The FDR Democratic Club honored the Dignity Fund Coalition at their annual leadership award event.  Coalition members who attended are pictured right, and the leaders from the Club and other awardees are below. 

Join the Coalition for a continuing update on the budget and schedule for fund disbursement at the n ext meeti ng, which will be  Wednesday,  August 23 from 2:30 to 4:30 at ILRC, 825 Howard St.  Help support the continuing advocacy of the Dignity Fund Coalition by becoming an official member.

More information here.

CLC's newest Initiative,  SF ReServe, is matching part-time jobs at community organizations with talented seniors and people with disabilities. We have a strong list of potential ReServists waiting to be placed. If you can provide the opportunity to a motivate, skilled individual  log to be of service, log into the SF ReServe website and let us know. Contact Alicia Crawford at 415-821-1003 ext. 114 or alicia@sfcommunityliving.org for more information. 

Potential ReServists  can also use the SF ReServe website to sign up for an upcoming "First Impressions" information session - August 23 1:00 to 3:00 at 1360 Mission, Suite 400.  

Each spring, CLC invites participants and volunteers to our "Good Neighbor" Event,which recognizes the efforts of individuals in CLC programs and activities who are role models for what it means to be a good neighbor.  The awardees are chosen by their peers, announced at the spring event, and then invited as guests to be recognized for their efforts at our September 28th event. 

In the coming months, we would like you to meet some of these good neighbors, with profiles done by reporter Judy Goddess. So this month,  meet Randolph James, a leader of Having Pride UNITI and a key volunteer for the Bayview Food Program. And meet Sara Taylor, whose workshops on advance directives and power of attorney are a big hit with Connections for Healthy Aging participants. Stay tuned for more!

	Check out the video to see the Cayuga Connectors in action!

Want to learn more about CLC's Workshop for Healthy Aging?  Start with an empowering Vial of Life Presentation where we provide Vial of Life packets and how to use them, as well as some highlights of other workshops available for scheduling.  

To set up a session (30 to 60 minutes), contact Lizette Martinez at 415-821-1003, ext. 108 or at  lizette@sfcommunityliving.org . 

Show Congress that California Supports Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security -

The California Alliance for Retired Americans (CARA) continues to fight efforts to cut and privatize our country's most essential and popular social insurance programs -  Medicare , Medicaid and Social Security! 

On Monday, August 14 at Noon, folks from the Bay Area will be at Frank Ogawa Plaza, 14th and Broadway in Oakland. We won the first round, we know the fight will continue protect and preserve Medicare, Medi-Cal and Social Security.  Groups are are also circulating petitions to present Go to www.californiaalliance.org to see video and pics from other events and download petitions to share.  For more information call CARA at  510-663-4086  or the Michael Lyon for the Gray Panters at  (415) 215-7575.

In 1977, American people with and without disabilities showed the world the power of grassroots activism. In San Francisco, more than 100 people began a 26 day occupation of the Federal Building to insist on getting civil rights. After building a broad coalition of supporters, San Francisco's Section 504 occupiers emerged victorious from the longest unarmed takeover of a federal building in US history. A national disability rights movement was born.  Emily Beitiks, Associate Director of the Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability at San Francisco State University, provided an inspiring "inside look"  at how and why the exhibit was created at the last SF Tech Council meeting.  The Patient No More exhibit is open now until September 8 in the Skylight Gallery of the Main Library, 100 Larkin Street.