Archive for NNORC
105 Senior Centers in NYC are being threatened
Posted by: | Comments105 Senior Centers in NYC are being threatened with closing, due to the proposed title xx cuts.
What can you do to try to stop the senior centers from closing? Last night the PESID, People Empowering Senior Independence, group met. We had representatives at the meeting from Council Member Domenic M. Recchia Jr. Office, along with representatives from Assembly Member Peter Abbate Jr. and Assembly Member Alec Brook-Krasny. All of these elected officials had there thoughts represented, and wish to let us know they want to help and they do not favor the title xx, cuts forcing 105 Senior Centers to Close.
1. Send out the letter attached and please make sure to fill in all the spaces.
letter to elected officials no to title xx cuts no to closing 105 NYC senior centers
2. Look at the attached lists for senior centers that are closing. These list are broken down, according to either a Senator, Assembly Member, or Council Member who’s district has a center that is closing.
Check this link to see who your representative is for each senior center.
Check this link to see who your representative is for each senior center.
3. Send the letter to each Elected Official for your area or any additional letters you feel you would like your voice heard in. Just make sure to send the letters to the Elected Officials in your area, as well.
list of addresses for elected officials with senior centers closing in their district
I would love it if someone has a list of Council Members with addresses they could send me.
4. Everyone who is concerned should also send the letter to Governor Cuomo.
You may also contact the Governor’s office by phone (518) 474-8390 or mail:
The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo
Governor of New York State
NYS State Capitol Building
Albany, NY 12224
105 NYC Senior Centers Potentially Slated to Close
Posted by: | CommentsOn April 1, the new budget will go into effect. Millions of dollars in funds will be cut from Title 20 of the NY budget. Title 20 monies are partially used to fund NY Senior Centers. According to Senator Golden, these monies have been allocated as part of the budget for decades. He also said “if these funds are cut it will be extremely difficult to get them back.”
These funds that are scheduled to be cut on April 1, 2011 will potentially cause 105 NY Seniors Centers to Close.
Check the list for the Senior Center in your neighborhood that might potentially close.
The PESID, People Empowering Seniors Independence & Dignity, group will be meeting tomorrow in Bay Ridge Brooklyn. I’m the Founder of the PESID group, and we are urging folks to come out and discuss these cuts that will certainly be catastrophic. Senior Centers are a vital resource for many of our seniors. Senior Centers provide meals, counseling, socialization and so much more. These cuts will effect more than 10,000 seniors in our city.
If you would like to join us tomorrow and let your voice be heard just RSVP at this link. If you are not a member you will need to sign up for your free membership and then RSVP. PESID, People Empowering Senior Independence & Dignity.
You can also find additional info regarding the potential closing of 105 senior centers at this specific links,
DFTA, Department for the aging
NY1
105 Senior Centers Slated To Close
See the pdfs attached with the list of centers and the elected official for that district. There are 3 lists, Senators, Council Members, Assembly Members, indicating the elected officials for each of the centers.
Title-XX-senior-center-closings-NYS-Senate
Bay Ridge Center Walk-A-Thon
Posted by: | CommentsThe Bay Ridge Center walk-a-thon to help raise funds for
the Bay Ridge Center took place on Saturday September 25, 2010. The Bay
Ridge Center is a place where seniors meet. Joan Mason the Director of the Center was
pleased to see the support. Some of the funds raised will go to support the Meals on
Wheels program at the center. Meals on Wheels is a program, where meals are sent to seniors
in their homes. The center is also located in a NNORC, Neighborhood Naturally Occuring
Retirement Community. There are many activities that take place at the center.
From games, to dance, and lunch too. The Bay Ridge Center the place for you if you are a
senior. Need help accessing services? A social worker at the center can help
you with available programs. Some of our local political figures were there to start off
the fund raising. In attendance were New York State Assembly member Jenelle
Hyer-Spencer, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz,
State Senator Marty Golden, NYC Council Member, Vincent
Gentile. Some local businesses were there as well, Donna McClellan and staff from Connors and
Sullivan, myself, Annette Fisher with TLC reverse programs, a service of Fort Funding Corp, and
founder of PESID.com, Professionals Empowering Senior’s Independance and dignity, Mary
Kae Higgins, Realtor at Coldwell Banker, along Patricia and Peter Killen. There
were many others there as well, and I’m sure the seniors at the center appreciate the
support from their community. We were gathered outside the center to either take part in
the walk or to cheer others on. Starting off the walk was a marching band.
In Case of Emergency – ICE
Posted by: | CommentsAre you prepared if there is an emergency? We sometimes take for granted the
things around us.
We need to be prepared if a disaster strikes. Within the next
30 days you will be able to download an ICE, In Case of Emergency card by coming back to Golden Maturity,
Inc. ICE in your wallet may save your life. In addition you can find
lots of helpful information with this link, just click here.
Seniors, what is a NNORC, Neighborhood Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities?
Posted by: | CommentsThere are many communities called NNORC. These are communities where there is a
large population of seniors. Funding for NNORC programs is provided through NY
state. I have attached one of the newsletters from Shore Ridge Cares,
NNORC. Some of the articles you will find are Bird Nerds in Bay Ridge, a Senior
Spotlight on Angela DeLillo and much more. If you have a NNORC or Senior Center you
are part of and would like to share what is going on in your community, feel free to
comment. Download
September 2009 NNORC Newsletter[1] To link directly to
Shore Ridge Cares go to www.shoreridgecares.org Have a great
day.