of Tuscaloosa County, Inc.
of Tuscaloosa County, Inc.
· a United Way Service Agency ·
FOCUS on Senior Citizens is a comprehensive service organization for those aged 60* and above.
*Some programs are available to persons aged 50 and above.
The mission of Focus on Senior Citizens is to meet the needs of seniors, enabling them to remain independant, active and healthy for as long as possible.
FOCUS on Senior Citizens was established in 1973 to address the needs of seniors in the Tuscaloosa County area.
FOCUS programs are funded by:
Corporation for National and Community Service
West Alabama Regional Commission Area Agency on Aging
The FOCUS Family Fund, various grants, other local governments, churches, clubs, and individuals.
Donations are tax deductible.
FOCUS is a tax exempt, 501(c)(3), organization.
As a comprehensive social service organization, FOCUS offers programs and coordinates services that not only involve the elderly in meaningful activities but also assist families who provide care to older members.
FOCUS welcomes senior citizens regardless of economic status, disability, race, sex, or religious affiliation.
Last year, 2008, we served 4,800 people, 95% who were over sixty years of age
Foster Grandparent Program
Foster Grandparents give one on one daily attention to children and youth with special needs at schools and other non-profit agencies. Fifty eight seniors helped 290 school aged children serving them a total of 37,000 hours.
Nutrition Programs
The Nutrition Programs served over 35,000 hot meals, with activities planned each day before the meals are served. Transportation is available to the nutrition sites for a small donation of $1 roundtrip.
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program
556 seniors volunteered throughout the city of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, and Hale County accumulating 80,000 hours of service. Druid City Hospital, Department of Veterans Affairs, and local nursing homes are just a few of the locations available to volunteer.
Senior Center
The Senior Center provided 2872 seniors with 26,000 units of service in the area of social activities including excercise programs, dance lessons, board games, chess, bridge, canasta, quilting, singing, health awareness, and holiday celebration. FOCUS helped 1700 seniors with their Federal and State Income Taxes, and provided over 250 low income seniors with holiday food baskets and clothing.
Supportive Services
Supportive services provides chore aid, emergency assistance, sitters, telephone and Medicaid Waiver Services. Unduplicated clients for last year was 3,028.
Transportation
The Transportation Department provided countywide transportation for 614 unduplicated clients with 18,000 units of service and logged over 336,000 miles. Transportation is available for doctor's appointments, social sevice agencies, and nutrition sites. The Transportation Department also plans many entertaining trips for seniors to a variety of exciting locations.
Some pages on this site require Adobe Reader to view them. Click the icon to download. 
For questions or comments, email us at: www.focustuscaloosa@hotmail.com