由于近年来休斯顿气候变化异常，因保暖降暑导致居民电费剧增，为保障社区老人能健康度过严寒酷暑，美福基金会和政府合作在休斯顿美福阳光长者活动中心为亚裔社区的老人办理了电费补助服务。 3月10日上午 8 点到下午 5 点，美福集团的员工和义工们为到场的上百位长者办理了这项服务，他们的贴心义举得到了老人们的一致好评。
现场为老人整理资料的工作人员和义工
此次服务对象为休斯顿市区及各区县的低收入老人，包括华裔、韩裔、越南裔、俄罗斯裔、缅甸裔等族裔。为更好的帮助各族裔老人，美福阳光长者活动中心提供了多种语言的义工翻译服务。
尽管人数众多，但现场次序井然，美福集团的员工和专案的工作人员耐心的为长者们翻译、填写表格、检查资料，以保证递交的材料完整准确，增加获得批淮的机会。
政府的专员到阳光长者中心为长者服务
现场井然有序
协助长者进行翻译工作的高中生义工
虽然正值美国政府出台了削减福利的政策，美福集团仍努力为社区争取到了难得的机会，为关心和服务长者，创造更好的生活条件而尽心尽力。
如有相关的问题需要咨询，详情可致电阳光长者中心。
电话：713-988-2843
Texas’ unpredictable climate changes in recent years have caused electricity bills to rise largely, as people consume much more power to keep themselves regulated in temperature. MedxSunshine Adult Day Care and Home Care and the government, in an attempt to assist in enabling local seniors to survive severe temperature fluctuations, hosted an electricity bill subsidy service at the Sunshine Senior Activity Center for Asian seniors. Hundreds of seniors visited the center on March 10th, from 8 AM to 5 PM, and were assisted by MedxSunshine Adult Day Care and Home Care employees and volunteers.
The helpers were repaid with appreciation and gratitude from the senior citizens attending. The activity was provided to underserved elderly ethnicity groups like Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Ukranian, and other minority groups. The Sunshine Senior Activity Center coordinated multilingual volunteers and language interpreters to help communicate more effectively.
Despite the massive turn-out, the event was a huge success. The MedxSunshine Adult Day Care and Home Care staff and government team members walked the senior citizens through form completion, documentation reviewing, and ensuring all submitted documents were accurate to better ensure their chances of qualifying.
While the U.S. government in recent years has implemented policies to reduce welfare benefits, MedxBright went out of its way to secure this precious opportunity for the community. Its tireless dedication to aiding and upgrading the living standards of seniors has been highly appreciated.
For more information or any questions, call the Sunshine Senior Activity Center.
Phone: 713-988-2843
特约记者 Aglaia Hong报道
