Shanti Niwas Charitable Trust lockdown response

Shanti Niwas provides culturally appropriate social support services to senior citizens of Indian and South Asian origin and has activated their COVID Lockdown response.

They will be delivering different services relevant for a lockdown situation:  

1. Kick start our Whole range of online activities including exercises, games, competitions, chat shows etc.

2. Arrange for delivery of groceries and prescription medicines.

3. Restart our “Caring Caller“ services.

4. Continue our vegetarian “Meals on wheels” service which we initiated a couple of weeks ago.

5. Continue providing DOSTI, and Elder Abuse Response Services over phone and if required on a “face to face” basis.

6. Operate our transitional/Emergency services.

7. Disseminate COVID related information received from govt agencies. 

For more information: Nilima Venkat, General  Manager, Shanti Niwas Charitable Trust Inc., Mob: 021 2028406

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Ministry of Health Resources

Easy to read information around COVID-19:

• What is Coronavirus and COVID-19

• Alert Level 4 explained

• Looking after yourself when you are sick

• Looking after how you are feeling while staying at home

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