Family Eldercare

Happy New Year

Hello 2025! Can you believe it? As we prepare for this year, we want to celebrate some of our favorite moments from 2024.

  1. Serving 12,500+ Central Texans who needed help 
  2. Spending 200,000+ hours answering the call for housing, financial stability, well-being, and other community resources
  3. Helping 10,264 Central Texans living in hot homes through the Summer Fan Drive
  4. Celebrating the grand opening of Pecan Gardens- our housing complex for older adults with disabilities who’ve been homeless
  5. Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of Lifetime Connections Without Walls- a phone-based and virtual program that brings isolated older adults together for social connections and fun
  6. Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Lyons Gardens- our first housing complex for older adults on a low or fixed income
  7. Providing 858 free meals to older Central Texans who didn’t have enough food to eat
  8. Finding permanent homes for 92% of older adults who had been living on the streets and reached out for help
  9. Supporting 1,152 residents of senior, low-income housing in their journey to age at home with independence, stability, and dignity
  10. Celebrating YOU because we can’t do this work without your support

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Older American’s Month

Older Americans Month was enacted in 1963, not just as a celebration, but as an urgent call to action. At that time, one third of older Americans lived in poverty.   Things have not changed much for many older adults since 1963. In fact, for too many, life has gotten worse. Recent statistics show disturbing …

80 Over Eighty Funds Critical Services

At our recent 80 Over Eighty fundraising luncheon, we came together to celebrate three extraordinary older adults whose lives and leadership have shaped Central Texas: Robbie Ausley, Emily Moreland, and Judi Nudelman. Guests were also moved by the powerful stories from Family Eldercare clients who shared how they  overcame hardships with our support. Thanks to …

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