About Us
Inspiring a network of volunteers to help seniors remain independent in their homes through our services. Together, we can create a supportive community that empowers our aging neighbors to thrive and live comfortably.
At Neighbors Who Care, we strive to improve seniors’ lives by promoting independence, dignity, and community. Our committed volunteers enable seniors to live fulfilling lives in their homes for as long as possible, ensuring that they remain active and independent members of the community. Our efforts have resulted in a significant increase in seniors’ ability to stay at home, with an average of five times longer than before.
Our Vision
An interdependent community of neighbors supporting those in need.
Our Mission
Neighbors Who Care inspires a robust network of volunteers who respond to the ever-changing needs of our aging community, helping them live at home with pride, dignity and independence.
Our Values
Caring
We care about the people we serve, the work we do, and we strive to build mutually rewarding relationships.
Collaboration
We provide opportunities to serve the community through collaboration with volunteers and partners.
Respect
We treat all clients, volunteers, and partners with dignity and respect.
Integrity
We owe our clients, volunteers, and partners the highest level of ethical conduct.
Empathy
We work to understand the situations that others find themselves in, so we may interact with them in a helpful manner
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Who We Care For
We offer compassionate volunteer services to help seniors maintain their independence. We care for individuals in the following situations:
- Homebound – permanently or short term
- Physically limited, frail, lonely
- Recovering from surgery and/or hospitalization
- Caregivers – providing relief for full time caregivers
Our History
Neighbors Who Care (NWC) was founded in 1994 when faith leaders in the Sun Lakes community recognized the area’s homebound,disabled, and/or frail elderly had a growing need for a little help to remain safely in their homes as they age.
Ever since, at our core, Neighbors Who Care fulfills its mission of supporting seniors helping them to live at home safely with pride,dignity, and independence.
Since its beginnings, NWC staff and its board of directors recruit, train,and manage volunteers to provide quality non-medical assistive services to enrolled clients via a simple “neighbor helping neighbor” approach. The founders carved out a distinct service area comprising 32 square miles within the communities of south Chandler and Sun Lakes—an area lacking human services for the third highest population of elderly adults in Arizona.
The typical Neighbors Who Care’s client is a woman, aged 75 or older, widowed, and living alone without access to extended family members and/or sound financial resources.
Our Neighbors Who Care volunteer-fulfilled service provides a model of healthy aging in place. Our data tells us that because of our help, our clients live happily and safely in their own homes for up to five years longer! Without our support services, many of our homebound clients would be forced to live with family members or be forced to move to assisted living facilities or nursing homes, often at state expense.
Get Involved
We rely on people like you to improve seniors' lives by promoting independence, dignity, and community.
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