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 A group of LGBT Seniors from Greater Boston enjoying a summer day trip to Provincetown courtesy of Mayor Menino, The Boston Elderly Commission and Ethos. |
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"Do Tell"
The LGBT Aging Project's Monthly Newsletter |
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Dear ,
In between a delightful summer populated by accompanying our seniors to picnics in Salem and Summer Cruises to Ptown we've managed to pull together another edition of our newsletter.
In this month's Do Tell you will find important information on:
- Fall LGBT Bereavement Group Forming
- New Grant: Healthy Aging in the LGBT Community
- Update: National Resource Center on LGBT Aging
- Med Management Workshop for LGBT Seniors
- LGBT Aging Conference in Worcester
- Spot light: Old & Bold, North Shore Elder Services' LGBT Coalition
- News, Community Announcements and information on all four LGBT Senior Meal Programs and our ongoing support groups.
Best,
Bob Linscott
Assistant Director, LGBT Aging Project
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| Message From The Director |
Happy Summer!
August at the Aging Project is our "quiet" month. "Quiet" for us means a chance to clean off our desks and get organized. We are finalizing plans for the coming year and getting ready to dive into September with new programs and projects. We're also getting ready for our two social work interns whom you'll meet in our October newsletter. We are looking forward to another year filled with lots of activity --but for now we are appreciating the quiet.
Hope you have some time to relax, recharge and find your "quiet" time.
Be well,
Lisa Krinsky, LICSW
Director, LGBT Aging Project |
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| Fall LGBT Bereavement Group Forming |
 This Fall we will resume our series of LGBT Bereavement Groups and our first one will be in the Boston area. This free six week group offers a safe and welcoming environment for people to process their loss and move forward with their lives. The group is open to people of all ages. If you know someone who has lost a partner/spouse, family member or friend, please pass on this information.
Dates: Thursday October 14th to Thursday November 18th
Time: Thursday evenings 6:30 to 8:00pm
Location: Boston Area
To register: contact Beth Prullage, LICSW, (413) 695-2236
To learn about future groups in your area call Bob Linscott at (617) 522-1292
Funded by the Mass Dept of Public Health and facilitated by Ethos and The LGBT Aging Project
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| LGBT Aging Project Awarded Tufts Grant For Healthy Aging In The LGBT Community | |
The LGBT Aging Project is pleased to receive funding from the Tufts Health Plan Foundation for healthy aging programs to improve the lives and health of adults age 60 plus. "Healthy Aging in the LGBT Community" will offer dynamic and engaging health promotion programs while also creating social connections and building community for LGBT older adults. Programs will start in Fall 2010 and run through summer 2011.
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| National Resource Center for LGBT Aging |
The LGBT Aging Project is one of 12 agency partners creating the first federally funded National Resource Center for LGBT Aging. Lisa Krinsky, director of the Aging Project, attended a two day convening of the national training partners to develop a new training curriculum which will be offered to the larger aging network as well as to LGBT organizations. "What a terrific opportunity to work with my peers from across the country that conduct similar training work in LGBT Aging." said Krinsky, "The Resource Center's training materials will be a collaboration of all our best practices." Additional national training partners include: Centerlink, FORGE, Griot Circle (NY), Openhouse, PHI, and SAGE.
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| Free Medication Management Course for LGBT Seniors | 
The Boston Elderly Commission and Mass College of Pharmacy are partnering with Ethos to offer a free three part course on medication management for LGBT seniors. The goal is to increase awareness and educate seniors around medications.
The course will be offered on three Thursdays at Cafe Emmanuel in conjunction with the weekly luncheon. Phil Wizer R.PH conducts each of the three seminars.
Course Schedule: September 9: Medication Issues facing The Older Population
September 16: Over-The-Counter-Medications
September 23: Herbal Products (each seminar runs about 30-45 minutes with questions & discussion to follow)
Register by September 1st to participate in this seminar series. Call Bob Linscott at (617) 522-1292
Cafe Emmanuel is a weekly community meal for LGBT seniors and their friends cosponsored by Ethos and The LGBT Aging Project. The luncheons are held at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street in Boston's Back Bay from 11am to 1pm. Suggested donation is $2.00 for seniors 60 and over. |
| Opening Doors: An LGBT Aging Conference September 15 in the Worcester Area |
 The Worcester LGBT Elder Network (WLEN) is hosting "Opening Doors: an LGBT Aging Conference" on September 15, 2010 from 12:30-4:30 at the Hoagland-Pincus Center in Shrewsbury, MA.
This conference is for Social Workers, Nursing Agencies, and Nursing Home Administrators to introduce the growing LGBT older adult population.
The featured workshops include 'Gay in Adult Day', 'HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care in the Older LGBT Population in MA', 'Aging Transgender Patients and Barriers to Care,' and 'Making a Mainstream Aging Services Provider LGBT Friendly', presented by Aging Project founder and Ethos Executive Director, Dale Mitchell. Closing remarks will be made by Aging Project Director, Lisa Krinsky. The conference will be offering CEU's for SW's, RN's, and NH Administrators. Space is limited and on a first come/first served basis.
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| Spotlight: "Old and Bold" North Shore Elder Services' LGBT Coalition |
Salem Mayor, Kim Driscoll and North Shore Elder Services Executive Director, Paul Lanzikios welcome LGBT Seniors to the North Shore for a summer picnic last month.  | Ever since the North Shore Elder Services (NSES) completed the Open Door Task Force, The LGBT Aging Project's cultural competency training program, they have been busy building a coalition of community members and agencies dedicated to LGBT aging on the North Shore. They have also been working on a number of exciting programs including:
A Sunset Cocktail Reception at the Historic Beauport Mansion in Gloucester, MA. Friday August 27th at 6pm. This event supports The Old and Bold Coalition, North Shore Elder Services' outreach program for LGBT Seniors.
The LGBT Aging Project and Historic New England are co-sponsors of this event with NSES. Click here for more information, directions or to RSVP for this event. To learn more about the Beauport Sleeper-McCain Mansion Click here.
Over The Rainbow Supper Program for LGBT Seniors and their friends. On Tuesday September 21st from 6 to 8pm at the historic House of Seven Gables. This will be a kick-off event to launch a monthly supper program for LGBT seniors on the North Shore. More info to come!
North Shore Elder Services' Annual "Old and Bold" Holiday Party Save the Date: December 9th. Don't miss out on this celebration at the fabulous and elegant home of North Shore legend, John Archer. This event is for North Shore LGBT Seniors and their friends and local service providers interested in issues of LGBT aging and caregiving.
For more information about any of these programs or to join the "Old and Bold Coalition" call North Shore Elder Services at (978) 624-2220. |
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In The News |
County Settles Suit by Elderly Gay Couple
By Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer
Clay Greene, a 78-year-old gay man, said Sonoma County forced him and his 88-year-old partner into separate nursing homes, denied the couple's relationship, sold off their possessions and kept them apart until the partner died.
The county denied violating the men's rights. But on Friday, Greene's lawyers said the county and a nursing home had agreed to a $653,000 settlement with Greene and the estate of Harold Scull, his partner of 20 years. >> Read Full Story
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| LGBT Community Meal Programs |
 We are pleased to have a whole section dedicated to the different LGBT Community Meal Programs that are starting to emerge across the state. We now have a nice variety of offerings from weekly luncheons, monthly brunches, a monthly women's program and a monthly supper program. There is also a nice diversity in the location for each of the four programs.
Boston/Back Bay:
Cafe Emmanuel: "The Original LGBT Meal Site!"
When: Every Thursday 11am to 1:00pm
Where: Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street Boston, MA
RSVP: to blinscott@lgbtagingproject.org or call Bob at (617) 477-6610
Sponsored by: Ethos & The LGBT Aging Project
Roslindale:
Out to Brunch: Monthly Brunch & Social for Older LBT Women & Their Friends
When: First Saturday of every month 11am to 1:00pm
Where:Roslindale House, 120 Poplar Street Roslindale, MA
RSVP: to outtobrunch@gmail.com or call (617) 522-6700 x306.
Sponsored by: Ethos &The LGBT Aging Project
South Shore:
Monthly Brunch for LGBT Seniors & Friends
When: Last Saturday of Every Month, 10am to 12pm
Where: All Souls Unitarian Church, 196 Elm Street, Braintree, MA
RSVP: Maryanne Ryan 781-848-3939 x 325 or email lgbtseniors@sselder.org for more information.
Sponsored by: South Shore Elder Services
Somerville/Cambridge:
Cadbury Cafe: Somerville & Cambridge's First LGBT Monthly Dining Program
When: 4th Wednesday of Every Month, 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Where: Cadbury Commons, 66 Sherman Street, Cambridge, Ma.
RSVP: by calling SCES (617) 628-2601 ext. 605 or email lgbtcafe@eldercare.orgSponsored by: Somerville Cambridge Elder Services, Cambridge Council on Aging and Cadbury Commons.
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Community Announcements | |
NY Life Offers an Estate Planning Seminar for the LGBT Community
This work shop is FREE to the public and to professional advisors working in the LGBT community.
Wednesday August 18th 6:30pm to 8:00pm.
New York Life
800 South Street, Suite 600, Waltham, MA
RSVP to Joe Harrold, Market Development Director: 781-398-9878
>>Click here for the flyer with more details
Hannah Free DVD and Book now on sale!
You can support independent film and make sure important stories are told like the ones in Gen Silent or Hannah Free. You can now purchase the Hannah Free DVD click here for more information. |
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On Going Support Groups | |
LGBT Caregiver Support Group:
Open to anyone providing care for a loved one. First Monday of every month, 6:00pm to 7:30pm in Jamaica Plain. Free. Contact Joanne Peskowitz, LICSW for more information: (617) 271-4182. Sponsored by Caregiver Alliance of Suffolk County.
LGBT Bereavement Groups:
For LGBT people of all ages coping with the loss of a loved one. Free six-week support group. To find a group in your area contact Bob Linscott (617) 522-1292. Sponsored by Ethos & The Massachusetts Department of Public Health. |
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Support The Important Work Of The LGBT Aging Project |
Our mission is to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender elders and caregivers
have equal access to the life-prolonging benefits, protections, services, and institutions
that their heterosexual neighbors take for granted. Through cultural competency trainings, policy advocacy and outreach we help LGBT elders grow older with the dignity and respect they deserve.
You can support our mission by making a tax deductible donation or bequest.
Help us ensure equal access and respect for ALL LGBT elders and caregivers.
>>Click here to make an online donation on our secure web site.
If you are interested in becoming a corporate sponsor of the LGBT Aging Project,
please contact Lisa Krinsky (click to email) or call 617.522.1292
If someone sent you this email, click here to be added to our mailing list for future monthly newsletters from the LGBT Aging Project. |
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