Peer Counselors Can Help Address the Challenges
of Aging
When it comes to facing the challenges that go along with aging, people often need to talk to someone their own age dealing with the same issues.

That's why WISE & Healthy Aging offers peer-to-peer support for adults aged 60+ through our Senior Peer Counseling Program.

Our volunteer peer counselors are older adult volunteers who undergo extensive training and ongoing supervision with a mental health professional to provide support, understanding and problem-solving skills to help seniors address issues of isolation, difficult personal relationships, and loss.

Support Groups at WISE include bereavement, women who are expanding their horizons, men's groups and a caregiver support group. A 12-week workshop series called "From Collecting to Decluttering" is also held a few times a year to help those who are challenged with collecting, clutter and/or hoarding.

For more information, call (310) 394-9871, ext. 289.
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Irma Ocampo Gives Back the Help She Receives
Irma Ocampo had been attending her second support group through WISE & Healthy Aging’s Peer Counseling program, when she learned about Club WISE, a program that offered many types of classes and social activities, as well as WISE Diner, where lunch is served Monday through Friday.

Having retired from Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, she wanted to get more involved at WISE and decided to join Club WISE where she now takes Tai Chi, among other wellness classes. 

“I got help here and now I’ve also made many friends,” Irma says. “WISE has become my second home.” 

The support and friendships that Irma experienced at WISE inspired her to want to give back. One day, while eating lunch at WISE’s Diner, she asked if she could help in the kitchen and soon after started volunteering three days a week last April, helping to set up the dining room and clean up the kitchen after lunch was served. She takes pride in making sure that the kitchen is spotless and ready for the next day.

“I like to help and I want to help others the way that I have been helped,” Irma says. "I feel appreciated by the staff. They are beautiful people. They are family."
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Are you a business owner that serves seniors on LA's Westside? If so, consider placing an ad in Relevant! Westside Guide for the 50+. Since 2015, our Westside Guide has proved to be a trusted resource for seniors and their families by helping them find the businesses and services that they need and want. The new Westside Guides are free and will be distributed throughout the community in January 2024.
Need to Get Away?
If you are looking to take a trip somewhere in the U.S., consider going on a WISE Adventure in a state or states that you may not have visited before or maybe didn't get to see as much as you would have liked during a previous visit. The deep South and Great Lakes states are just two examples of adventures you won't want to miss! Check out the details and make reservations by clicking the button below to find the trip or trips you've just got to take!
Southern Charm
March 24-30, 2024
Featuring Charleston, Savannah & Jekyll Island
Save $350 per person by booking before Sept. 17, 2023
Great Lakes Adventure & the Holland Tulip Festival
May 2-10, 2024
Featuring Chicago, Mackinac Island, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Green Bay, Milwaukee
WISE & Healthy Aging, a non-profit, community-based social service organization, advances the dignity and quality of life of older adults through leadership, advocacy and high-quality, innovative services.