Our clients, by the numbers

In the first half of 2010, Faith in Action served 169 elderly and disabled people in the greater Issaquah and Sammamish area. Twenty of these were new clients admitted into the program.
Disability: Of the 169 people we served, 62% use assistive devices for mobility or sensory impairment: 21% use a cane, 20% use a walker, and 3% use wheelchairs. 15% are severely visually impaired, and 7% are severely hearing impaired.
Income: Seventy-three percent of the clients served are at or below the federal low-income standard.
Sex: Reflecting women’s greater longevity in our society, 85% of our clients are women; 15% are men.
Age: the median age of our clients is 83. 58% percent of our clients are over 80 years of age. One of our clients in the 6 month period celebrated her 100th birthday!
Relationship to volunteers: 64 clients were matched with a volunteers for regular services in an on-going relationship, such as housekeeping, shopping, chores, or regular transportation to destinations such as a kidney dialysis center or for cancer treatment. The remaining 105 were in “will-call” for services.
Our Volunteers' Services, by the numbers In the first half of 2010, our trained corps of 118 volunteers provided all of Faith in Action’s client services (except referrals, which were performed by staff). All of Faith in Action’s services are free of charge.
Transportation for medical appointments and other essential destinations remains one of our key services. In the first six months of 2010, our volunteers drove our clients over 13,182 miles to essential destinations such as medical appointments. This is only 16 miles fewer than the total miles driven in the entire year in 2008! In addition, volunteers provided 623 hours in shopping and errands.
Home chores, such as housekeeping and yardwork also have grown tremendously. In all of 2009, 451 hours of these chores were performed. In just the first half of 2010, our volunteers did over 532 hours! Volunteers also engaged in 158 hours of friendly visiting and computer consulting.
In the two years I've been with Faith in Action, I've seen our numbers change to reflect our improved services: we are serving more people, with greater numbers and hours of services. After developing clearer criteria regarding client eligibility, our the numbers show that more of our clients are older and frailer - and more in need of services - than before.
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