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Transforming Lives by Building
Aging and Disability Friendly Neighborhoods
FEBRUARY 2015
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"Keep Us Connected" Campaign: Part 2
logo of city hall and computer Two years ago, CLC helped organize an effective campaign to ensure that the City continued to support accessible computers and training when a nearly $8 million federal BTOP grant ended.  With support from the Mayor and Board of Supervisors, $1.4 million was set aside to continue the program for at least 2 more years. But the gap seems to be widening and several important components did not receive on-going funding.  So Part 2 of the "Keep Us Connected" Campaign will focus on improving access and learning.
Key Campaign Goals to "Keep Us Connected" 
This year's request starts with several items that were not funded two years ago. 
  • Hire more computer trainers, tutors and volunteer coordinators, a majority of whom would be seniors and adults with disabilities.
  • Increase the number of bi-lingual trainers and tutors and those with experience with assistive technology to better reach those with loss of vision, hearing, dexterity or other disabilities.
  • Strengthen the ability to measure and report outcomes.
  • Provide small amounts of funding to active lab sites to cover program costs like paper, ink cartridges and replace mice, modems and other small items as needed.  
  • Offer assistance to individuals to use and to maintain their own equipment through regular Tech Support events in different neighborhoods and through roving "Help Desks". 
  • Provide on-going staff support to the newly formed community-based Tech Council, creating a public/private partnership to raise additional resources and improving collaboration to close the digital divide in San Francisco. 
Watch for a special Campaign Newsletter coming soon and be sure visit Facebook and "like" the Keep Us Connected Campaign.
Work To Help Our Neighbors Make Ends Meet 
Free MUNI - Seniors & People with Disability  

Thanks to a year of advocacy, low and moderate income seniors and people with disabilities will be able to ride MUNI for free!  The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) voted unanimously on January 20 to approve this program. We applaude Tom Nolan and the members of the SFMTA for their efforts to reach this historic decision. Free MUNI will begin March 1 and to participate, you must register!

 

Find out more and apply online at:

http://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/transit/fares-passes/free-muni

or pick up an application in the Senior and Disability Action/Community Living Campaign office at 1360 Mission Street, Suite 400.

 

Thanks to lead organizers Senior and Disability Action and Chinatown Community Development Center, with support from the Coalition of Agencies Serving the Elderly, California Alliance of Retired Americans, Bayview Hunters Point Senior Services, Housing Rights Committee, Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco, POWER/Causa Justa:Just Cause, Family Services Agency/Felton Institute, Canon Kip, Community Living Campaign, IHSS Consortium and more.

 
CLC Food Networks Settle into New Home 


Our OMI and Parkmerced/University Park Food networks were embraced by the Minnie and Lovie Ward Recreation Center at 650 Capitol Street, so we began delivery there on January 6th. Now that we have a new home, we are looking for volunteers to help do a small delivery route in these neighborhoods. If you can help, contact Chester Williams at (415) 574-8763.  CLC Food Networks are comprised of neighborhood volunteers who pack and deliver fresh fruits, vegetables and staples to seniors and people with disabilities. 

 
News and Updates 
CLC Goldsmith Initiative Helps Improve Access for Seniors and People with Disabilities

Love BINGO, but can't hear the Bingo caller and see the cards?  No problem. CLC is helping ADHC participants get back into the game with a personal assisted listening device that amplifies sound (with or without a hearing aid) and oversized Bingo cards.  

This is possible with a grant from the United Way of the Bay Area with funds provided in a bequest from Francis Goldsmith. CLC is in the second year of funding, which has helped bring assistive devices, computer training and other access to San Francisco seniors.   
LaNay Eastman, Program Connector, conducts an in-service with CLC Trainers. Topics included how to reduce glare for those using computers as well as how to use the many services of the SF Library for the Blind and Print Disabled. The Library hosts a  Drop-In Help and Learning Series - every 2nd Tuesday at the Main Library, 100 Larkin Street, 2nd Floor.  For more info about the Library's services for vision and hearing impaired at (415) 557-4253.  For more information about assistive technologies contact LaNay at lanay.sfcommunityliving@gmail.com
Connections for Healthy Aging Workshops 
We are wrapping up our Connections for Healthy Aging series at Rosa Parks Senior Center. Participants, including some facilitators-in-training, are learning what it means to be an empowered senior. 

What's next? A co-sponsored series for SF Village members in March. We are making plans for the rest of 2015. Interested in co-sponsoring or just attending? Contact Marcia Peterzell at 415-359-1816 or marcia.peterzell@comcast.net.
Cayuga Neighbors Celebrate Connections 
Cayuga Community Connectors (CCC) joined the Cayuga Improvement Association (CIA) on Saturday January 17th at Bethel Lutheran Church to formally thank Supervisor John Avalos for CCC's 2015 funding. CCC founder Glenda Hope thanked Mr. Avalos for his belief and support of the project.

Many neighbors belong to both groups, and often recruit new members from each other. Members in both CCC and CIA care deeply about our community and the future of neighborhood. For more information and to join in Cayuga activities, contact Community Connector Patti Spaniak at pspaniak@me.com.
Photos above include some newest members, including Melvin Noguera and Matilda Houghton, along with Glenda Hope and Supervisor John Avalos. Left, CCC's youngest member, Jackson, with his Dad in front of the Cayuga Connectors Bulletin Board.  

Below, making greeting cards and a field trip to learning about dental health at Clinic by the Bay.  

 
Dementia Awareness & Caregiving for LGBT Older Adults from Diverse Communities 
Preparing for the Changing Horizon is the title of this educational conference for LGBTolder adult caregivers, their care receivers with cognitive challenges, family and friends, as well as healthcare/social service providers and policy makers. 
Friday, February 20, 8:30 to 4:00, State Building, 455 Golden Gate Avenue. Cost is $20 with lunch included. Scholarships are available. To register for the conference or for questions, contact Michelle at 415.728.0195 or email michelle@openhouse-sf.org. Or register online.
Watch DAAS Commission Meetings Online 
image of video from DAAS Commission meeting The Aging and Adult Services Commission meetings are now on TV!  You can access them via cable TV or on a computer. If you have cable TV, you will find them on Channel 26 and Channel 78. On the computer, go to www.sfgovtv.org. Try it out. See the March Commission meeting here. You can watch programs live or "on demand" at a time convenient for you. Channel the late Vera Haile, who learn a lot by watching government and SF residents in action.
Cyber-Seniors Documentary Now Available 
Cyber-Seniors is a heart-warming and funny documentary about seniors learning about computers from young mentors (who learn new things as well). You can now purchase the DVD or watch through video on demand from iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and other sites.  
Upcoming Computer Classes
Take the Mystery Out of Digital Photos 

Point, Shoot, Show: Camera to Computers

Learn how to shoot a photo, put it on a computer, print it immediately 

(and walk away with your photo)

 

360 Valencia Point Shoot Show 3
Friday, February 20, 11 to 1, IT Bookman Community Center - 446 Randolph St
Thursday, February 26, TBD, Boeddeker Park, 295 Eddy Street 
Monday, March 9, 1 to 3, Valencia Gardens Computer Lab, 360 Valencia Street

For more info or to reserve a space, contact Judy Auda at (415) 826-3194 or judyauda@yahoo.com.   Help spread the word by downloading a flyer here to post and share. 

 

360 Valencia Street Computer Lab Free computer classes and one-on-one assistance continues at 360 Valencia on Mondays starting at 9:00 a.m. This month's classes include:
  • eCards: Just in Time for Valentine's Day- February 9, 1:00 to 3:00
  • HELP! with your phone or tablet with Bethany / Monday Meet-Up Lunch - February 23, 10:00 to 3:00 
logo of on the road classes Presentations On The Road  Join us this month for a lively array of free presentations on collecting, cellphones & tablets, Pinterest and assistive technology. For information about these and other hands-on presentations, contact Judy Auda at 415-826-3194 or judyauda@yahoo.com

Regular CLC-Supported Computer Labs - CLC sends tutors and trainers to senior and community centers around the City as part of the San Francisco Connected program.  

Community Living Campaign Logo on green background

The nonprofit Community Living Campaign (CLC) has been working since 2007 to deliver programs and rally advocates who want to live in communities where people are less isolated and everyone is called to contribute.

CLC reweaves the relationships that people need to age and thrive in their own communities. We believe that seniors and people with disabilities are their own valuable assets -- they already know what their community needs. Working with these neighbors and local organizations, CLC develops free and low-cost programs to:

  • Reduce isolation
  • Increase access to technology
  • Promote advocacy and other skills
  • And make new friends

Because aging in community requires change at all levels, we also advocate for better, more realistic local, state and national government policies and funding.

 

Transforming Lives by Building Aging and Disability Friendly Neighborhoods

 

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