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Mayor Adams Announces Launch of new Program for Older New Yorkers who Want to Work

May 24, 2023

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department for the Aging Commissioner Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez today announced the launch of ‘Silver Corps’ — […]

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Encore Community Services Helps Older Adults Thrive

March 30, 2023

From News 12 Bronx – At the Encore Community Services in midtown west, dozens of seniors were enjoying a hot meal and company.
The center serves more than 500,000 meals a year to older adults – both on site and homebound.

Mayor can help avert food crisis for older adults

March 21, 2023

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.

Phyllis Earle helps pack meals for seniors

Hearing Addresses Food Insecurity Among Older New Yorkers

December 14, 2022

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.

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We must support Older New Yorkers to Age in Place

December 9, 2022

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.

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Encore Community Services Hosts Special Event Celebrating “Aging Through Art” At Sardi’s

November 23, 2022

From Broadway World – Encore Community Services hosted “Encore Ovation: A Celebration of Aging Through Art” at theater district institution Sardi’s.

Encore Employee Nieves Tavares

Dominican Republic Native Reflects On A Career Spent Caring for the Elderly

October 14, 2022

From NY1 – Nieves Taveras has a way of making everyone who comes to Encore Community Services’s Senior Center in Times Square feel comfortable.

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Our City needs a Transit System That Works For People of All Abilities

September 6, 2022

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

September 5, 2022

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.

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Volunteers Check On Older New Yorkers During Heat Wave

July 22, 2022

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.

Encore team member delivering meals

Living Wages for Human Services Workers are Needed Now

June 17, 2022

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.

Bernie Brandall conjuntaba diversos talentos en sus espectáculos.

Illusionista Latino Vincula La Magica Y El Transformiso

June 10, 2022

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.

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