Only 64.1% of eligible SF residents have been counted with the deadline fast approaching. We all must do more to help reach seniors, immigrants, LGBTQ folks, unhoused people, and others at risk of being missed.

You can help by urging groups you belong to personally to promote the census.Send the link to friends and family online.The map shows areas with low response rates in pink and light blue. Go here to view the map,

Senior and Disability Action (SDA) and California Alliance for Retired (CARA) are hosting an election town hall on Thurs., Sept. 10, from 10 to 1 via Zoom & Teleconference.

Must register by Friday at Noon by emailing cynthial.cara@gmail.com with their name, address, email and that they want to attend the SF event on Sept. 10 or call the office at 510-663-4086. Meet Supervisor and Senate Candidates and learn about November ballot initiatives. Download a flyer for more info and to share.

COVID-19 is increasing the impact of the digital divide, contributing to higher rates of isolation and loneliness. But a cross-section of organizations and neighbors petitioned the Mayor and Board of Supervisors to change this. Find more information here.

We want to thank the Board of Supervisors, which is recommending some additional funding for internet access, devices, and training for older adults and people with disabilities. Learn what we can do to ensure these funds are secured and how we can grow for the future. Join us for an update on Thurs.Sept. 3, 2:30 to 3:30 via Zoom (by video or phone) as part of our CLC Virtual Activity calendar.

Are you passionate about safe, accessible sidewalks? Enter the "Broken Sidewalks Quack Me Up Contest!" Learn more about the contest, what a quacked sidewalk is, how to submit entries, and more.

We have extended the contest deadline because of our recent smokey air. The new deadline is September 22, with virtual award ceremony on October 6 at 6:00 pm.

Efforts to save the SF Bay View community paper have stepped up, with a series of stories, including a piece by Senior Beat's Judy Goddess. Bayview Editor Mary Ratliff called it a "masterpiece". Read it here and if you can help extend this neighborhood paper's 40 year history when needed most, donate on GoFundMe.

CLC neighborhood networks continue their weekly vigils for Black Lives Matter and Racial Equity. You can join St. Francis Square on Geary at Laguna on Fridays at 4:00 to 4:45 and Cayuga Neighbors will be at Geneva and San Jose Thursdays 5:00 to 6:00.

With the backing of the CLC Board of Directors, we are continuing to develop and report out monthly on our work toward racial justice and equity. Staff workshops and facilitated discussions will focus on four components: Values, Impact, Workplace and Voice. More updates to follow.

Join us for a conversation with Deloris McGee, CLC's first community connector and organizer of our Food Networks, Aging While Black Events, and scores of other activities. Hear what Deloris has been doing in Mississippi to create community. Sept. 17, 2:30 to 3:30 pm. Learn more here.

CLC offers an encore performance of Perry Sings Frank Sinatra, with classics we grew up on and stories behind them! Talented Perry D’Andrea, a double of Sinatra in looks, sound, and personality, takes us on a fun journey down memory lane. This will be the first in a series of dinner show performance - we provide the performance, you provide the dinner! Join us Sept. 17, 6:00 to 7;00 pm - Learn more here.

The closer we become, the more we miss you when you're gone. Over the past few months, we have lost some wonderful leaders and community members.

Learn more about Hadley Dale Hall, 2014 winner of the Norma Satten Community Services Innovation Award. We also lost Joe, Flo and Barbara. Your generous spirits and joy for life made our neighborhoods a little brighter. We will miss you.

In partnership with Project Open Hand, CLC has been delivering a week's worth of meals to neighbors sheltering at home.

If you or someone you know is not getting enough food, call the DAS Benefits and Services Hub at 415-355-6700 or connect with one of the ADRC sites featured below to find out about choices in your neighborhood.

Help is available in your language, your neighborhood and sometimes in person.

We are delighted to welcome, Larry Nelson, who has joined the SF ReServe team as our Partnership Development Associate. Larry will be working with community-based organizations and small businesses to find meaningful part-time work for the talented group of adults 60+ and 18+ living with a disability who reside in San Francisco. If your organization would benefit from an experienced worker, please contact larry@sfcommunityliving.org.

Since the start of shelter in place, we've transitioned most ReServists to remote work, and continue to find new placements. We also have more interactive workshops on the way to help job seekers adapt to finding and keeping work in the midst of the pandemic. Click here for more info.

How can non-profits advance their mission and be bolder advocates during an election year? Alliance for Justice has a series of factsheets, podcasts and webinars to help organizationS play a more active role in this most important upcoming election. Learn about Bolder Advocacy here.