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News & Events

Selfhelp advocates for those in need, keeps abreast of the changes in Medicare and Medicaid, monitors changes in HIV/AIDS care and speaks out often on a variety of issues that affect frail, elderly and/or disabled New Yorkers. Click on the links below for recent news or view our archive filled with items from previous years.

From Hospital Halls to Cyberspace
News 21 , 08/27/10

	

Survivor


Tablet Mag, 08/19/10


	

As older people grow in numbers, experts seek ways to handle the coming boom


The Washington Post, 08/10/10


	

Report finds that almost one-fifth boomers don't use internet 


AARP Global Network, 08/04/10


	

Being There, Without Leaving Home


New York Times - The New Old Age, 08/03/10


	

Technologies Help Adult Children Monitor Aging Parents


New York Times, 07/28/10


	

Words Are Their Bond


The Jewish Week, 07/21/10


	

Virtual Senior Center To Expand 


The Jewish Week, 07/21/10


	

Virtual Senior Center Connects Older Adults to Community and Family


The Journal on Active Aging, 06/24/10


	

Their Children’s Children, as Holocaust Witnesses


New York Times, 04/12/10


	

Elly Kover discusses the ongoing needs of Holocaust survivors


WFAN radio, 04/11/10


	

For Survivors Here, Waning Years Are Trying 


The Jewish Week, 04/07/10


	

For Russian-Speaking Holocaust Survivors, a Passover To Remember


The Forward, 03/31/10


	

Community of Holocaust survivors dwindling, but not Rolf Montag


Forest Hills Time, 03/30/10


	

Microsoft Highlights Assistive Technology for Seniors


News Factor Network, 03/11/10


	

Microsoft’s Virtual Senior Center Has Windows 7 at the Core


Softpedia, 03/11/10


	

"Virtual" Senior Center Helps Queens Elders Use New Technology


NY1, 03/11/10


	

Chronicle of a Changing City


New York Times, 03/11/10


	

Seniors Use Web Cams To Prolong Quality Of Life


WCBS, 03/10/10


	

Queens seniors interact online via NYC pilot program


Crain's, 03/08/10


	

Cyberseniors use technology to see their pals


Daily News, 03/07/10


	

Microsoft Showcases Assistive Technology for Seniors


Business Week, 03/07/10


	

A Friendly Visitor


The Jewish Week, 02/09/10


	

Surviving the Camps but Struggling in Brooklyn 


New York Times, 01/20/10


	

Adele Lerner celebrates her 103rd birthday


Queens Chronicle, 01/07/10