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Elder Citizen Protection Services Inc. ,�0��.�■®��p p i n SM 0 ff 0a n i co r.% 1540 Barton Road, #171 Redlands, CA 92373 (909)799-7327 FAX (909) 799-1777 ECPS Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Donations are welcome. IRS Tax IDA 33-0778011 Summary Elder Citizen Protection Services Inc. is the parent company of Shoppin' 4 Seniors which is the "ONLY" nonprofit organization that services the homebound individuals; senior citizens and disabled adults in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. The mission of Elder Citizen Protection Services Inc. is to deliver a coordinated system of home -delivered groceries to meet the nutritional needsof homebound individuals, senior citizens and disabled adults, with the attempts to moderate the negative impact of isolation and poverty. The service, implemented by a well-trained staff, provides a elder development program giving these homebound individuals, seniors and disabled adults needed intervention, supporting the development of self-confidence and high self-esteem, providing a basic, thorough foundation for the transition from mature adult to senior citizen to frail elder. Community empowerment and self-determination have been and always will be strong components of this service. This past June of 1998, Shoppin' 4 Seniors formed an alliance with the largest employer in the Inland Empire, Stater Bros. Markets (see letters of support attached). If you go into any Stater Bros. Market in the inland Empire you will see a poster size advertisement of our service in the window (see flyer attached). Recognizing that the target population of homebound individuals, senior citizens and disabled adults need more than low-income housing and bus rides to the doctor's office, Elder Citizen Protection Services Inc. is proposing to begin/expand a grocery shopping service with skilled staff addressing the nutritional needs of the individuals served. The purpose of this service is to ensure that homebound individuals, frail elders and disabled adults receive the nutrition (groceries) they need to maintain their independence and remain in their own home. Costly institutionalization or, just not eating at all, are about the only alternatives to living at home for most of the individuals served by Elder Citizen Protection Services Inc. Few individuals have a desire to move into a convalescent home and will struggle to maintain their independence and dignity in their own home. With Pagel of 2 �-