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Tree Ring Productions Presents A Short Preview - Help Us Fund a Video for the Community Living Campaign
Help us turn this crowd funding initiative into professional videos for CLC and 9 other small but mighty Bay Area non-profits. Tree Ring Productions is donating one-third of the cost of the videos, and is using crowd funding to raise the rest. 
 
We've only a few days left to meet the goal or all the money raised to date has to go back to the donors.  Just $14 gets your heart on our tree.  Learn more about the Tree Ring Film Fund on IndiGoGo. 
Meet CLC at Board Match 
We are looking to expand and strengthen our Board of Directors and its working committees through Board Match, which happens Tuesday, February 18th from 5:00 to 7:30.  

If you are interested in talking to us (or one of 150 other non-profits), you can learn more and Register Here.
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FEBRUARY 2014
CLC at Board Match
Living Solo
Connections Workshop
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Housing Action
Connectors on the Move
Health Info Online
Aging While Black
Always Active
MIssion Computer
Technology Swap Meet
February 20 Events
Tablet & iPad Workshops
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Thoughtful, In-depth Articles Featured on our  Healthy Aging Blog 
CLC often find itself at the intersection of cross-cutting issues and loves to share  articles that can further a dialogue.   Here is a question that you might find of interest: "What does it take for elders older than 80 to remain at home, alone?"  This topic is explored in a thoughtful article by Robert L. Rubinstein and CLC Board member Elena Portacolone.   The article, Living Solo in Later Life (PDF), appears in the January-February edition of Aging Today. 
 
Sign-up for our blog to participate in a discussion later this month that will explain Why the Preventative Care Revolution Depends on Closing the Digital Divide.
Connections for Healthy Aging Series Starts February 6th
Our next Connections for Health Aging four-session workshop series begins
Thursday, February 6, 10:00 to 1:00
Hearing and Speech Center of Northern California 

Free! Includes Lunch.  

(Workshop dates are Feb. 6, 13, 20, & 27)  

Download the flyer for more details and to share it with a friend or neighbor. Email [email protected] for more information or to register.  
Help Solve the Mysteries of the SF Gold Card San Francisco Senior Gold Card
Be a part of the CLC Research and Action Team as a Gold Card Explorer.  CLC is recruiting a team of leadership volunteers to help us with a San Francisco Gold Card Research and Action Project.  Learn more on our blog or download a Volunteer Job Description and then contact us at [email protected] to join in.   
Connections for Healthy Aging Focuses on Housing Issues
"Graduates" of CLC's Connections for Healthy Aging Workshops used their Quarterly Forum to learn about efforts to increase the amount of truly affordable, accessible housing in our city. Panelists included Tony Robles from Senior and Disability Action, Chip Supanich from the Mayor's Disability Council and Joanna Fraguli of the Mayor's Office on Disability. Ready for More Action?  There are many ways to join in:

Citywide Tenant Convention Sat., Feb. 8, 1:00 to 4:00, 350 Rhode Island, come early for lunch. 
  
SDA General Meeting - SF Housing Crisis is the topic, Thursday, February 13, 10:00 to 12:00, 1187 Franklin Street, lunch available for $2.00 

Tenant Day of Action, February 18 - leave early to go to Sacramento by bus
For more info, contact Tony Robles at T[email protected]

The Mayor's Disability Council seeks endorsement for their resolution to put focus on the issue for people with disabilities of all ages.  Read the Resolution and send an endorsements on organizational letterhead.  For more information, contact the Mayor's Office on Disability by calling 554-6789 or email [email protected].
CLC Community Connectors and Trainers On The Move
As part of the City's SF Connected Program, we have free computer training in senior centers and other locations throughout San Francisco. At Aquatic Park Senior Center, Rob McBride and Janis Kaempfe team up to provide training and support every Wednesday from 1:00 to 3:00 at 890 Beach Street.  Topics for February classes include Housing in San Francisco, Finding medical information on the web, and Detecting false rumors and urban legends on the internet.   
 
Download our complete list of classes and computer labs with one-on-one assistance. We have classes available in English, Spanish, and Chinese. 
Health Information Online Workshop
Learn how to connect with quality health information, your doctor and Medicare on-line. 
 

Wednesday, February 12, 1:00 to 3:00

Curry Senior Center, 315 Turk Street

Download a flyer here with more information.  This is part of our new "On The Road" series.  Contact Judy Auda at [email protected] if you want a trainer to come to your site.

Aging While Black Forum: Taking 2 Heart 
Don't miss the next Aging While Black Forum on Thursday, February 13 from 10am to 2pm at The Village, 1099 Sunnyvale Ave. in San Francisco.

The forum is sponsored by CLC and Reducing Stigma, and will feature the following speakers:

LaVaughn King (Forum Moderator)

Uverda Harry (Seniors & Case Management)

Josiah Larkin (Health & Taxes)

Wanda Materre (Mental Health & Trainers)

Makulla Goodwin (Caregivers & Aging)

 

For more information, please download the flyer or contact Etta Jones at 415-574-8763 or LaVaughn King at 415-225-9409.

Stay Always Active with Glenda Hope and her Cayuga Neighbors
Glenda's current efforts in her own Cayuga neighborhood follow a career of compassion in the Tenderloin.  You can listen to a podcast of the January Interview with Rev. Glenda Hope on Michael Kresny's KQED Forum.  
 
While still active in support of SafeHouse and other programs begun in the Tenderloin, Glenda has assembled some of us to remain "Always Active" with a special exercise program hosted by OnLok in partnership with CLC.  Come join us every Monday and Wednesday from 9:45 to 10:45 at 2557 Alemany Blvd.  You will find more information on the attached flyer.   A special "thank you" to Supervisor John Avalos for his support that is making these classes possible.
Mission Computer Group
Connector Karla Jimenez takes the Spanish computer classes one step further with monthly potlucks to share good food and conversation.   To get involved with these classes and social gatherings in Spanish, contact Karla at [email protected]
Enjoy Pictures and Find Resources from our First Technology Swap Meet
Lots of connecting going on...and more to come!  Our next Technology Swap Meet is being planned for April.   In the meantime, visit our blog and learn how to connect with some of the participating groups as well as see a few pictures.
 
Share YOUR Time and Talent to Help More San Franciscans Get Connected.  San Francisco Connected Swap Meet
Get more info at
www.sfconnected.org or (415) 355-3555.
  
February 20 - One Date, Two Great Events 
You will have to chose!
Senior Health Policy Forum - Local Innovations Amid A Changing Health Reform Environment8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., South San Francisco Conference Center- Register at http://shpf.elders.org.
 
IHSS Public Authority - IHSS Into the Future - Advancing Disability Rights9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., St. Mary's Conference Center at 1111 Gough Street (at Geary).  For more information, call Judy Auda at 415-826-3194 or click here.
Tablets, iPads, Accessibility - So Much To Learn!
CLC Connectors and volunteers gathered at Presentation Adult Day Health Center to learn about tablets - what's similar, what's different and how to make them more accessible to folks with a range of disabilities.  The workshop, organized as a part of our Goldsmith Initiative for Seniors with Hearing and Vision Loss, was led by SF State College instructor Bryan Ferriera and Connector LaNay Eastman. Want to be notified about the next training? Contact LaNay at [email protected].
Featured Blog of the Month - San Francisco FYI.net 
The "Go-To" Site for Civic and Political Events and Happenings 
Linda Post is a long time resident of San Francisco. Her blog is a great place to visit if you want to know not only what, but how and why.  Her sites is a tribute to all the people who work hard to bring democracy to life at every level. You can get your weekly dose of political happenings at: 
http://sanfranciscofyi.blogspot.com
 
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