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Text Box:   The Mustard Seed Project: Building An Elder-Friendly Key Peninsula  

Please drop by during office hours,  
8903 Key Peninsula Highway KPN in Key Center

Open 10 a.m.- 1 p.m., Monday - Friday

Located next door to the Key Center Library 

 Gather information. Explore possibilities. Create options for “aging in place.” 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: Please Join Us In This Community-Building Project!  

 
 

Edie Morgan
The Mustard Seed Project of Key Peninsula

253-884-1205

Visit our website ("open during construction") www.themustardseedproject.org. 

Our information-packed Third Thursday Community Forum for June will focus on Senior Health and Wellness.  We have three speakers this month:
Karen Hausrath - Pierce County Long Term Care Ombudsman
Pat Witt - Lutheran Community Services,  "Caregiver University" Program
& Julie Washburn - Need-A-Break Services
 
Each will present information on the important services they provide for seniors here on the Key Peninsula and throughout Pierce County. We will meet at 10 a.m. June 18th at the Key Center Library meeting room. Please pass the word and plan to join us for great conversation!! The flyer is attached, for your posting convenience (hint).
 
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: 
 
We are in immediate need of local volunteer drivers for our Key Peninsula Senior Ride Program. Volunteers need a good driving record, reliable transportation and insurance, and must pass a background check. Mileage reimbursement is available. This valuable door-to-door transportation solution is growing and has served a number of our local seniors already, transporting them to essential appointments and errands. Please think about joining this program. Call or email me if you are interested or have questions!
 
We are also trying to establish a communication network of contact people in local churches and organizations, to help us get the word out about our programs and events (like the Third Thursday Community Forums). We currently have contact people at Longbranch Church and Key Peninsula Lutheran. Please contact Phyllis Henry at our Key Senior Information Center, 884-9814, to broaden the network for timely announcements about worthwhile events and programs.
 
Please note: our Third Thursday Community Forum will take a summer break in July and August, resuming in September with a focus on Housing Options for Aging in Place.
 
Hope to see you soon!! 
 
Edie Morgan
Executive Director
The Mustard Seed Project:
Building An Elder-Friendly Key Peninsula
253-884-1205

 The Mustard Seed Project:

Building An Elder-Friendly Key Peninsula

P.O. Box 182, Vaughn, WA 98349

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Edie Morgan
The Mustard Seed Project:
Building An Elder-Friendly Key Peninsula
253-884-1205

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KEY SENIOR INFORMATION CENTER

 - Come see us!

Open 10 a.m.- 1 p.m., Monday - Friday

Located next door to the Key Center Library 
 

  • Do you have questions about local transportation options for seniors?
     
  • Have you ever wondered where to find information about Relatives Raising Children, Alzheimer's Disease, caregiver support or home health care? 
     
  • Do you know the difference between Medicare and Medicaid, and how to find the best health insurance?


The answers to these and many other questions can be found at the Key Senior Information Center (KSIC), a program of The Mustard Seed Project. The KSIC is located in the lobby of the Key Peninsula Health & Professional Center, next door to the Key Center Library. 
 

Friendly and knowledgeable volunteers staff the KSIC from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m every weekday (except holidays). They also gladly respond to phone messages and emails while on their shifts.
 

Pamphlets and brochures on a wide variety of aging-related topics are available. Our volunteers also use internet resources and files of information supplied by the Pierce County Aging & Disability Resource Center and other sources.

This information and referral service is free and confidential.

The KSIC opened in August 2007. Eighteen  local volunteers received three days of orientation and training from The Mustard Seed Project, Pierce County Aging and Long Term Care, and Franciscan Volunteer Services staff.
 

Our volunteers are devoted, responsive and constantly searching for up-to-date information on an expansive range of topics.
 

There's a world of valuable information available to you at the Key Senior Information Center.
 

Please drop by during office hours,  
8903 Key Peninsula Highway KPN in Key Center

call (253) 884-9814,
or email tmsp@centurytel.net.

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Contact: Edie Morgan

Tel: 253-884-1205  

Please pass the word: Our Key Senior Information Center volunteers are available to provide information on a wide variety of topics pertinent to older adults and
their families from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.. Monday through Friday, at the KP Health and Professional Center, next door to the library.

They look forward to serving the community in this way and sharing all they've learned, so please come by to see them.
All conversations are confidential.
They can also be reached by telephone at 253-884-9814 during those hours, or by leaving a message. 

Through a collaboration with Catholic Community Services,
local volunteer drivers are now available to drive low-income seniors to medical appointments and other essential appointments.
For learn more about eligibility and to access this program, please call the Key Senior Information Center, 253-884-9814.

 The Mustard Seed Project’s 2008 Community Task Group Schedule:
Meeting monthly to gather information, explore possibilities, and create options for "aging in place." 

First Fridays ♦ Key Senior Information Center Volunteers 

Third Thursday Community Forum ♦ Transportation and Mobility for Elders

Seeking creative transportation alternatives for this community  

Elder Health and Wellness Services

Identifying what's currently available and how to access

Learning about what could be made available.

Supporting the development of a Community Volunteer Network to assist elders in their homes. 

Housing Options for Aging in Place

Exploring the full range of creative housing alternatives for local seniors

Building a coalition to bring affordable Assisted Living to the Key Peninsula. 

All meetings held monthly at the Key Peninsula Library at 10am unless otherwise publicized. 

Please Join Us In This Community-Building Project! 

Anyone with questions, or an interest in The Mustard Seed Project, is invited to call  253-884-1205, or  253-884-9814,
or email ediemorgan@themustardseedproject.org for more information.

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16518 - 46th Street KPS, Longbranch, WA 98351
Tel: 253-884-9339

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