Kansas City senior support seeking volunteers to help rake yards [Video]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The cooler weather of October and November brings with it lots of outdoor activities each year.

It also brings leaves falling from trees.

Lots of leaves.

Kansas City’s Shepherd Center works throughout the year to help seniors in need with the goal of keeping them independent and in their homes for as long as possible.

During the fall months, that means finding volunteers to help rake those leaves off the yards of older adults.

Shepherd Center Executive Director Janet Baker told KSHB 41 that for more than 20 years, KC Rakes has been one of their longest-running programs, where heaps of volunteers aim to make heaps of leaves disappear, cleaning up yards of senior citizens who need the assistance.

“It’s actually a safety program, if you think about it, when leaves freeze, and they’re not raked up they become icy, trip hazards,” Baker said. “In order to help our older adults stay safe, healthy, and independent …