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Testimony from Selfhelp Community Services Queens Delegation
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NYSOFA and Selfhelp Community Services Announce Free Access to Virtual Senior Center (VSC) for New Yorkers 60+ in Effort to Address Social Isolation
The New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) and Selfhelp Community Services today announced the availability of free access to Selfhelp’s Virtual Senior Center (VSC) for any individual age 60 and older in New York State.
Selfhelp Releases Findings from 34th Avenue Open Street Walk Audit to Improve Safety and Accessibility for Older Adults
Selfhelp’s Northridge/Brulene/Southridge Neighborhood Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NR NORC) Program released the results of a comprehensive five-month Walk Audit examining safety, accessibility, and walkability along 34th Avenue in Queens, the city’s first permanent Open Street.
Congresswoman Grace Meng Secures $850,000 in Federal Funding to Support Capital Improvements at Selfhelp’s Martin Lande House Senior Residence in Flushing
Selfhelp Community Services today announced that Congresswoman Grace Meng has secured $850,000 in federal Community Project Funding to support essential capital improvements at Martin Lande House, a Selfhelp affordable senior residence in Flushing, Queens.
Selfhelp Community Services, Councilmember Sandra Ung, NYPD, and Department of Investigation Host Workshop to Combat Rising EBT Skimming Scams
In response to a dramatic increase in Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) skimming incidents across New York City, Selfhelp Community Services, in partnership with New York City Councilmember Sandra Ung, the New York City Police Department (NYPD), and the New York City Department of Investigation (DOI), hosted an EBT Skimming Prevention Workshop today for older adults at the Latimer Gardens Older Adult Center in Flushing.
Construction Begins on the Most Complex Private-Public Development Project In New York City’s Recent History: The Perennial, a $150 million, 145-unit Intergenerational Housing Development in Forest Hills
The joint venture partnership of Foxy Development and Selfhelp Realty Group has closed on financing and begun construction of The Perennial, a 145-unit intergenerational affordable housing property that will also include the future home of the Forest Hills Jewish Center (FHJC). The project team and public officials held a “glass-breaking” ceremony to celebrate the beginning of redevelopment and renovation.
Selfhelp Community Services Responds to Governor Hochul’s Master Plan for Aging, Calling it “A Major Step Forward”
Selfhelp Community Services Chief Executive Officer Stuart C. Kaplan issued the following statement today about Governor Hochul’s Master Plan for Aging, which is designed to ensure that older adults and individuals of all ages can live healthy, fulfilling lives while aging with dignity and independence.
Selfhelp Realty Group Wins $1M in Buildings of Excellence Competition Award Funding
Today, Selfhelp Realty Group announced it has won a $1 million Buildings of Excellence (BOE) Competition Award from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to support construction of its upcoming Kissena House, an all-electric, energy-efficient project featuring 110 apartments for low-income older adults.
Selfhelp Community Services Applauds New York City Mayor’s Executive Order and Legislative Proposal to Address Startling Rise of Antisemitism
Selfhelp Community Services CEO Stuart C. Kaplan today issued the following statement, applauding New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s Executive Order directing city agencies to utilize the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism.
