Senior Services

Geriatric Social Work Services

Senior Services aids the aging residents who live in the Met Council’s inclusionary housing sites throughout the five boroughs. Social workers provide on-site case management and services, including:

• Assistance with applying and re-certifying for benefits

• Information and referral to other Met Council programs (food pantry network, benefits enrollment, and crisis services)

• Long-term care planning

• Short-term counseling

• Workshops on issues of interest to seniors

• Get-togethers and social events to combat isolation

• Holiday celebrations

• Some recreational programs offered in conjunction with Met Council’s volunteer department

Safety Net Program

The Safety Net Program is designed to help clients in crisis. Social workers stationed at sites throughout the city provide ongoing case management services to adults (with a focus on older adults). They can assist with applications for benefits and entitlements, referrals for legal assistance, one-time emergency financial assistance, and short term supportive counseling. The program’s goal is to provide services in the client’s community, or in the case of homebound older adults, in their home, so that a crisis situation can be stabilized and the necessary ongoing services and supports can be put into place.

NEED HELP?

Call 212.453.9539 or email help@metcouncil.org