NORTHFIELD — Organizers of Neighbors at Home, a cooperative that will help Northfield seniors live well in their own homes, are meeting Saturday at 10 a.m. at Northfield Elementary School to present the results of their community surveys.
In March, the group held three “food for thought” programs, where interested residents contributed ideas on what services they would most like from the co-op. Now that the directors have compiled the results of those community meetings, they will be seeking volunteers to begin the organizational phase of the project, said Neighbors at Home organizer Bill McGee.
McGee said that for Saturday, the directors of the program want community input on organizational matters like membership, fundraising and volunteer training. At this stage, he said, the co-op needs about 20 volunteers so that if can begin developing its service programs.
McGee said that this organizational phase will likely take six to nine months, after which the co-op should be ready to go operational.
He added that there will likely be another meeting in early summer to assess the status of the project.