Youth register to attend this after-school and weekend program. Adult day care maximizes the participant s potential to function independently through socialization and interaction, individual plans of care, health and nutrition monitoring and social and other related services. Catholic Social Services sponsors two adult day care centers and one part-time Alzheimer respite center. Caregivers for both the adult day care and respite programs receive assistance through counseling with staff and referrals to other sources. Senior Companions are volunteers age 60 and over who provide assistance and friendship to seniors and other individuals who have difficulty with their daily living tasks.
Companions enable seniors to remain in their own homes rather than moving into institutional care.
Located on the near southside of Indianapolis, Holy Family Shelter is for homeless families where the family is kept together. Families are allowed to stay in the shelter for a maximum of 45 days. While at the shelter, families receive the basic necessities, including diapers, medical services, three meals a day, free laundry facilities and access to counseling, mental health services, legal services, child care, educational and job assistance, transportation assistance and classes in nutrition, time management and money management. In 1996, Holy Family Shelter services were expanded to include transitional housing units available to homeless families. This service is available for a maximum of two years.