Please join us for a free community meeting to listen to Guest Speaker Nicole Agbayani, office of the Assessor-Recorder share “Property Tax Savings for Seniors,” followed by Bret Putnam on why the 2020 Census Matters and the jobs it can provide. join in with the Qigong exercises, followed by neighborhood announcements and light refreshments.
Initiative to Address Aging Statewide Kicked Off in SF on Sept. 20
Assembly member David Chiu addresses the Sept. 20, 2019 CA Master Plan On Aging forum with San Francisco Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer, Shireen McSpadden, executive director San Francisco Department of Aging and Adult Services, and Janet Spear, CEO of the Metta Fund and S.F. Aging and Adult Services commissioner. To share your input and questions about the CA Master Plan On Aging visit www.sfdignityfund.org and follow @SFDignityFund.
New Senior Center Coming to Outer Sunset
The Sunset District is getting another recreation center for senior citizens thanks to a donation from a local family and SF Supervisor Katy Tang’s acquiring about half a million dollars from the SF Recreation and Park Department.
Unique legal assistance program offers seniors, veterans free help
The Medical-Legal Partner ship for Seniors, or MLPS as it is known, is working to help seniors overcome those obstacles by using a new model for delivering legal help to vulnerable populations.
‘Solo agers’ need to be prepared to reap benefits of a long life
A solo ager is someone who does not have a spouse or children, or their children are geographically or emotionally unavailable, and there are no other family members close by …
Creativity Helps Keep Seniors Healthy; Improves Lives
Negative stereotypes about older adults persist even today. But, when it comes to creativity, old age defies the myths.
IOA sponsors clothes drive for seniors
The Institute on Aging (IOA) will be holding its first Keep a Senior Warm for the Holidays
Drive!, collecting new and unused clothes and personal grooming goods through January
to help seniors stay warm this winter.
Neighborhood Circle Creates Community for Sunset Seniors
The idea of community collaboration to help seniors age at home was conceived in 2002 in Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood. The Boston model became a prototype for the “senior village” movement, which has spread across the country.
Keeping the Beat!
Taiko drumming also elicits feelings of camaraderie and community in the
Kotobuki group.
SF Village moves to Fulton
The San Francisco Village (SFV) had a grand opening of its new home, an
intergenerational community space located at 3220 Fulton St.
Sunset Spotlight – A Neighborhood Journal
Things to do in the Sunset District
Teen Computer Corps helps public with hi-tech problems
Teen Computer Corps is available to answer patrons’ questions about email,
lap-top computers, tablets, cell phones, digital cameras, electronic gadgets and the
Internet.
