CareConnect Receives $25,000 Daniels Fund Grant

CareConnect announced today that it has received a $25,000 Daniels Fund grant to support its direct services for seniors and adults with disabilities throughout Boulder County.

 

CareConnect promotes the security, comfort and independence of seniors and adults with disabilities. CareConnect’s volunteer-powered programs include: Medical Mobility, volunteer-escorted rides to medical appointments; Fix-It, minor home repairs and fall prevention; and Carry-Out Caravan, weekly grocery shopping and delivery program.

 

“This grant will enable our program to provide life-sustaining safety net services to 4,500 low-income and underserved seniors and adults with disabilities in our community in 2011,” says Richard Varnes, CareConnect Executive Director.

 

Bill Daniels, a pioneer in cable television known for his kindness and generosity to those in need, established the Daniels Fund to provide grants and scholarships in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. For more information, please visit www.danielsfund.org.

 

For more information about CareConnect services or volunteer opportunities, call 303-443-1933 or visit www.careconnectbc.org.