Meet Me: Community Outings are free, and designed for both the diagnosed individual and a care partner or friend to participate together, and meet new friends in the process! Outings give families living with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or early stage memory loss an opportunity to connect and stay engaged in the community, in a safe and supportive way.
Past Outings
Colby McCaskill (right) is the grand prize winner of the NPR College Podcast Challenge. His entry features his grandparents Kathy and Dick McCaskill (left) and discusses her dementia, something Colby had been scared to confront. @NPR
"Felicia Curry honors jazz icon Nina Simone and the women she inspired. From Nina’s greatest songs such as “Mississippi Goddam” and “To Be Young, Gifted and Black” to Aretha Franklin’s “Respect,” Chaka Chan’s “I’m Every Woman,” and the songs of Tina Turner, Lauryn Hill and more, this dynamic cabaret will motivate you to rise up."
Would You Open Your Home to a Stranger in Exchange for Help With Housing Costs and Chores?
How the Strategy Is Changing Aging in Place
Faced with a tightening budget last summer, retired bishop Willard Schultz turned to a long-running home-sharing program on a friend's recommendation—a service that pairs seniors with spare space with roommates in search of affordable housing.
Just a couple of months later—following a thorough matching and vetting process by the New York Foundation for Senior Citizens, the octogenarian welcomed a 22-year-old recent Columbia University graduate working as a tutor into his sunny, three-bedroom rent-controlled apartment in the Washington Heights section of New York City.
"He's very personable and it's a system that works, and I think it should be expanded all over the country," Schultz tells Realtor.com®.
Originally designed as an appendix to the 2035 Comprehensive Plan, the Fact Book is a standalone document that provides users with maps and analyses regarding the City’s population, neighborhoods, housing, transportation network, economic vitality, environment and sustainability, and community services. The Fact Book will be updated annually. Not all figures will be updated each year, and the year of the most recent data update can be found in either the figure’s title or its source information.
Maybe by next December we’ll have a boating connection (volunteers?), we want to do this from the water!
"Learn practical strategies for creating a safe living environment, navigating in-home care options, utilizing local support services, and planning for long-term needs. Discover how to balance care responsibilities while promoting your loved one’s independence, dignity, and quality of life."
Empowering Communities & Building Futures
