Gatekeeper Program

The Gatekeeper Program is a collaborative effort between the Sheltering Arms Senior Services, the United Way, and several other companies and agencies. Public service and utility workers who encounter the elderly in the course of their day-to-day work are trained to recognize potential problems and refer frail and isolated elders for help. Individuals needing case management are served by Sheltering Arms Senior Services.

The Gatekeeper Program was nationally recognized by the Mutual of America Foundation as “a model for collaborating with others for greater good.”

Gatekeeper Program partners include:

• United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast
  
• Crisis Intervention of Houston
  
• CenterPoint Energy
  
• Reliant Energy Retail Resources
  
• Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 1
  
• Houston Fire Department
  
• Village Fire Department
  
• Houston Police Department
  
• Harris County Area Agency on Aging
  
• Neighborhood Centers, Inc
  
• at&t/CWA (Communication Workers of America)
  
• Texas Department of Human Services - Department of Aged and Disabled Services
  
• Texas Department of Family and Protective Services - Adult Protective Services
  
• City of Houston - Water Department
  
• Harris County Public Health and Env