Program areas at Encore Community Services
Home delivered meals programs:home delivered meals programs provides homebound seniors in Community districts 4,5, and 7 with a daily meal, seven days a week.
Mental health program:mental health program provides on-site counseling and an integrated system of supportive care for Encore 49 residents that are diagnosed with a mental illness in order to live successfully in the Community. This program is supported primarily by a grant from the new york city department of health and mental hygiene.
Senior center programs:senior wellness programs provide a variety of supplemental and support Services to older new yorkers that are vital to maintaining an elderly person's independence in the Community. These programs include arts, educational, and recreational activities, shop and escort; friendly visiting program; telephone assurance and case management assistance. Also provided to both on site and homebound seniors are: counseling in the areas of nutrition, budgeting, health and related preventative activities and end-of-life issues that may include planning for incapacity, coping with losses, addressing decision-making as related to health care proxies, and living wills.friendly visiting program provides much-needed friendship, support, and the stimulation needed to fight depression, loneliness, and various other physical, emotional, and mental health problems older adults' face as they age is funded by citymeals on wheels through nyc's thrive initiative and working very closely with nyc department for the aging. These authentic relationships based on similar interests blossom under careful supervision of Encore staff and result in better health outcomes for Encore members. Encore's friendly visiting program from july 1, 2020 - june 30, 2021 had 5,500 unique volunteers who provided 17,700 volunteer hours to this program.
Homeless program:homeless program provides onsite case management assistance for Encore 49 residents referred from new york city shelters in order to acclimate them to Community living and to prevent future homelessness. This program is supported primarily by a grant from the new york city department of homeless Services.