Encore News
Mayor can help avert food crisis for older adults
From Crain’s New York – Every older adult should be well nourished and connected to community, allowing them to age in place, with dignity, for as long as possible.
Hearing Addresses Food Insecurity Among Older New Yorkers
From NY1 – Phyllis Earle depends upon meals from a nonprofit organization. If not for the group Encore Community Services, she would not have reliable access to enough food.
We must support Older New Yorkers to Age in Place
From Brooklyn Paper – As our city leaders consider their resolutions for 2023, supporting older New Yorkers to age in place safely and with dignity should be near the top of the list.
Encore Community Services Hosts Special Event Celebrating “Aging Through Art” At Sardi’s
From Broadway World – Encore Community Services hosted “Encore Ovation: A Celebration of Aging Through Art” at theater district institution Sardi’s.
Dominican Republic Native Reflects On A Career Spent Caring for the Elderly
From NY1 – Nieves Taveras has a way of making everyone who comes to Encore Community Services’s Senior Center in Times Square feel comfortable.
Our City needs a Transit System That Works For People of All Abilities
From The West Side Spirit – Earlier this summer, the MTA reached a settlement with disability advocates that would require the agency to make the New York City Transit system 95% ADA compliant by the year 2055.
Amid Inflation and Increased Demand, Human Services Workers Struggle with Burnout
From City Limits – Citywide, workers at nonprofits under contract to provide support and essential services to New Yorkers at a time of unprecedented crisis say they feel overworked, overwhelmed and burnt out.
Volunteers Check On Older New Yorkers During Heat Wave
From WPIX11 – The sweltering heat didn’t stop workers and volunteers from loading up and pounding the pavement to deliver meals to seniors. It’s more than just your standard dishes on the menu with options to satisfy every palate.
Living Wages for Human Services Workers are Needed Now
From NY Nonprofit Media – Nobody gets into the nonprofit world to get rich, but we do need to be able to survive, and thrive. And the city budget, being touted in many places as generous, does not ensure that I can.
Illusionista Latino Vincula La Magica Y El Transformiso
From Noticias NY1 – A sus 85 años de vida, Bernie Brandall no ha pasado un día en el que no se sienta orgulloso de ser gay.
COVID isn’t over, but pandemic meal delivery for NYC seniors is coming to a close
From Gothamist – The city’s Department for the Aging told Gothamist that of the 8,000 or so current recipients of pandemic meal delivery, only about 3,000 are possible candidates for home-delivered meals.
Nonprofits Battle Underfunding to Serve Meals to Homebound Seniors; Gale Lends a Hand
From West Side Rag – The demand for home-delivered meals is increasing as the number of seniors increases, but the funding isn’t rising at the same rate.