THE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT

ByJeannette Watts

COMM HEALTH 2240Dr. Bush

EASTSIDE ADULT HEALTHCARE CENTER

Montgomery, Alabama

Giving Back

Eastside Adult Health Care Center, was founded by Rev. E. P Wallace.

Currently operated by Mrs. Gloria Ellis, who started as the secretary under Rev. E. P. Wallace about 35 years ago.

Eastside is funded by the Department of Human Resources (DHR). Even thou they are funded ,they are still in need of financial and volunteer help.

Purpose of Eastside

The center provides adult day care service in Montgomery, Alabama. The service offer organized daily activities in a community based setting. It provide transportation, meals and professional supervision.

Volunteers provide their service by donating meals for special occasion.

They have pastors, state representatives and principals from different schools to come in and speak to the seniors. Forest Avenue School and their PTA are one of their big supporters and sponsors, also the National Callcus and Center on Black Aged, Inc.

Purpose Of Eastside

Their daily routine is to have daily devotion, have a snack, they have speakers to come in and speak with them until lunch.+

They have leisure time where they spend time making and creating beautiful items like, quilted blankets, crochet blankets, scarves and etc.

The community donates items to them that is very much needed, even thou they are funded by the state there are still plenty of things they need .

Eastside Activities

The clients celebrate all the major holidays. Items are donated to them by local restaurants for their luncheons for these special days. Deborah No. 2 Eastern Star is one of many sponsors who also donate meals to the center.

For Easter they colored eggs and for Mother’s Day they will be receiving roses like they always do on Mother’s Day.

Volunteering

My sister was the assistant secretary before she accepted another job. I would visit her in between classes, while visiting I would volunteer to assist in game time with the clients and help prepare and serve lunch.

I didn’t consider myself a volunteer because what I did was from my heart and it made me happy just to see them happy.

My Experience

My experience volunteering at Eastside Adult Health Care Center gives me the joy of giving back. It allows me to appreciate others. It makes me feel as if my purpose is to help change the lives of our seniors by donating my time. It’s a blessing to be able to make a difference to someone and know your service is really truly appreciated.

Eastside Adult Day Care Center

Eastside Continued

Serving Our Seniors