LIFE ElderCare

Please join us for 'Live Long & Love LIFE' - a lively virtual panel on ageism on November 13, 2020; 4-5pm. We have an awesome line-up of distinguished guests who will share their insights and experiences. LIFE Executive Director Patricia Osage will introduce the panelists and Alameda County Older Adults Commissioner Donna Griggs-Murphy will moderate the discussion. Learn more about the event and reserve your spot at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/live-long-and-love-life-ticke...t. Tickets are donation-based and all proceeds will be used to fund the critical work we're doing here at LIFE to help high-risk seniors impacted by #COVID19. And please share this post to help us get the word out about this important event. Thank you to our generous sponsors & supporters: Washington Hospital Healthcare System, Fremont Bank, Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty, Supervisor Richard Valle, Supervisor Nate Miley, and Fremont-Morning Rotary. If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or call 408-859-3218. Thank you for you support! #fundraiser #feedingseniors #mealsonwheels Meals on Wheels of Alameda County City of Fremont, CA Government County of Alameda, CA - Government Union City, California, Newark, California Hayward Chamber of Commerce Fremont Chamber of Commerce Ashton Applewhite Josh Kornbluth's Citizen Brain City of Hayward - Government

Six months into the #COVID19 pandemic, LIFE ElderCare remains a lifeline for vulnerable, at-risk elders with no support, providing them with critical services - like #mealsonwheels, groceries, wellness calls & more - so that they can safely shelter in place. But we need YOUR help to continue this important work. Your gift will ensure that seniors in your neighborhood stay nourished, healthy, and connected to community. Please donate now: https://lifeeldercare.networkforgood.com//30954-be-a-part- City of Fremont, CA Government Union City, California Newark, California County of Alameda, CA - Government #feedingseniors Fremont Senior Center #agingwell Meals on Wheels of Alameda County

Are you working from home or available during the day to #volunteer? We need YOUR help to deliver fresh groceries from food pantries to homebound seniors in #AlamedaCounty. Volunteers can choose their pick up location (Fremont, Hayward, San Lorenzo, San Leandro, Oakland, or Berkeley); and no-contact deliveries generally take 1-2 hours depending on the route. As the #COVID shelter-in-place continues, food insecurity is increasing amongst high-risk groups like the elderly. Plea...se help us ensure that they don't go hungry - sign up to volunteer: https://lifeeldercare.org/volunteer-sign-up-form/; call 510-856-9010; or email [email protected]. If you need assistance and have no one to support you, we can help! Please call 510-894-0370 or email [email protected]. #feedingseniors #agingwell #Covid19 #volunteersneeded

A great read! In this insightful article, NPR's Malaka Gharib shares helpful advice on how to make sure the older people in our lives parents, grandparents, neighbors, relatives, friends are OK during the pandemic (and she includes a fun printable guide, too): https://www.npr.org//how-to-care-for-older-people-in-the-p #olderadults #family #Covid19

Coming together in a spirit of collaboration, how to be an anti-racist, and a cool food initiative in Oakland - check out LIFE ElderCare's latest newsletter: https://conta.cc/2CVoLLf City of Oakland - Local Government #volunteersrock #volunteersneeded #feedingseniors #COVID19 #BLM

As the #COVID19 pandemic drags, on, food insecurity amongst those who are high-risk is increasing - and we need your support! We are looking for volunteers drivers, especially in central and north Alameda County, to deliver food bank groceries to homebound elders. If interested, please email Andrea at [email protected] or call 510-856-9010. Thank you for helping us ensure that isolated seniors remain nourished and connected to the community during this challenging time!

Do you love playing #BINGO, want to keep active safely during #COVID19, AND reduce your risk of a fall? Join LIFE ElderCare at the Fremont Senior Center for BINGOCIZE, a new evidence-based class that combines BINGO with fall prevention exercises! Classes will meet over Zoom on Mondays and Wednesdays for 10 weeks starting August 17. Don't miss this chance to connect with new friends virtually while learning about fall reduction techniques.... To register, please email your name, date of birth, and phone number to [email protected] or call 510-790-6602.

As the #COVID19 shelter-in-place continues, more & more isolated #elders are turing to LIFE ElderCare for healthy #MealsOnWheels, groceries, friendly phone calls, and other essential support. Your senior neighbors need your help now more than ever - please donate now: https://bit.ly/2Y1SKt3 If you are 60+ and have no other support, we can help! Please call 510-894-0370 or email [email protected].

Oakland Symphony performs "Lean on Me", "Groceries-on-Wheels" in #Oakland & preparing for another fire season: check out LIFE ElderCare's latest newsletter - https://conta.cc/3fzTUBW City of Oakland - Local Government Associated Oakland Symphony Pacific Gas and Electric Company Alameda County Community Food Bank Hope 4 The Heart Daily Bowl Veronica Foods North Oakland Senior Center Oakland Symphony Chorus

"Our Song of Comfort" - Please watch this beautiful, deeply moving rendition of "Lean on Me" performed by the Oakland Symphony, Oakland Symphony Chorus, and the Oakland Youth Orchestra, a diverse group of all ages - including seniors & youth - joyfully playing their instruments and singing, poignantly separate yet powerfully united. This is also such a wonderful expression of LIFE ElderCare's basic mission. Though we continue to be physically apart, we can lean on each other ...for support...and together we can triumph over anything! If you are 60+ and need a helping hand during this difficult time, we are here for you: please call 510-894-0370 or email [email protected]. https://youtu.be/3bdnxph1OT0

Are you looking for a way to help seniors as the #COVID19 shelter-in-place continues? LIFE ElderCare needs YOU! If you're available on weekdays between 10:30-12:30, we need volunteers to deliver #MealsOnWheels to elders in #Fremont, #UnionCity, and #Newark. Help out as often as you can - 1x / week, once every two weeks, once a month, etc. Or, sign up to become a friendly visitor and make weekly calls to an isolated senior who needs support. This is a flexible opportunity tha...t can easily fit into your schedule - and is a great way to #volunteer while still sheltering-in-place. Please call 510-894-0370, email [email protected], or sign up at www.LifeElderCare.org. And if you can't volunteer - please help us get the word out by sharing this message. THANK YOU - we are so grateful for the community support and donations that have enbled us to continue to provide critical support for seniors during this challenging time. City of Fremont, CA Government Union City, California Newark, California

In solidarity with those protesting racial injustice, LIFE ElderCare Executive Director Patricia Osage shares some inspiring words along with the hope that someday elders will have different stories to tell: https://conta.cc/2Y3ClCN #BlackLivesMatter #Justice

Huge shout out to the amazing orgs helping LIFE ElderCare & the City of Oakland Senior Companions program create incredible food bags for Oakland seniors: Veronica Foods for #EVOO; Hope 4 The Heart, Alameda County Community Food Bank, and Daily Bowl for fresh food & produce; and Associated Coffee for picking up and delivering it all to the North Oakland Senior Center! Thank you all for your generous donations! #feedingseniors #COVID19

As the #COVID19 shelter-in-place continues, more and more homebound #seniors are running low on food supplies.The spike in requests for #MealsOnWheels has not ceased, nor has the need for groceries, meds, essentials, or just the need to talk. We are doing all we can to make sure that these needs are met - but we can't do this work alone. We are so incredibly grateful for the community support that has poured in to help us ensure that no senior is lonely or hungry during this challenging time. In honor of #GivingTuesdayNow - a global day of giving and unity - LIFE ElderCare Executive Director Patricia Osage shares a message of thanks and appreciation: https://vimeo.com/414813960