Description:
Senior Companions are elderly volunteers who help with:
Shopping
Light Housekeeping
Meals
Mail
Outings
Medical Appointments
Walks
Other activities
Above all else Senior Companions provide warm friendship to those they visit.
This FREE service is available to Milwaukee County Seniors
You could also choose to be a Senior Companion!
Some benefits of being a Senior Companion are: a Tax-free Stipend paid every 2 weeks (does NOT count against the benefits provided by other programs such as Social Security, low income housing or Food Stamps), a Tax-free transportation allowance, free training, free annual physical, and an opportunity to help your neighbors. This is a Senior Corps program. (Seniors Companions receive a tax-free stipend, tax-free transportation allowance and other benefits via special funding.)
Call for more details on how to become involved. (414) 906-2779