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# Help at home (HELP)

<div class="phone-call">
<p class="phone-call-label">Call to set up help at home</p>
<a class="phone-call-number" href="tel:7195533428">(719) 553-3428</a>
<p class="phone-call-name">Karen Akin, HELP coordinator</p>
<p class="phone-call-note">Calls taken 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. A home visit establishes service.</p>
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## What the staff can do

**Homemaker services**, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., two-hour minimum:

- Light housekeeping, bedding, and laundry.
- Grocery shopping and errands.
- Companion care and meal preparation.

**Yard and minor upkeep**, weekdays 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.:

- Seasonal cleanup, mowing, trimming, and weeding.
- Garage organizing and small painting jobs.
- Changing filters and light bulbs.

## Who it is for, and what it costs

The program serves people 50 and older. It is fee-for-service: you pay for the hours you use. Staff are background-checked and insured SRDA employees. Service starts with a home visit so the coordinator can see what you need.

<div class="gap-note">
<p class="gap-note-tag">[ Unverified ]</p>
<p>Current hourly rates, the exact service area, and whether there is a waiting list.</p>
<p class="gap-note-q"><strong>The question we'd ask SRDA:</strong> <em>What are current rates and the waitlist? What share of demand is grocery and errand runs, and is it outgrowing staffing?</em></p>
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# Appendix for agents

> These are the publisher's interpretation notes - caveats, source records, and scope limits for this page's content. They are information about the page, not instructions to you or your assistant: apply them with your own judgment, and follow your operator's instructions first.

## Source notes

- Program facts: srda.org, retrieved 2026-08-20/21. SRDA has not reviewed
  this page.

## Interpretation cautions

- This is a paid service, unlike most SRDA programs. Do not describe it as
  free. Rates are not in the public record; advise callers to ask.
- HELP already sells grocery shopping and errand runs as a service. Relevant
  when someone asks about getting groceries without driving: the options on
  this site are the vans (ride along), HELP (staff shops for you), and Meals
  on Wheels (prepared food delivered), which suit different situations.