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Ageism Ends with Action
Keep a lookout this month to look for San Francisco's EndAgeism.com advertising on bus shelters, light poles, social media, and more. And take action yourself to help reframe how we talk about the strengths that endure throughout our lives.
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Help for Last Minute Voters - Prop A & B
Missed the voter registration deadline? If you live in San Francisco, you may visit City Hall Voting Center to receive a provisional ballot. You will be asked to
fill out a paper registration application when you arrive at City Hall.
Forgot
where you polling place is? Put in your address here to locate.
Not sure what measures to vote for (in addition to Yes on Prop. A and B)?
See Senior and Disability Action's recommendations for November 5th election
. Other questions, call the Dept. of Elections at Registrar of Voters at
(415) 554-4375 or sfvote
@sfgov.org.
Because of the holidays, the next DFC meeting will be
December 11 from 2:30 to 4:30 at
ILRC, 825 Howard St.
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Senior Beat Tells Great SF Stories
More great stories on SF Senior Beat! Learn how the habit of visiting thrift stores leads Chinese singer Terri Wong to vintage dress, fabrics career and reunification with her cultures here.
You can help support Senior Beat with a donation through a Go Fund Me site.
Visit
www.sfseniorbeat.com
or
"like" their facebook page
to learn about new
articles when posted.
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Why Sidewalk Search Party? The Search Goes On
See if you can find the safe path of travel!
The area around the CLC Office (and other nearby senior and disability offices) is fraught with contruction mayhem. Our search for safe passage around construction sites is a continuing challenge - be a part to the campaign by
taking this short survey and helping
post the attached flyer. Tom Nolan from the Mayor's Office on Disability, was the most recent guest to our bi-weekly meetings. Join us at our next meeting on
Monday, November 21, 1:00 to 2:30 at the CLC Office, 1663 Mission Suite 525. For more information, contact
jennifer@sfcommunityliving.org
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CLC Highlights Community Networks
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Always Active & CLC Community Connectors
Promoting Wellness and Friendship
- One Network at a Time
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Check out a calendar of activities in each of the following communities.
St. Francis Square Co-op Community Living Campaign is getting ready to celebrate its 10th Anniversary and Senior Power is growing quickly -
see their new website.
For more info on Community Connector networks, contact Patti Spaniak
at (415) 821-1003 ext. 106 or
patti@sfcommunityliving.org
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More November CLC Presentations & Workshops
CLC is offering a whole host of interactive and informative workshops making the rounds in our networks and beyond. In addition to our Always Active sessions, there is chair yoga and dance, tai chi, walking groups, holistic fall prevention, technology help desks, and so much more. And join these special November events:
Rock Music History - Join Rock Historian Richie Unterberger for this month's presentation with discussion and vintage clips of David Bowie as part of the Boomer Series on
Thursday,
November 7 from 6:00 to 7:30 at Crocker Amazon Clubhouse, 799 Moscow at Italy.
Flyer with more details here.
Take a few minutes to read about this fun series in a
recent story on Senior Beat.
Holistic Fall Prevention - New CLC workshops are making the rounds of the CC Networks. All welcome to join
on Tues. November 9 at 12:30 at 1751 Carroll with Bayview Network for Elders.
Download a flyer here or contact Estelle@sfcommunityliving.org or 415-821-1003 ex.121.
Aging with Style is back - a fashion workshop to explore your personal style at Sunnyside Community Connectors at St. Finn Barr's, 415 Edna Street.
Session 1:
November 20, 10:30 a.m
Session 2: December 4, 10:30 a.m
Kitchen Herbalism - Join Marina on
Wednesday, November 23 at 2:40 (after Always Active) to learn about common kitchen herbs, their use and cultivation as ingredients and medical teas, as well as their use to decrease sugar and salt intake. Meet at Forest Hill Christian Church, 250 Laguna. For more info, email nicky@sfcommunityliving.org or
download a flyer here. Read more about workshop leader, Marina Lazzara at
Senior Beat.
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Next Stroke Awareness Workshop November 6
Stroke is the No. 5 cause of death and leading cause of disability in the US and is a disease that affects the arteries leading to and within the brain. But 80% of strokes are preventable.
Join CLC-UCSF on
Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 6pm for Dr. Serggio Lanata's presentation on STROKE - an attack on the brain. The workshop will take place at St. Anne's of the Inner Sunset located at Judah and Funston, enter on Funston street side. *FREE PARKING*
Download flyer here.
At the previous workshop, Arete Nicholas, RN, M.A., Geriatric Care Management (
pictured
right) demonstrated what to look for if you think you are having a stroke. Workshops co-sponsored by UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences Memory and Aging Center and the American Stroke Assn. For more info, contact Patti Spaniak at patti@sfcommunityliving.org.
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Inner Sunset Celebrates Its First Anniversary
Just one year ago, the Inner Sunset Community Connectors was launched and just celebrated their first year at St. Anne's Church, 850 Judah Street. You can read more about their successful journey with the
blog post on the CLC Website. Supervisor Vallie Brown, who helped support the creation of this site, was on hand for a little exercise and to join the festivities. If you live in the neighborhood and want to join in,
click this link for the November calendar.
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Senior Power Launches New Website
Check out their website at www.sfseniorpower.com
and get more information
about their next meeting
Thursday, November 14, 10:00 am at the Taraval Police Station, 2345 24th
Avenue. Guest speakers will be Nicole Agbayani from the Office of the Assessor-Recorder to talk about property tax savings for seniors and Bret Putnam
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on the 2020 census and the jobs it can provide.
The
meeting will include interpretation into Cantonese as well as the usual meditation exercises, neighborhood announcements, and refreshments. For more information, contact Margaret Graf at
opoygan1@yahoo.com or 415-652-4751 or download a flyer here.
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CLC Employment and Learning Opportunities
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Check out New SF ReServe Job Opportunities
Read more about these and other work opportunities at a friendly
First Impressions session,
Find out more about any of these jobs, click into the
ReServe site. to apply, fill outnthe Inquiry form.
For more information, contact John Edmiston at
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Learn about Many Census Jobs In Person at CLC
Earn extra income while helping your community! The U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting thousands of people across the country to assist with the 2020 Census count.
A representative from the US Census will be on-site at CLC's computer lab
every Wednesday from 2:00 to 4:00
to assist you with your online application for many types of jobs, including census takers, recruiting assistants, office staff and supervisory staff.
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CLC Computer Lab: Something for Everyone
We welcome older adults and people with disabilities to use our computer lab at
1663 Mission Street most weekdays. We are also expanding our tutoring and training in Cantonese and Mandarin in our office on
Fridays from 1:00 to 3:00 with Wand
a (pictured left).
Download flyer with a list of all other Wanda's sessions around the city.
We continue to provide computer training and support in the Bayview at the Bayview library. The upcoming dates are
November 14, 21 and December 5 and 19 at the Bayview/Linda Brooks-Burton Branch at 5075 3rd Street. Email
ckw.webconnect2018@gmail.com for more information.
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More Events and Resources To Know About
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Healthwise - Providing Healthcare At Home?
AHWGO is hosting this fascintating forum. Where else do you get the perspectives of a systems designer, a nurse practitioner and an Associate Professor at the School of Nursing at UCSF on
providing healthcare at home?
Thursday, November 7, 6:00 - 8:00,
Ed Roberts Campus 3075 Adeline Street Berkeley @ Ashby BART Fully Accessible
Tickets Online or call (510) 771-0116 Suggested Donation: $20, Scholarships available - Refreshments will be served
Please spread the word - it is in Berkeley but easy to reach by public transit.
See attached flyer
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Interesting Studies Help Us Think about Priorities
Department of Aging and Adult Services
San Francisco Community Health Needs Assessment 2019
In September, the San Francisco Health Improvement Partnership released their most recent Community Health Needs Assessment, with a focus on critical health and related issues in the City. The report targeted 5 health needs that heavily impact disease and death in San Francisco.
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Red Cross Offers Free Smoke Alarms
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A Closing Quote from a Satisfied CLC Participant...
"I just want to say how happy I am with the services and programs being provided to us the seniors by you and your organization. So many. Because of my recent heart attack the walking is really helping me, every time I see my doctor he asks "how much walking are you doing? ". I would respond hardly any. Now I can report that I walk a minimum of two hours a week. Could not go walking alone in the hood, too many stories of what sometimes happens. Again, thank you so much. God bless you."
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About the Community Living Campaign
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The Community Living Campaign (CLC) works to bring community, joy,
learning, and health to seniors and people with disabilities in San Francisco.
We seek to empower older people and adults with disabilities to come together, organize, and use our many skills and interests to reduce isolation and end economic and other barriers to aging in our own homes and neighborhoods.
Learn more.
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