Helping Seniors Avoid Isolation
Our Mission
To enhance the quality of life for older adults to live with dignity and maintain their independence, remain at home as long as possible, and help seniors avoid or lessen isolation, loneliness, and depression by providing essential services.
Servicing Seniors for More Than Four Decades!
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Donate
Your generosity makes it possible for JCSS to provide free, essential services to the seniors in our community. Financial gifts, sponsorships, and donations to our Food Pantry and Durable Medical Equipment (DME) program all make a direct impact, every dollar helps.
There are several ways to give: the Friends of Seniors program, Sponsorships, and the Sunset Memorial Program. You can also make a quick and secure donation using the PayPal button below or contact us for other options.
Food Pantry
Johnson County Senior Services maintains a food pantry of nonperishable food items and household items to help supplement food and essentials not only for seniors but also to anyone in need. Johnson County Senior Services is the only agency in the entire county that delivers pantry food items to the homes of food insecure individuals.
In addition, weekly and biweekly bulk delivers are made to several locations. We also provide food to emergency pantries throughout the county. Year-end 2025 Johnson County Senior Services distributed $999,550 in pantry food items to individuals in need and at risk. Johnson County Senior Services provides an average of 8,700 food insecure individual’s pantry food pantry and personal hygiene items monthly.
Transportation
The principal program of Johnson County Senior Services is providing Door-To-Door Wheelchair Accessible transportation for individuals 60 years of age and older at no charge. The transportation service extends throughout Johnson County and as far north as Southport Road for Johnson County residents. Year-end 2025, Johnson County Senior Services logged 8,032 passenger trips. Although many of the trips were for passengers to receive life-saving treatment, as well as medical and non-medical
appointments.
Medical Equipment
Johnson County Senior Services also has a pay it forward Durable Medical Equipment program. Johnson County Senior Services receives donated supplies and durable medical equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers, shower seats, canes, bedside commodes etc. in good condition. The durable medical equipment is then given to seniors in need, at no charge. Johnson County Senior Services also provides supplies such as incontinent items, personal products, and toiletries, as well as other items seniors are in need of. Year-end 2025 Johnson County Senior Services distributed 3,935 pieces of durable medical equipment and over 5,623 packages of incontinence protection.
Information & Assistance
Johnson County Senior Services receives calls daily requesting information regarding health and human services. In addition, assistance to enhance the quality of life is also among the many calls received.
Sharing pertinent information with seniors is also made possible through many speaking engagements throughout the year to the Faith Community, Senior Events, Senior Living Communities including Section 8 Properties, Civic Organizations, and Fundraising Events etc.
Johnson County Senior Services responded to 29,750 walk-ins, incoming calls, and speaking engagements year-end 2025.
Seniors Still Believe
Many seniors throughout Johnson County suffer from isolation, loneliness, depression, and serious illnesses. Many live alone and have lost their spouses and have no family. This program allows us to partner with many companies and residents, who choose to make a positive difference in the lives of 3,456 seniors with gifts to help brighten their 2025 Holiday Season.
PAWSitivity
The PAWSitivity initiative was born out of the great need for older adults to have support in place for their fur babies to receive necessary items. As the needs continued to grow and with the rising cost of pet items more resources were needed. At the same time, it was on the heart of Mike Clark Deputy Director for Johnson County Animal Control to enter into a partnership with Johnson County Senior Services to maximize opportunities for donations. At the end of 2025 the partnership and community support resulted in 3,010 individuals being served, distributing 62,080.3 lbs. of dog food, cat food, and cat litter, treats and miscellaneous items which is a total of 18,414 items. These statistics highlight the immediate impact of this partnership and the importance of community support.
