Show Ie I Project Care identifies needs of the elderly Ed Lile V Staff f f Writer Community Service Cen Center ter under the direction direction direction tion of Stephanie Peterson publishes a bulletin called Volunteer Voice to make students students students stu stu- dents aware of the projects that offer service to the com corn Recen Recently tl y a project was completed by Project Care a apart apart apart part of the elderly care cam cam- Project Care is designed to mobilize traditional non-traditional resources on behalf of older persons at risk of losing their self The major goals are to heighten public awareness making all segments of society aware of the implications implications implications of an aging society and the publics public's role The fastest growing segment of our population tion are those individuals individuals individuals in in- 60 years of age and older with the greatest increase occurring among those over the age of 75 By the year 2000 Utah will have more senior senior citizens than children in elementary schools A Project Care Coalition was organized under the direction of Darrell Butler Salt Lake County Aging Services planning and information systems systems systems manager The purpose of the campaign was a two day day- door to door survey of the Central City areas area's elderly population to help identify their needs Peterson wen went t to work wi with th Marianne Day a student student student stu stu- dent community service leader Karen Lundberg professor of communications was contacted contacted contacted con con- by Day about the idea of having her students participate in the Project Care Coalition interviews for class credit In a section from South Temple to South and from State Street to East homes of the elderly were marked Volunteers met at the Central City Multi purpose Center with Butler Questionnaires were distributed distributed dis dis- dis- dis tr buted instructions were given and the project was completed completed completed com com- by noon Of the 92 surveys completed completed completed com com- 82 were accomplished by Lundberg's students Another wide city-wide survey is in the planning stage for next year and Lundberg plans to offer this Community Community Community Com Com- Service project to her future students I ri k as tea ii 1 r y o Horizon photo Ed file Lite Marianne Day and Darrell Butler survey elderly residents |