Good and caring Seniors Helping Seniors businesswoman
Highlighted on Mother’s Day Hour of Power
Airing Sunday June 3, 2012 at 8 AM
Kiran Yocom, co-founder of Seniors Helping Seniors® at-home
care, is an exceptional example of a woman who has determined how to do good
and do well in business.
As a serious woman of faith, it has been most important for
Kiran to highlight how she, and her husband, Philip, live their Christian
values while providing at-home support services to older adults. They do this
with an eye toward growing and sustaining a successful business that allows
them to continue to expand their services throughout the country.
Kiran is not new to integrating
the worlds of for profit and non-profit values. Born in India, Kiran
spent fourteen years volunteering side by side with Mother Teresa as a ministry
follower. She was called through love, compassion, and respect to help those
who could not help themselves.
During those years, Kiran
fundraised for Mother Teresa's ministry, took care of leprosy patients, fed the
hungry, found shelter for the homeless, cared for orphans, and comforted the
sick.
Kiran, who lives in Berks
County, Pennsylvania, continued her mission of helping others when she moved to
the States, giving significant time and money to help her neighbors in Berks
County by providing food to those who had none, visiting cancer patients, and
spending time with people who were alone and lonely by bringing love, joy, and
compassion into their lives.
When she and her husband founded
Seniors Helping Seniors® services, they continued to move their calling to make
the world a better place. The organization provides a way to give and to
receive® for the seniors who want to help and for those who need help.
For older adults, who are retired but still active, Seniors Helping Seniors®
services provides a fulfilling and rewarding way to earn an equitable
income. And those who need help receive companionship and support from a
loving, caring, compassionate senior who really understands what it means to
age.
As the founder of the
organization, Kiran has been responsible for the day-to-day operations and the
promotion of the concept. Today, Seniors Helping Seniors® support services are
offered in over 200 locations throughout the country. Last year,
thousands of older adults nationally received support through the services.
Locally, David and Judy VanderLinde (along with their son
Dave and daughter Amanda) joined Seniors Helping Seniors® in-home services in
2009 and are currently providing over 1,000 hours of help to over
40 seniors and their families in Grand Rapids and the surrounding
area. Seniors Helping Seniors® services include companionship, light
housekeeping, cooking, respite care, personal care, handyman services,
transportation and other non-medical in-home care services.
“In creating Seniors Helping Seniors® at-home services,
Kiran and Philip created an organization that has allowed me to fulfill my own
personal mission of doing well and doing good. Working in my calling has
allowed me to give to others, to help older adults contribute to the welfare of
others and to receive extraordinary personal and spiritual rewards,” said Judy
VanderLinde.
Kiran and Philip are honored to
be able to deliver their messages about bring loving compassionate care to
seniors during their interview on Hour of Power which will be aired on Lifetime
on Sunday, June 3, 2012 at 8AM. The interview will also be available on the web
at hourofpower.org.
The internationally televised
Hour of Power brings messages of hope and healing to millions of viewers. The
show is televised from The Crystal Cathedral, which is home base for the
international Crystal Cathedral Ministries.
Seniors Helping Seniors has
grown to 13 franchise locations across Michigan with plans to expand to 25
locations by the end of 2013. Some franchise opportunities are still available
across the state. Our businesses help seniors maintain their independence while
providing meaningful job opportunities to healthy and active seniors.
