We are celebrating our one year anniversary of partnering with STL HELP at our South County location. Thanks to the opening of the STL HELP Hub, 16% more people have been able to access the services provided by STL HELP. St Louis HELP (Health Equipment Lending Program) whose mission is “Neighbor to neighbor, providing recycled free home medical equipment, sharing healing, happiness and independence, while preserving the environment” https://www.stlhelp.org/ has provided the following impact of collaborating with Aging Ahead to better serve the community. Since creating our HELP HUB , STLHELP’s inventory has increased greatly, resulting in our ability to help more people more quickly.
- Since creating our HELP HUB , STLHELP’s inventory has increased greatly, resulting in our ability to help more people more quickly.
- STLHELP received 600 donated items from the Aging Ahead South County Senior Center in 2024.
- We helped 184 people.
- We gave away 247 pieces of home medical equipment
- Overall, STLHELP diverted 167.26 tons of home medical equipment from landfills at a value of $2,058,692.
- We served 2612 people, up from 2207 in 2023.
- We served 140 children in 2024, up from 100 in 2023.
We are grateful to STL HELP and the staff at our South County location for working together to bring this program to life. We also look forward to another successful year of partnership!