South Shore Elder Service Inc

Located in Braintree, Mass., South Shore Elder Services, also known as SSES, is a private, nonprofit agency that recommends and coordinates resources, and advocates for elder people. The agency coordinate and provides a wide variety of in-home services to ill and low-income elders in more than 10 communities, including Braintree, Cohasset, Hingham, Holbrook, Hull, Milton, Norwell, Quincy, Randolph, Scituate and Weymouth in Massachusetts. It offers a wide variety of programs and services, including information and referral, state home care, Meals on Wheels, family caregiver and support, protection, money management, long-term care ombudsman, outreach and volunteer services. The agency s family caregiver support program serves elderly people of more than 60 years and provides in-home visits, assessments, care plans, crisis intervention and financial assistance services.

Established in 1901, South Boston Neighborhood House is a nonprofit organization that provides social services. It operates a senior center that offers senior citizens an opportunity to maintain independence. The organization provides adolescent programs for youths. In addition, South Boston Neighborhood House s early education and care programs provide support to families through child care, part-time play groups, out-of-school-time activities, and parent support. Its family reading program works to improve the educational preparedness of children. The organization has collaborations with the Massachusetts Association of Early Education and Care, South Boston Association of Non-Profits and Massachusetts Association of Settlement Houses. South Boston Neighborhood House is located in South Boston, Mass.