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Scottsdale YMCA describes OPUS senior rides, child-care scholarships and volunteer expansion
Summary
Amanda Siegel of the Scottsdale Paradise Valley YMCA told the Human Services Advisory Commission that OPUS provided free rides and tech support to older residents, reporting more than 7,000 miles driven and over 900 hours of in-person service Jan–July; she also described early-learning and before-and-after-school programs with expanded financial aid.
Amanda Siegel, executive director of the Scottsdale Paradise Valley YMCA, told the Scottsdale Human Services Advisory Commission on Aug. 28 that the YMCA’s OPUS (Outreach Program to Aging Seniors) offers free transportation, monthly socials, technology help and household assistance to older residents.
"OPUS stands for outreach program to aging seniors," Siegel said, and reported the program drove more than 7,000 miles and logged over 900 hours of direct in-person service between January and July of this year. She described the program's primary age group as 84 to 99 and read a…
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