Lifespan, Inc.

Mission LifeSpan offers resources, programs and services that promote safe, healthy and dignified living. Vision Statement LifeSpan promotes and provides innovative, adult oriented community resources, programs and services for the changing needs of participating individuals and those who care for them.

LifeSpan , formally Southwest Services, has been providing services to seniors and their families in Allegheny County since 1973. We are a nonprofit organization funded through contracts from Department of Human Services /Area Agency on Aging, grants, donations and fundraisers. Programs include Care Management, Protective Services, Family Caregiver Support, Home Delivered /Meals on Wheels, Food Pantry, Community Resource Centers, Information/Referral, and Volunteer Opportunities. We serve over 16, 000 older adults, 60 years of age and older per year.

Our Home Delivered/Meals on Wheels program delivers over 196,000 meals to over 1,500 frail older adults annually. The meal program is the safety net for those frail elderly that rely on the personal contact of meal delivery to also check on their safety and well-being.

In the Clairton Community at our Steel Valley Center, we have a food pantry known as the Red Door Pantry. The Red Door Food pantry meets the needs of people in a largely served black community lacking a grocery store and who face food insecurity. People can walk through the pantry as well as pick up food boxes once a month.

Testimonials

1)"I don't see many people now that I cannot get out and for the longest time I was depressed and lonely, but ever since Judy has been coming with my meals, I have something to look forward to. She is my sunshine. She always has a smile on her face and never lets me get down. She is my angel."

2) Rose M. is going through chemotherapy treatment for cancer. She enjoys the food delivered to her home and the driver who takes time to make sure she is alright. She rarely sees people, and it makes her feel good knowing the program supports her and that someone cares about her. She said it helps her get through and she loves her driver.