United HomeCare, AVUS Connect, FPL, and The Hon. Rene Garcia Distribute Hurricane Preparedness Kits to Seniors

United HomeCare, AVUS Connect, FPL, and Miami-Dade

County Commissioner Rene Garcia Distribute Hurricane Preparedness Kits to Seniors in Hialeah

Doral, FL, June 27, 2023 – United HomeCare, AVUS Connect, and AVUS Tech Pals volunteers and interns recently teamed up with FPL, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Rene Garcia, and Hope Mission Center to deliver Hurricane Preparedness Meal Kits to seniors living in Hialeah’s Patterson Senior Housing and La Esperanza Senior Housing.

"In the coming weeks, United HomeCare and FPL will deliver in total 2,460 hurricane preparedness kits containing 7,380 meals to vulnerable seniors in Miami-Dade County. Working with FPL, Florida Council on Aging, and community collaborators, including the YMCA Village of Allapattah, YWCA at Miami Gardens Family Center, Thelma Gibson Health Initiative senior programs, and St. Mary’s Tower, we will help vulnerable seniors get ready for this hurricane season,” said Carlos L. Martinez, President & CEO, United HomeCare.

Thanks to this generous donation of Hurricane Preparedness Meal Kits received from Florida Power & Light/NextEra Energy and the Florida Council on Aging, seniors will receive a three-day supply kit of meals containing shelf-stable and nutritious food, water, and snacks.

United HomeCare^® is a non-profit 501(c)(3) home and community-based organization providing care to the most vulnerable populations in South Florida. United HomeCare has initiated Phase I of Emergency Disaster Planning, including providing meals and supplies, to ensure their 3,500 clients and 1,000 employees are prepared this hurricane season.

MEDIA CONTACTS:

Alina Palenzuela, CAP-OM

Marketing & Volunteer Director

(305) 716-0764

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Blanca Ceballos

Community Relations Manager

(305) 716-0736

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ABOUT AVUS CONNECT^®

AVUS Connect^® is United HomeCare’s student-led Intergenerational Senior Assurance Program designed to address loneliness, social isolation and depression among older adults with volunteering.

As a community service project, AVUS Connect was founded by Shawn Martinez, a student at Belen Jesuit Preparatory School (Class of 2023). AVUS Connect has expanded to include other students from local high schools and colleges, under the umbrella of United HomeCare’s Volunteer Department.

United HomeCare is proud to host Youth Volunteers for Intergenerational connectivity with older adults. We are bridging generations and fostering relationships that will help to alleviate loneliness in older adults.

Call us at (305) 716-0710 or visit avusconnect.org to learn more about all of our volunteer opportunities or home care services for your loved ones.

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