Legacy Corps Caregiver Support Program
Are you worried when you leave your spouse alone? Do you take a family member, friend, or neighbor to their appointments at the VA? Do you remind your dad to take his medications or pay his bills? Do you go grocery shopping for your mom? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are a family caregiver!
Caring for a loved one is a rewarding and challenging journey. . . help is available so you can care for YOURSELF while caring for a loved one.
With the help of the Mike Brown Real Estate Group, Legacy Corps families and volunteers created a 3 minute video!
Legacy Corps Services help older adults age in place and decreases the stress of caregiving. The unique needs of veterans and military connected families are addressed by a service-connected volunteer team. Highly trained, and vetted volunteers provide companionship, respite, transportation, information, and a special friendship to help you on your unique caregiving journey! Most volunteers are veterans or military connected; the shared experience of service often eases new relationships and sets a solid foundation for lifelong friendships.
Caregiver support services
One volunteer carefully matched to your family to provide consistent, long-term, compassionate support visits
In-home respite visits (average 4 hours per week)
Transportation to medical appointments / grocery shopping / errands
Information about community and veteran resources
Social and educational events for family caregivers and their loved ones
Who can receive caregiver support?
Family caregivers are friends or family members caring for a loved one—whether they live with that person or not
Individuals without local support to maintain independence
Family members who care for a veteran of any age
A veteran caring for a family member of any age
Families with any military service history—including deceased relatives and in-laws
Families and individuals living in Ada and Canyon counties of Idaho; possibly adjoining counties
Legacy Corps volunteers are NOT able to assist in the following areas: medication management, transferring, or personal care
About the Volunteers
Our volunteer team is unique! The majority of volunteers are AmeriCorps members. With an average age of 70 years-old, each volunteer brings personal understanding of the caregiver journey. They commit to at least one year of service because consistency and continuity are critical to serve YOU! After multiple levels of criminal history background checks, an extensive application and screening process, and 20 hour orientation, volunteers are invited to meet a family. Volunteers receive ongoing support from staff, and participate in a robust year-round training program designed to meet the needs of the families they serve . . . YOU!
For more information on respite services contact Lisa Underwood at lunderwood@jannus.org or 208-947-4284.
Want to be a Legacy Corps Companion Volunteer? Click here
Have you heard about our MEMORY CAFÉ?
We provide a place where family caregivers and their loved one with memory loss can get together in a safe, supportive, and engaging environment. The Memory Café encourages friendship and acceptance. Planned activities for both the caregiver and the loved one with memory loss provide a much-needed break from the routine they normally experience. Participants get time to socialize, engage with guest speakers, make new friends and build resources for changing needs. The Café offers mutual support, shared stories, laughter and most of all knowing that they are not alone! Trained and vetted Legacy Corps volunteers attend to offer a positive experience for all. Currently, we meet at the Orchard Park Library on the 4th Thursday of every month:
