Community Living Campaign

Cultivating connections to help seniors and people with disabilities age and thrive at home.

Cultivating connections to help seniors and people with disabilities age and thrive at home.

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Time Capsule Project for LGBT Elders (Virtual)

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Are you a member of the LGBTQ+ community? Where were you 50 years ago? What do you want people 50 years from now to know about your story? Join 35-year old artist & community builder Evan Johnson for this bi-monthly storytelling endeavor (now on the first and third Mondays of every month)! Connect with other seniors, meet exciting special guests; this group will explore the power of sharing individual perspectives and stories!

Through recorded conversations, historical content, and a series of conversational prompts, this project will explore strategies for sparking self-expression and community dialogue, all from the comforts of home! Recorded footage from this project will culminate in a short documentary time capsule captured entirely on Zoom! “Come out, come out, wherever you are!”

HOW TO JOIN THE EVENT:

To join by phone, dial 888-475-4499 (toll-free) or 669-900-6833 (local). Enter Meeting ID: 859 4154 3946, then press # twice.

To join with video, click this link: https://zoom.us/j/85941543946 to register and join. Wait in the “waiting room” until the activity is ready to start.

To create a friendly environment and minimize interruptions, we will close the activity to new participants 15 minutes after the start time. The above link will work on your tablet or your computer. You’ll be prompted to download a Zoom app the first time you use Zoom. If you’re using a PC or Mac, you can join from your web browser without using the Zoom software.

CANCELED-Time Capsule Project for LGBT Elders (Virtual)

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Are you a member of the LGBTQ+ community? Where were you 50 years ago? What do you want people 50 years from now to know about your story? Join 35-year old artist & community builder Evan Johnson for this bi-monthly storytelling endeavor (now on the first and third Mondays of every month)! Connect with other seniors, meet exciting special guests; this group will explore the power of sharing individual perspectives and stories!

Through recorded conversations, historical content, and a series of conversational prompts, this project will explore strategies for sparking self-expression and community dialogue, all from the comforts of home! Recorded footage from this project will culminate in a short documentary time capsule captured entirely on Zoom! “Come out, come out, wherever you are!”

CANCELED-Time Capsule Project for LGBT Elders (Virtual)

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Are you a member of the LGBTQ+ community? Where were you 50 years ago? What do you want people 50 years from now to know about your story? Join 35-year old artist & community builder Evan Johnson for this bi-monthly storytelling endeavor (now on the first and third Mondays of every month)! Connect with other seniors, meet exciting special guests; this group will explore the power of sharing individual perspectives and stories!

Through recorded conversations, historical content, and a series of conversational prompts, this project will explore strategies for sparking self-expression and community dialogue, all from the comforts of home! Recorded footage from this project will culminate in a short documentary time capsule captured entirely on Zoom! “Come out, come out, wherever you are!”

Snapshots from Good Neighbor Summer Activities

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It has been a good summer so far and we are delighted each time we see old friends and new acquaintances in person.   We have been walking, excercising, practicing yoga, doing improv, celebrating birthdays, visiting friends in hospitals and assisted living, honoring those that have passed, standing strong for justice and so much more. 

Here a some snapshots of summer activities on their way to an album.  Stay tuned, more to come. 

Here’s How You Can Help Seniors Age at Home with Dignity

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Do you think San Francisco should spend more money on services to help older adults and adults with disabilities age at home?

We have an opportunity to encourage Mayor London Breed and the Board of Supervisors to restore the annual funding for those services, through the Dignity Fund, in the upcoming budget.

Show your support by signing the letter we sent them by clicking here.

During the pandemic, the city suspended its annual $3 million budget allocation to the Dignity Fund. That was especially challenging for the people the fund helps: older adults and people with disabilities.

They’re the people most likely to have found themselves trapped in their homes and isolated. They’re more likely to be unable to access regular health care or transportation to medical appointments. We’ve seen increased food insecurity as well.

How You Can Help

But now, with state and federal funding, the city has the ability to restore funding for these services. Here’s the Dignity Fund Coalition  Sign-on Letter to Restore the Promise of the Dignity Fund. 

You can join the fight by co-signing the letter to the Mayor and the Supervisors here, showing you agree that funding should be restored.

Alternatively, call or email your district Supervisor and tell them you want them to restore the annual $3 million allocation to the Dignity Fund. Click here to find out how to reach your supervisor.

For more information, visit https://sfdignityfund.org/.

 

 

 

 

Time Capsule Project for LGBT Elders (Virtual)

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Are you a member of the LGBTQ+ community? Where were you 50 years ago? What do you want people 50 years from now to know about your story? Join 35-year old artist & community builder Evan Johnson for this bi-monthly storytelling endeavor (now on the first and third Mondays of every month)! Connect with other seniors, meet exciting special guests; this group will explore the power of sharing individual perspectives and stories!

Through recorded conversations, historical content, and a series of conversational prompts, this project will explore strategies for sparking self-expression and community dialogue, all from the comforts of home! Recorded footage from this project will culminate in a short documentary time capsule captured entirely on Zoom! “Come out, come out, wherever you are!”

HOW TO JOIN THE EVENT:

To join by phone, dial 888-475-4499 (toll free) or 669-900-6833 (local). Enter Meeting ID: 865 6747 4200, then press # twice.
To join with video, click this link: https://zoom.us/j/86567474200 to register and join. Wait in the “waiting room” until the activity is ready to start.

To create a friendly environment and minimize interruptions, we will close the activity to new participants 15 minutes after the start time. The above link will work on your tablet or your computer. You’ll be prompted to download a Zoom app the first time you use Zoom. If you’re using a PC or Mac, you can join from your web browser without using the Zoom software.

Voices from the Civil Rights Movement (Virtual)

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Listen and learn as two 80+ year old women share their experiences growing up in the 1960s in the US South. One Black, one white, both share their observations on those times and weigh in on today’s Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement.

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr

HOW TO JOIN THE EVENT:

To join by phone, dial 888-475-4499 (toll-free) or 669-900-6833 (local). Enter Meeting ID: 865 6747 4200, then press # twice.
To join with video, click this link: https://zoom.us/j/86567474200 to register and join. Wait in the “waiting room” until the activity is ready to start.

To create a friendly environment and minimize interruptions, we will close the activity to new participants 15 minutes after the start time. The above link will work on your tablet or your computer. You’ll be prompted to download a Zoom app the first time you use Zoom. If you’re using a PC or Mac, you can join from your web browser without using the Zoom software.

Time Capsule Project for LGBT Elders

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Are you a member of the LGBTQ+ community? Where were you 50 years ago? What do you want people 50 years from now to know about your story? Join 35-year old artist & community builder Evan Johnson for this bi-monthly storytelling endeavor (now on the first and third Mondays of every month)! Connect with other seniors, meet exciting special guests; this group will explore the power of sharing individual perspectives and stories!

Through recorded conversations, historical content, and a series of conversational prompts, this project will explore strategies for sparking self-expression and community dialogue, all from the comforts of home! Recorded footage from this project will culminate in a short documentary time capsule captured entirely on Zoom! “Come out, come out, wherever you are!”

HOW TO JOIN THE EVENT:

To join by phone, dial 888-475-4499 (toll free) or 669-900-6833 (local). Enter Meeting ID: 865 6747 4200, then press # twice.
To join with video, click this link: https://zoom.us/j/86567474200 to register and join. Wait in the “waiting room” until the activity is ready to start.

To create a friendly environment and minimize interruptions, we will close the activity to new participants 15 minutes after the start time. The above link will work on your tablet or your computer. You’ll be prompted to download a Zoom app the first time you use Zoom. If you’re using a PC or Mac, you can join from your web browser without using the Zoom software.

Beyond Male and Female: Understanding Gender Identity (Virtual)

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Male or Female? Blue or Pink? Masculine or Feminine? He, She, or They? The conversation around gender identity and the use of gender pronouns can seem like an overwhelming concept to grasp. Many outside (and within!) the LGBTQ community, especially older adults who grew up in different times, may be at a loss with where to begin with the ever-expanding conversation! Maybe you have children or grandchildren who are transgender. Maybe you’ve met people who use “they” and “them” as their personal pronouns. Maybe you identify outside the binary of male and female and want to learn more. This conversation, led by staff from Openhouse, will provide you with the knowledge to better understand gender identities and engage with those outside the gender binary. We’ll cover basic concepts, talk all about pronouns, and give you space to ask questions.

 

To join by phone, dial 888-475-4499 (toll free) or 669-900-6833 (local).
Enter Meeting ID: 865 6747 4200, then press # twice.

To join with video, click this link: https://zoom.us/j/86567474200 to register and join. Wait in the “waiting room” until the activity is ready to start.

To create a friendly environment and minimize interruptions, we will close the activity to new participants 15 minutes after the start time.

The above link will work on your tablet or your computer. You’ll be prompted to download a Zoom app the first time you use Zoom. If you’re using a PC or Mac, you can join from your web browser without using the Zoom software.

Ensure Equity in Aging – Be Culturally Aware

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The development of the California Masterplan on Aging is an important step for California.  As part of the development , the California Department of Aging is hosting a series of Webinars toward greater cultural awareness and humility.   Sessions are free and available on regularly, with sessions recorded in case you miss one. Over the next several months, CDA will host an Ensuring Equity in Aging webinar every first Wednesday, from 10-11am. Presentations will cover a range of topics including the value of cultural traditions and harnessing community strengths and assets. They will also detail how historic and systemic discrimination and internal biases harm the wellbeing of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), LGBTQ, disabled older adults, and in different ways, all Californians. Speakers address how we can work together to address the resulting inequities through culturally responsive policy, program, and service planning and delivery.

Upcoming Programs: 

If you missed the first few, you can still join in with these recorded sessions. 

This and other important information is posted on CDA’s Equity in Aging Resource Center.