Nearly 50% of the older adults Eskaton serves live below the poverty line, often with little margin for unexpected expenses or short‑term disruptions. Yet despite the growing needs of an aging population, less than 2% of charitable giving nationwide supports causes dedicated to older adults. Too often, older adults are facing these moments are left with nowhere to turn.
A Moment That Changed Everything
When life becomes harder, it’s often not one dramatic event that threatens stability but a quiet accumulation of small challenges.
For Jacoba, a resident at Eskaton Lincoln Manor, one of Eskaton's 13 affordable housing communities, an older adult living in an Eskaton affordable housing community, that moment came after an unexpected setback. Tasks that once felt routine like preparing meals, managing household chores, keeping up with daily self‑care suddenly felt overwhelming. Not because of long‑term medical need, but because life had created a temporary crisis.
The fear wasn’t just about needing help.
It was about what that need might mean.
Through the affordable housing safety‑net grant, short‑term support became available at exactly the right moment. Supplemental care hours provided help with daily activities, creating a bridge through a difficult season. With compassionate assistance in place, stability was restored, independence preserved, and dignity upheld.
But the impact didn’t stop with support alone.
In the days that followed, moments of reassurance replaced moments of fear. Jacoba was able to once again participate in community activities with a renewed a sense of belonging. The home that once felt uncertain once again felt safe.
Your generosity creates moments that matter to Jacoba and many others.
A Safety Net for Affordable Housing Residents
Seniors living in affordable housing often have no financial buffer, limited family support, and few resources when life suddenly becomes more difficult. When they temporarily struggle with tasks such as bathing, dressing, meal preparation, or housekeeping, even modest help can determine whether they remain safely at home—or risk losing it altogether.
The Affordable Housing Safety Net Grant provides short‑term, in‑home assistance to low‑income older adults experiencing temporary functional decline. The support is simple yet powerful: hours of personal care, light housekeeping, meal help, or other non‑medical services that bridge the gap between crisis and stability.
For many residents, this program is the difference between staying in their home and being forced into a higher‑level care setting they cannot afford.
Because of donor support, seniors in Eskaton’s affordable housing communities have been able to:
- Recover safely at home after surgery or hospitalization
- Avoid unnecessary emergency room visits
- Maintain stability during illness or injury
- Extend independence while living on extremely limited incomes
- Preserve dignity and quality of life
These are not small wins—they are life‑changing outcomes.
Each gift you make is more than a resource.
It is a turning point.
A bridge.
A moment that changes the story.
Together, we are creating moments that matter for older adults, when they are needed most.