Seniors helping seniors: training low-income black elderly to cope with cold-weather energy- and housing-related problems
The Seniors Helping Seniors Cope With Cold Weather Energy- and Housing-Related Problems - as is reported in this abstract - was a project designed to help low-income elderly deal with cold weather and housing problems. This project attempted to increase low-income seniors' access to relevant services, information, and programs by providing necessary information to them through their peers who were trained as energy aides in senior centers. The project utilized the self-help concept as the basic unifying concept upon which the project was built. The project was conducted in four senior centers located in predominately black communities in New York City. Evaluation strategies used to assess the program were before-and-after intervention measurements and observation. Measurements were taken from directors and staff, trainees, and general center membership. In-person interviews were used to obtain data from directors, staff, and trainees. Closed-ended questions on a questionnaire were administered to the general center population. Findings of the project suggested that seniors who are moderately active in the centers' activities appeared to gain higher potential satisfaction from the experience of being trainees and subsequently energy aides. Trainees were most comfortable presenting information to center members in group presentations rather than on a one-to-one basis. Center members did not seek the energy aides' assistance on an individual basis.
- OSTI ID:
- 5712159
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Thesis (Ph. D.)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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