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Thanks to the more than 250 people who took our newsletter survey. You will begin to see changes over the next few months, based on your ideas and suggestions.  
Congratulations to Survey Gift Card Winners - Margaret Rafferty, Lynn Heidelberg, Kate Goyette, Carol Wexelbaum, Michele Francis, and Tricia Webb. 
    
Budget Committee Finalizing Recommendations 
Over the past couple of weeks, computer lab participants and their supporters have signed and delivered 1000's of postcards to the Mayor and the Supervisors and testified at the final budget hearing on June 21. The Budget Committee will finalize its recommendations by the end of this week. Get the lastest news and pictures of us in action on our Keep Us Connected Facebook Page.  
JULY 2013
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Fresh Food in the Bayview
National Day of Action
AIDS Walk Team
What is SFHIP?
Economic Security
At Home with Growing Old
DOMA and Social Security
Get Connected, Get Healthy
Monday Meet-Ups
Long Term Care Council
Computer Classes
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Sponsorship Opportunities for September 26 Award Event 
We hope you will support our on-going efforts to build a movement based on the principles of aging with dignity and human rights.  This annual event brings together leaders to celebrate leadership and to support organizing and advocacy toward these goals.  The Norma Satten Community Service Innovation Award this year will recognize a career of innovation and service by Anni Chung, Director of Self-Help for the Elderly.  It will also feature an exciting neighborhood-based Silent Auction.  For more information, call Judy Auda at (415) 826-3194.  You can download a sponsorship information here.  Sponsorships received or pledged by July 21st will be listed on the event invitation. 
    
Grocery Delivery Starts in the Bayview
The Saint Paul Tabernacle Baptist Church, San Francisco Food Bank, Having Pride Unity, community volunteers and the Community Living Campaign kicked off the Bayview Home Food Delivery Program on June 21, 2013 for seniors 75 and older and people with disabilities in the Bayview. The demand for this service and coming together of resources was important to the community and to the invisible citizens who are in need of nutritional food to age in place.  

We are thankful for the people who stepped up and made sure that this resource is available in the community"  Deloris McGee 

    

PROTECT AND IMPROVE Social Security, Medicare, & Medicaid - NO CUTS!!!

NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION on JULY 2

 

Join the Chain Against the Chained CPI

Date:             July 2nd, 2013/ 4pm - 6pm
Where:          San Francisco Federal Building - 7th and Mission.   After the human chain,   
we will MARCH to Senator Feinstein's office at 1 Post/Market St. (shuttles available for non-marchers) 

What better way to celebrate the 4th of July and America's Independence by standing up for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid? National Day of Action Sponsors: Alliance for Retired Americans & AFL-CIO.  For more information call CARA at 510-663-4086.  See important facts about Medicare and Social Security here

    
Walk (& Dance) With Us 
Join the CLC AIDS Walk Team - Let us know you're coming (or donating) and we will have a special CLC T-shirt for you. Make a donation on-line here.  The AIDS Walk is Sunday, July 21 with sign-in starting at 9:00 a.m. at Sharon Meadows in Golden Gate Park.  For more information, contact Deloris at [email protected]. 
OMI Fog Walkers meet every Wednesday 11:00 a.m. at Minnie and and Lovie Ward Rec Center - meet on Lobos between Capitol and Plymouth Streets.   
Line Dancing Anyone? Every Friday from 3:00 to 4:30 also at Minnie and Lovie Ward Rec Center.  Call the Rec Center for more information at 415-292-2048. 

Interested in Learning about Walks in Your Neighborhood?  
Try one of the free and informative walking tours at http://www.sfcityguides.org.  
Want to start one in your neighborhood?  Perhaps we can help - contact us at [email protected].   
    
What is SFHIP?
The San Francisco Health Improvement Partnership (SFHIP) is a diverse collaboration designed to improve the health and wellness of all San Franciscans. Abbie Yant, a leader in this effort (at right), addressed a convening of over 350 participants to showcase this effort on June 12th at St. Mary's Conference Center.  SFHIP seeks to drive community health improvement efforts, using the San Francisco's Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) as a roadmap. 
The Plan's development engaged close to 700 community residents and local public health system partners and identified S.F.'s shared health priorities:
  • Ensure Safe + Healthy Living Environments 
  • Increase Healthy Eating + Physical Activity
  • Increase Access to High Quality Health Care + Services
The CHIP also identifies goals, objectives, measures, and strategies for each priority.  To learn more about this exciting new effort, visit www.sfhip.org.
    
Focus on Cutting Poverty and Promoting Economic Security 
June events put the spotlight on reducing poverty and moving 
more people closer to economic security.   The United Way of the Bay Area is leading a regional effort that will focus on seniors, families with young children, men and boys of color, immigrants and female heads of households. They hope to measure concrete gains in the area of basic needs, education and jobs. To learn more and to sign on as a partner in this effort, go to www.uwba.org/roadmap.

The Insight Center and UCLA Center for Health Policy Research released the updated Elder Index for seniors living alone or with a partner.   They also released the first-ever Elder Index for the costs associated with seniors raising one, two, or three grandchildren in each California county in a new report called The High Cost of Caring: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren.  We feature highlights in a recent blog post at http://www.sfhealthyaging.org/seniors-struggling-can-we-turn-the-tide/ .  

    
A Day in the Life: The Video 

& An Interdisciplinary Dialogue on Being "At Home with Growing Old"

Family Service Agency sponsored an afternoon of Tea and Conversation to learn from Older Adults and their Videos about what "aging in place" and "age friendly design" really means to them, followed by a lively discussion lead by Susanne Stadler, Architect, Co-Founder of "At Home With Growing Old", Cathy Spensley, Senior Division Director, Family Service Agency of SF and Jarmin Yeh, PhD student in Medical Sociology, UCSF (Pictured below left).  Watch the video below.  For on-going discussion, see the blog at www.athomewithgrowingold.com

A Day in the Life
"A Day in the Life" Video

 

    
Supreme Court Victories and Social Security Challenges

Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) decision impacts more than 1000 areas of federal law, including Social Security. For too long same-sex couples and many of their children have been denied access to Social Security benefits, even though they have contributed to the program throughout their working lives.  

Overturning the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) should end this benefit discrimination by enabling the Social Security Administration to allow same-sex spouses to receive the Social Security spousal and survivor benefits they are otherwise entitled to.  Next Step - for the Obama administration and Congress to follow the Court's lead and reverse this benefit inequity by urge the Social Security Administration to move quickly to review and revise its policies regarding benefits for same-sex couples.  To learn more about these issues, go to the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare at http://www.ncpssm.org.

  
Weaving Connections for Healthy Aging
Participants in June's Connections for Healthy Aging Workshop 
were greeted by Western Addition Senior Center Director Robin Bill (above left) and a lovely, healthy snacks and lunch. The next Connections for Health Aging Workshop will be held in the Bayview starting Thursday, August 1 10:00 to 1:00 at Providence Senior Center, 4469 3rd Street.  Learn the steps you can take to become a more empowered elder, making choices about what is important and learning to improve your chances to age in community. Download a flyer and more info here or call Marcia Peterzell at (415) 359-1816.
    
360 Valencia Monday Meet-up Monday 

This Month - Learn about Classes for Shooting and Editing Video 

Monday, July 15, Lunch at Noon Presentation at 1:00 p.m. 
Andy Kawanami, Community Manager for SF Commons / Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) will talk about how you can tap into the wonderful classes and resources available at BAVC to help support lifelong learning, storytelling and social change (www.bavc.org).  For more info or to RSVP for lunch, contact Judy Auda at (415) 826-3194.  
Last Month - Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and PAWS 
Community Leader Ana Aureoles and Kevin Kosik, PAWS CEO shared information and insights about Companion and Service Dogs.  Support  
For more info about resources and support for seniors and persons with disabilities with four legged companions, contact Pets Make Wonderful Support (PAWS) at  www.pawssf.org. Or download the special Senior Survival School sheet "Services in Support of Animals for Seniors and People with Disabilities here.  For more information about resources for persons with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), connect with Ana Aureoles on Facebook.   And watch this space for the local TBI Picnic, scheduled for September 21. 
    
S. F. Long Term Services and Supports Planning
Long Term Care Coordinating Council Meeting
Thursday, July 11, 1:00 to 3:00
1 South Van Ness Ave., 2nd Floor 
Agenda Topics include: 
 

*  Implementation of San Francisco's Strategy for Excellence in Dementia Care 

*  Issues concerning Ramp Taxi service and the Medallion Reform

*  Accessible Parking Advisory Committee recommendations re: improved parking access.

 

(Pictured above) Donna  Willmott and Maria Lourdes Richardson provide highlights of the Consumer Rights for Community Living program and Noelle Simmons and Sybil Boutillier answer questions about how the LTCCC can be more proactive on state and federal policy issues.  To receive meeting notices, agendas, meeting minutes and notices of Council vacancies, contact Bill Haskell at [email protected] or call 355-6782.
 
Computer Training and Special Activities 

Community Living Campaign (CLC) shows you how technology and social media are new tools to help individuals, neighborhoods and organizations reduce isolation and reweave community.  

Once a month, we hold a special MEETUP MONDAY 
at 360 Valencia Street Lab (Valencia Gardens).   Lunch at Noon, Workshop from 1:00 to 3:00.  Download a full schedule of classes at 360 Valencia Street here or
call 415-821-1003 for more information. 

 

30th Street Senior Center

Every Wed.

1:00 to 3:00

Social Media - 1 to 1 tutoring, classes

225 30th St.

Bethany Center

Every Thurs.

9:00  to 12:00

One on one training

580 Capp

Centro Latino

Every Tues & Thurs.

10:00 to 12:00

Social Media - 1 to 1 tutoring, classes

1656 15th St.

Curry Senior Center 

Monday 

1:00 to 3:00

One on one training

315 Turk Street

Dr. Davis Senior Center

Every Wed. & Thursday 

1:30 to 3:30

One on one training 

1706 Yosemite

IT Bookman Center

Every Friday

12:00 to 2:00

Social Media - 1 to 1 tutoring, classes

446 Randolph

Laguna Honda Hospital

1st & 3rd Wed

1:00 to 3:00

One on one training

375 Laguna Honda

Mission Neighborhood Center

Every Wed.

10:00 to 12:00

Social Media - 1 to 1 tutoring, classes

362 Capp

San Francisco Senior Center

Aquatic Park

Every Wed. 

1:00 to 3:00

Social Media - 1 to 1 tutoring classes

890 Beach

San Francisco Senior Center Downtown

Every Thurs. 

1:00 to 3:00

Social Media - 1 to 1 training

481 O'Farrell

Stonestown YMCA

Every Wed.

9:30  to 11:30

Office Suite - Word, Excel, and more 

3150 20th Avenue  

Telegraph Hill Center 

Every Wed
9:00 to 12:00
One on one training 660 Lombard

 Valencia Gardens            

(360 Valencia Street)              

Every Mon 

9:00 to 3:00

 One on One
 & social media training

360 Valencia  

 

Western Addition 

 Senior Center

Every Wed.
1:30 to 3:30 

Social media and one on one training

 

1390 1/2 Turk
       
 
More pictures, opinions, resources at www.sfhealthyaging.org 

 

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