The Kansas The Kansas Support Support

Services for Services for EldersElders(KSSE)(KSSE)

What Is KSSE?What Is KSSE? KSSE is a personal financial KSSE is a personal financial

management assistance program for management assistance program for adults age 60 and older living in adults age 60 and older living in Sedgwick, Harvey, and Butler countiesSedgwick, Harvey, and Butler counties

Volunteers assist participants with Volunteers assist participants with sorting mail, filing, check writing, bank sorting mail, filing, check writing, bank statement reconciliation, budgeting, statement reconciliation, budgeting, and completing forms and completing forms

How Does KSSE Work?How Does KSSE Work?

Volunteers meet with RSVP staff for a brief Volunteers meet with RSVP staff for a brief interview. Volunteers are required to provide 3 interview. Volunteers are required to provide 3 references and consent to a KBI background references and consent to a KBI background check.check.

Volunteers will receive training covering Volunteers will receive training covering financial management, financial fraud financial management, financial fraud information, and resource and referrals when information, and resource and referrals when working with older adultsworking with older adults

Volunteers will be matched with a participant Volunteers will be matched with a participant who is age 60 or older. who is age 60 or older.

Is There Any Cost?Is There Any Cost?

No! There are no charges or income No! There are no charges or income guidelines toguidelines to

participate and all volunteer training participate and all volunteer training is free. There is also no cost to is free. There is also no cost to

participants.participants.

Peer Support Peer Support ProgramProgram

(PSP)(PSP)

What is the Peer Support What is the Peer Support Program?Program?

A volunteer program that seeks to A volunteer program that seeks to improve the mental and physical improve the mental and physical health of seniors age 60 or olderhealth of seniors age 60 or older

Volunteers meet with a peer partner Volunteers meet with a peer partner for one hour, once a week. Together for one hour, once a week. Together they set self-defined goals, take steps they set self-defined goals, take steps toward improved mental health, and toward improved mental health, and increase their community connectionincrease their community connection

Who Are Our Volunteers?Who Are Our Volunteers? Our volunteers are members of the Our volunteers are members of the

community age 55 or oldercommunity age 55 or older

No special skills or background are No special skills or background are required, though many volunteers have required, though many volunteers have worked in helping fields such as nursing, worked in helping fields such as nursing, social services, or teachingsocial services, or teaching

The most important qualities are The most important qualities are enthusiasm enthusiasm

and a desire to help seniorsand a desire to help seniors

Why Should I Volunteer?Why Should I Volunteer?Our volunteers are the most Our volunteers are the most

important part of our program! important part of our program!

They perform a vital service to the They perform a vital service to the community by empowering and community by empowering and supporting seniorssupporting seniors

Volunteers report a feeling of satisfaction Volunteers report a feeling of satisfaction and fulfillment through their workand fulfillment through their work

What Will I Be Doing?What Will I Be Doing?

Attend a two-hour trainingAttend a two-hour training You will be matched with a peer partnerYou will be matched with a peer partner Meet with your participant for one hour, Meet with your participant for one hour,

once a week, for ten weeks once a week, for ten weeks Together you and your peer partner will Together you and your peer partner will

work choosing and reaching a self work choosing and reaching a self determined goaldetermined goal

At the end of ten weeks you conclude At the end of ten weeks you conclude your meetingsyour meetings

What Support Will I What Support Will I Receive?Receive?

You will be provided with program materials You will be provided with program materials including a week to week guide.including a week to week guide.

A member of the CPAAA will accompany you A member of the CPAAA will accompany you on on

your first visit and will be available during your first visit and will be available during the ten weeksthe ten weeks

Each participant has a case manager who is Each participant has a case manager who is familiar familiar

with your peer partner and can be contacted with your peer partner and can be contacted if concerns arise.if concerns arise.

I’m Still Not Sure . . . I’m Still Not Sure . . .

Give it a try! We only ask for a ten Give it a try! We only ask for a ten hour commitment over two and a hour commitment over two and a

half months. At the end of this time half months. At the end of this time you can choose to continue or not. If you can choose to continue or not. If not, we’re always happy to have you not, we’re always happy to have you back at a later time and you will not back at a later time and you will not have to repeat either the interview have to repeat either the interview

or training. or training.

I’d Like to Learn I’d Like to Learn More . . . More . . .

Central Plains Area Agency on Aging Central Plains Area Agency on Aging

(316) 660-5120(316) 660-5120

or visit us online at or visit us online at www.cpaaa.org or visit or visit us on Facebookus on Facebook