Programs & Services

Preschool and Childcare: InterServ is committed to providing quality preschool and childcare, as well as offering financial assistance to those parents who cannot afford the full cost of care. Our two facilities, Mitchell Woods and Wesley, offer a preschool curriculum with extended hours and provide care for children 6 weeks to 12 years of age.

The Wesley Weightlifters & Southside Youth: InterServ offers an Olympic weightlifting program, Team Wesley, that produces national champions, Olympic athletes and world-class youth who know the value of hard work to achieve their goals in sports and in life. Our youth center offers safe and fun After-School and Latch Key programs for elementary, junior high and high school youth.

Summer Jam & Summer Spike: Over 2,000 youth participate in our Summer basketball and volleyball leagues. These leagues give youth the chance to participate in an organized, competitive and violence-free environment. View photos from Summer Jam and Spike 2006.

Counseling: Trained social workers and staff provide: Parent Aide, Elderly Counseling, Budget and Financial Management. SNAP Midtown Outreach improves quality of life for elderly, minority women.  Caregiver Support Services provides case management services to caregivers of the elderly.

 
Emergency Assistance: Our Food Pantry serves the hungry five days a week. Rent assistance and utility assistance loans are offered interest free to working families in need.

Immigrant Services: The Immigrant Services Program is designed to stabilize and support immigrants by offering citizenship assistance, INS documentation services and mobilizing the faith community to provide acceptance and integration of immigrant families into the community.

 
Volunteer Services & Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP): Volunteering keeps seniors 55 and over active and involved in the community. At any age, volunteering builds community interaction and self-esteem. Adults and youth are encouraged to share their time and talents in a variety of community service projects to discover the joy of helping others in need.

 
In-Home Services: Our caring In-Home Services staff provides homemaking services, personal care and advanced personal care services for the elderly and disabled in a four county area. Family members caring for an elderly loved one can receive training and respite care through InterServ’s Caregivers Support Services and our Professional Medical Services division offers medication evaluation services to elderly clients.

Senior Meals Programs: Two Senior Meals Sites offer healthy noon meals for those over 60. In addition to fighting food insecurity and malnutrition we work to relieve loneliness and depression among the elderly.

Mobile Meals: The Mobile Meals Program depends on volunteer drivers to deliver hot noon meals to homebound elderly and the disabled who are unable to prepare their own meals.