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SelfHelp Community Services
Selfhelp Community Services operates a licensed not-for-profit home care program that employs over 1800 home health aides who provide more than 2 million hours of care each year. From skilled nursing and rehabilitation therapies to assistance with bathing, grooming, housekeeping, preparing meals and performing other daily chores, our home care program makes it possible for tens of thousands of New York seniors to continue to live independently in the communities they call home. Our home care clients are also able to access community-based social services provided by Selfhelp.
If you want to learn more about our home care program or are in need of services for yourself or a loved one, please contact us at 212-971-5490 in NYC or 516-505-2571 on Long Island.
Carter Burden Gallery
The goal of the Carter Burden Gallery is to create a dialogue with the arts community supporting our belief that older, lesser-known artists must not be overlooked due to age or decreased marketability in the current art scene. We demonstrate the transformative nature of art; the work we exhibit is vibrant, cutting-edge and important regardless of the artist's age.
Carter Burden Gallery targets NYC artists over the age of 60, fostering a supportive and culturally-diverse community of re- emerging artists. We celebrate this community's unique ability to share lifetimes participating as vital members of New York's arts culture, and work to create opportunities for networking and responding to each other's work, thereby invigorating the creative process. In recognizing this community, we confirm their continued value and contribution to the arts.
The LaGuardia Senior Center
The name says it all – good health and happiness. Located in the Lower East Side, the center’s activities reflect the mix of east and west cultures that meet here daily. Some seniors come primarily for the company and social events. For others, LaGuardia serves as “day care” with many adults bringing their parents each day. Seniors come from all five boroughs. There are no membership fees – only proof of age is required. For a small suggested contribution, seniors can eat balanced meals (breakfast and lunch) that have been carefully planned by nutritionists.
Seniors can participate in a range of activities. Their day can start off with “Lok Tung Kuen” exercises in the morning, followed by arts and crafts, music, bingo and mahjong, health promotion and English classes. Each year, the Center hosts a gala event to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Since the Foundation assumed sponsorship of the Center in 1992, membership has grown from 250 seniors to well over 5,400!
