VERO BEACH — The Senior Resource Association (SRA) was selected as one of four local non-profits to receive a $100,000 Indian River Impact 100 grant.
The grant funds will go to transitioning the SRA’s Schumann Center into an Adult Day Care Center. SRA currently hosts their Adult Day Services in a 1952 retrofitted house which has become functionally obsolete.
The vision for the repurposed building will include: remodeled handicapped accessible bathrooms, a shower room for providing personal care, mobile partitions to provide flexibility in partitioning the room for various activities, safety features including fire alarms and secure exits, new health care furniture, a porte-cochere, and a secure outdoor meandering garden.
Of Indian River County’s age 60 and older population, 15% have Alzheimer’s Disease and 16.7% have at least one disability. In moving the Adult Day Care to the Schumann Center, SRA expects significant improvements in clients’ function and independence, increased enrollment, and increased client and family satisfaction.
The Impact 100 group was founded with the idea that 100 women, each donating $1,000, could make a transformational difference in the community. The group includes over 400 members who each cast a vote by secret ballot at their annual meeting.
This project would not be possible without the help of groups, individuals, and organizations like the Impact 100.
For those interested in making a monetary donation, please call (772) 469-2060.
