The New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) announced a partnership with the Association on Aging in New York and Selfhelp Community Services to bring Selfhelp’s Virtual Senior Center (VSC) into the homes of older New Yorkers to improve connectivity, combat social isolation, improve health and wellness. Launching initially with 20 pilot counties, the VSC will be available as a tool to help organizations bring their communities online for more than 700 potential AAA’s.
State Office for the Aging launches partnership to bring virtual senior center to homes of older adults
NYS Home Care Association Presents Eight Awards Recognizing Home Care & Hospice Excellence
At its Annual Conference on May 5, the Home Care Association of New York State (HCA) honored eight exceptional individuals and programs receiving HCA’s highest awards for excellence in home care and hospice.
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Awards $20 Million to Support New York Communities Impacted by COVID-19
The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation announced today it has dedicated $20 million in additional funding to support 25 nonprofit organizations addressing the ongoing healthcare and health-related needs of New Yorkers as a direct result of COVID-19.
Selfhelp’s Virtual Senior Center on CBS 2 News
How to serve on MLK Day while quarantining at home
Caught between colliding pressures of a pandemic, political unrest and outcries for social justice, this Martin Luther King Day of Service is unlike any other. But despite the limitations of the season, this federal holiday doesn’t have to be any less impactful. Now more than ever, MLK Day of Service is enabling everyday people to roll up their sleeves and help their communities – even while stuck at home.
Faux pets help Holocaust survivors stave off loneliness
The Push to Vaccinate 20,000 Holocaust Survivors in New York
NYC mayor says city will make sure Holocaust survivors get vaccine
Mayor Bill de Blasio said New York City will initiate an effort to make sure that Holocaust survivors get vaccinated.
Holocaust Survivor Vaccinated to Her Granddaughter’s Relief
Getting a vaccine is a huge sigh of relief, and not only for the person who gets the dose. It’s also an enormous comfort to family who’ve stayed away to keep a cherished relative safe. It’s even more significant when the beloved family member is a Holocaust survivor,
like Hela.
