yard cleanup which can help the volunteers become more sensitive to the needs of the senior they will be serving.
Senior Sensitivity trainings were conducted at area churches, schools and businesses and was a featured break-out program at the American Society on Aging National Conference in Chicago in 2015. Additionally, Kathy Gale and Public Health intern, Sammi Yolitz, presented about the Senior Sensitivity training on a nationally broadcast webinar through the American Society on Aging. In 2016, our Senior Sensitivity training was a featured break-out program at the North Central National Service Training Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana.
