BRONXWORKS COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY: THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS OF BRONXWORKS HELPED SCREEN 7,500 PERSONS FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS, 4,000 HOUSEHOLDS OBTAIN FREE INCOME TAX PREPARATION ASSISTANCE THAT RESULTED IN $10 MILLION IN REFUNDS, ENROLLED 2,742 HOUSEHOLDS INTO THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM, SERVED 408,000 MEALS TO INDIVIDUALS VULNERABLE TO HUNGER, AND PROVIDED 4,400 BAGS OF FOOD AS WELL AS 3,487 POUNDS OF FRESH, HEALTHY, AND LOCALLY GROWN PRODUCE TO THOSE WHO TYPICALLY LACK ACCESS TO FRESH FOOD. THE FOUR BRONXWORKS-RUN SENIOR CENTERS PROVIDED 120,000 MEALS TO ADULTS AGES 60 AND ABOVE, WHILE THE SENIOR CENTERS AND THE SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM AT THE NATURALLY OCCURRING RETIREMENT COMMUNITY (NORC) OF RIVER PARK TOWERS PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR 400 OLDER ADULTS. ROUGHLY 520 SENIORS RECEIVED HOUSING APPLICATION OR HOUSING COURT ASSISTANCE, WHILE 109 RECEIVED MINOR REPAIRS IN THEIR HOMES. ANOTHER 164 PARTICIPATED IN THEATER TRIPS FACILITATED BY BRONXWORKS.

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