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3 Rivers Community Action seeks volunteers for Cannon Falls older-adult services and caregiver respite program
Summary
A 3 Rivers Community Action representative briefed the Cannon Falls City Council on existing older-adult services and a newly launched caregiver-respite program and asked for volunteers as demand rises for yard work and in-home assistance.
David Kajawa, speaking for 3 Rivers Community Action, told the council during public input that the nonprofit provides older-adult services in Cannon Falls including a chore and homemaker program and Meals on Wheels, and recently started a caregiver respite program.
“Our caregiver respite program is intended to help provide a break for caregivers in the community…so that they may go see friends or go to the doctor's office, and be able to help provide them with a sense of security for a volunteer that's been trained to go into their homes and help spend time with the older adult, their loved one or their care recipient,” Kajawa said.
Kajawa told the council that, as summer arrives, the organization is fielding more requests from older adults for assistance with yard work, in-home cleaning and similar chores. He asked for volunteers and said he had flyers with contact information to sign up volunteers or connect older adults with services.
No formal council action or funding decision on 3 Rivers' request was recorded in the meeting transcript; the item was presented as public comment and the council did not schedule a follow-up during the meeting.
