Category: Seniors

From Sunnyside Community Connectors: Aging with Style series

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Sunnyside Community Connectors invites you to AGING WITH STYLE Part One this Wednesday at 10:30am at St. Finn Barr (Edna and Hearst Street)
Join facilitators Juliet Rothman, PhD a social worker specializing in cultural and ethical considerations in Aging and Melaine Grossman, PhD a licensed social worker for a two-part workshop on Aging in Style!]

You are welcome to attend one, both…up to you! All we need is you! Just show-up and explore.

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New for seniors: Aging and Disability Resource Center

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From Sunnyside Community Connectors: Now available for seniors: Every month on the third Monday (9-11 AM), the Aging and Disability Resource Center will be at St Finn Barr Auditorium (415 Edna St/Hearst) to help you with information and assistance on a range of issues–and it is free!:

  • In home support
  • Health and wellness
  • LGBT programs & services
  • housing and shelter
  • Translation services
  • Food and nutrition
  • Transportation
  • Caregiver assistance
  • Benefits
  • Other community resources

For more about the available services, which come through the City and County of San Francisco, please visit this site: https://www.sfhsa.org/services/access-empowerment/aging-and-disability-resource-centers

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Emergency Preparedness classes start this week

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Emergency Preparedness Academy

If disaster strikes: Are you prepared? Get Prepared with these three classes offered FREE to older adults in Sunnyside! Disaster can strike at anytime. Being prepare gives you and your love ones a safety net in case of a major disaster.

Community Youth Centers SF CYC in conjunction with the Department of Building Inspection’s Seismic Safety Out-reach Program (SSOP) want to make sure you are prepared.

THESE THREE FREE COURSES will help you: Prepare/Response, Mitigation and Fire Safety, and Basic First Aid and Citizen CPR. Attend two of the three classes and receive a FREE Starter Disaster KIT.

FREE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS TRAINING:

  • DAYS: Wednesdays, Oct. 9, Oct. 16 and Oct. 23
  • TIME: 10:30 to 11:30 AM
  • PLACE: St. Finn Barr Catholic School, 419 Hearst Street (Ask for Olivia)

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Free program on Sept 18: Learn about Vial of Life

On By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Health & Fitness, Safety, Seniors, Sunnyside Community ConnectorsLeave a comment

vial-of-life_2019_09Sunnyside Community Connectors is holding an informational session of the Vial of Life program. Learn about how individuals can have their complete medical information ready in their home for responder personnel to use during an emergency.

This easy-to-use Vial provided crucial medical information when a patient is not able to speak or remember this information. The Vial program is easy to implement and you can do it this to protect yourself in the event of an emergency. More here: http://www.vialoflife.com/how_to_use_the_vial_of_life/

  • Date: Wednesday September 18th
  • Time: 10:30 AM
  • Place: St Finn Barr Hall, 415 Edna Street (Hearst)
  • Questions? Patti Spaniak patti@sfcommunityliving.org

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Free Emergency Preparedness Course for Sunnyside this Fall

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From Sunnyside Community Connectors:

If Disasters Strikes: Are you Prepared?

Disaster can strike at anytime. Being prepared gives you and your loved ones a safety net in case of a major disaster. Community Youth Center, SF (CYC) in conjunction on with the Department of Building Inspection’s Seismic Safety Outreach Program (SSOP) want to make sure you are prepared.

We offer 5 preparedness courses:
1. Personal Preparedness
2. Response and Recovery
3. Home Mitigation
4. Fire Safety
5. Basic First Aid and Citizen CPR

Complete all 5 preparedness courses and receive a FREE Disaster Kit!!!

Workshop Schedule: WEDNESDAYS from: 10:30 am — 11:30 am

  1. October 9 — Preparedness and Response & Recovery
  2. October 16 — Mitigation and Fire Safety
  3. October 23 — Basic First Aid and Citizen CPR (Graduation)

Register Today! EMAIL: Olivia oliviafp2014@gmail.com
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