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Carter Burden Network
Spring/Summer 2024 Newsletter
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We hope you are doing well and enjoying your summer! We are happy to share our Spring/Summer newsletter with you. Read on to see what's been going on with CBN over the past few months. Enjoy and thanks for your support which makes this all possible! | |
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Letter from the Executive Director
Dear Friends of CBN,
I hope you are all enjoying the summer and staying cool! With this extreme heat, it is especially important for the
elderly to stay cool and hydrated. All four of CBN’s Older Adult Centers (OACs) are open as designated cooling centers for older adults. We provide air-conditioning, cold water, congregant meals, engaging programs and a caring community that gathers together in camaraderie while staying cool.
As you will see in the newsletter below, CBN has been busy with exciting program updates that enable us to expand and complement our programs and services to better serve older adults in our shared community. I’m pleased to share that:
- Effective July 1st, CBN has resumed our Case Management Program which assists homebound elderly on the upper east side with wraparound supports and services to complement aging in place safely at home with dignity and good quality of life for approximately 1,300 clients.
- Effect August 1st, CBN will resume our meal delivery to homebound elderly on the Upper East Side for 100 clients. As you may recall, our Carter Burden Luncheon Club OAC was fully renovated recently, and it included a state-of-the-art commissary kitchen so that we can cater high-quality meals for all of our clients. The resumption of our meal delivery AKA “meals- on- heels” program is a beloved volunteer activity, and we are thrilled to offer this opportunity again to our dedicated volunteers.
In light of these program updates and the constraints of the City’s budget which is flat and unable to keep pace with inflation and rising costs, I’m so appreciative of CBN’s supporters like you who make all this work possible. Now more than ever, it truly “takes a village” to look after vulnerable older adults.
Most Sincerely,
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William J. Dionne
Executive Director
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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
This World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, staff from our our Community Elder Mistreatment and Abuse Prevention Program (CEMAPP) partnered with Ridgewood Savings Bank to educate members at the Carter Burden Luncheon Club on the dangers of Financial Exploitation, and shared best banking practices to keep safe from scammers. Tiffany Vasquez, a representative from Ridgewood Savings Bank, joined CBN to walk our members through common scams and provide safety tips. Attendees even received CBN-branded RFID sleeves, a tool which provides credit cards with protection from unapproved electronic charges.
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June is world elder abuse awareness month.
If you or anyone you know is experiencing elder abuse, know that we are here to help. For more information on CEMAPP, please click here.
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Making Art Work Inaugural Student Gallery Reception
Student artists from our Making Art Work program recently had the opportunity to display their art at Covello Older Adult Center's newly renovated student Gallery! The Gallery features art made exclusively by members of our Making Art Work program, and is a great opportunity for our members to see their work on a Gallery wall.
The Making Art Work Student Gallery is now open on the third floor of Covello Older Adult Center, and we encourage you to stop by and see the work of our amazing students - and to keep an eye out for information about the next reception! To learn more about our Making Art Work program, click here.
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CBN Watches the Solar Eclipse
Our members had a blast watching the Total Solar Eclipse on April 8th! At each of our Older Adult Centers, members gathered outside to experience this once in a lifetime event with each other.
And thanks to a generous donation of eclipse glasses from Northwell Health Eye Institute, our members were able to view the eclipse safely - and with style!
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In-House Art Show at Lehman Village Older Adult Center
Our fantastic student artists at Lehman Village Older Adult Center in East Harlem recently put on an in-house art show where they displayed beautiful works of art they made with Carter Burden Network art teachers as a part of our Making Art Work program, designed to connect older adults within New York City to arts, art culture, and art education.
We are so lucky to have so many talented members that love to share their work with us!
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Snapshots of CBN
Our members have been busy with fun events and programming here at CBN! See below for a snapshot of what life has been like at our older adult centers over the past couple of months.
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Social Service Unit Office Move
Effective March 1st, CBN's Social Service Unit has moved to our office at 445 E. 85th Street (between York/1st Ave.)
Social Services is a fundamental part of the wraparound supports and services that Carter Burden Network offers. Our social workers connect older adults to resources by drawing upon their expertise in how benefits work and accessing them on behalf of our clients to support living independently and with dignity in our shared communities. CBN offers confidential assistance to help older adults address concerns.
We accept both walk-ins and appointments at our new office at 445 E. 85th Street! Walk- ins are available Monday-Friday 10am-4pm, or please call 212-879-7400 for an appointment or more information about social services at all CBN locations. Our catchment area of service from this UES location is for residents from 57th to 96th Street, Fifth Avenue to the East River. Click here to learn more.
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Case Management Unit Resumes Service
We are excited to announce that CBN's Case Management Unit has resumed service to homebound older adults on the Upper East Side effective July 1st.
Carter Burden's Case Management Unit provides a variety of personalized services for homebound adults over the age of 60 who live on Roosevelt Island or between 59th Street & 143rd Street, from 5th Avenue to the East River. Case management services include home visits to provide assistance in applying for benefits and entitlements, assistance with financial management, assistance with long term planning, and appropriate referrals to other services, including home-delivered meals, home-care, adult day services, older adult center programming, caregiver support services as well as other services. Click here to learn more.
There are many job opportunities available within our Case Management Unit. If you are interested in working with CBN, click here to view our current job openings.
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Bingo, Brownies, and Meal Service with Cantor Fitzgerald
Cantor Fitzgerald volunteers recently visited the Carter Burden Luncheon Club for meal service and an exciting "Bingo and Brownies" event. A huge thank you to the volunteers at Cantor Fitzgerald for hosting this event for our members, and for volunteering for multiple sessions of meal service at our center - everyone had so much fun, and loved the brownies!
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Manicures with GlamourGals and Deloitte
Thanks to the wonderful volunteers at GlamourGals and Deloitte, our older adults at the Carter Burden Luncheon Club recently got free, fresh manicures! Thanks to their amazing work, our members not only got a fun spa day, but the opportunity to establish a new intergenerational connection.
Thank you to the GlamourGals and Deloitte volunteers, our members love their new nails!
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Volunteer Opportunities
Interested in volunteering with Carter Burden Network? Plenty of opportunities are available for individual, group and corporate volunteers to get involved at any of our 4 centers, including meal service, custom events, garden beautification, and more, available Monday thru Saturday.
Read on for updates about some of our most popular volunteer opportunities. We hope to see you at one of our centers soon!
HOMEBOUND MEAL DELIVERY - resuming on August 1st!
Starting August 1st, we are resuming our Meal Delivery to homebound older adults volunteer opportunity! Volunteers deliver hot meals to older adults who are unable to leave their home to attend congregate lunch. This volunteer opportunity is available Monday-Friday at the Carter Burden Luncheon Club at 351 E. 74th street @10:00am-12pm. Meals are delivered on foot in a 10-block radius from our Older Adult Center.
FRIENDLY VISITING - now serving expanded catchment areas!
Volunteers participate in social visits with older adults who share common interests and hobbies. They serve as companions and may play a game, take a walk, chat about current events, and more! Friendly Visiting now includes Manhattan Community Districts 8, 9, 10, 11 (Upper East Side, East Harlem, Central Harlem, Morningside and Hamilton Heights, and some in the Bronx).
GROCERY SHOPPING ASSISTANCE
Volunteers assist older adults at the supermarket, or they may shop and deliver groceries to older adults who are unable to leave their home. This is a great way to get to know an older adult and it also serves the crucial function of ensuring that older adults have food in their homes.
For information on how to get involved, click here to visit our website, or contact Jenny Moreno, Director of Volunteer Services, at morenoj@carterburdennetwork.org.
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Job Opportunity - Friendly Visiting Coordinator
Interested in working with CBN's Volunteer Service Department? We are searching for a Friendly Visiting Coordinator who will provide key support to clients of our Case Management Unit which assists homebound older adults. In this role, the Friendly Visiting Coordinator will conduct telephone and in-home assessments to determine client eligibility, match clients with volunteers, maintain visiting schedules, oversee volunteers, monitor client needs, work directly with referring Case Managers to maintain continuity of care, and more.
For more information about this job opportunity, click here.
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Elder Abuse Public Service Announcements
In recognition of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and World Elder Abuse Awareness and Prevention Day on June 15th, Carter Burden Network is proud to share the following grant-funded PSAs portraying instances of Financial Exploitation and Neglect that can be experienced within the Asian American community.
Each PSA is available with English, Simple Chinese, or Traditional Chinese subtitles on our website: https://www.carterburdennetwork.org/elderabuse
If any of the below is what you are experiencing, this is elder abuse, you are not alone – Carter Burden Network’s CEMAPP program is here to help you and your loved ones at 917-409-1261 x2
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Carter Burden Gallery: Current Exhibit
Carter Burden Gallery presents three exhibitions: Double Exposure featuring photography by Donna Bassin, Sandi Daniel, Ellen Denuto, Thomas Francisco, Laurel Marx, Judy Mauer, Jerry Vezzuso, and John Whittaker; Klucz Ptaków – The Key of Birds featuring a versatile installation by Alexis Kandra and Karolina Kubik; and On the Wall featuring the installation When This You See, Remember Me by Ann Kronenberg. The exhibition runs through June 27 - July 24, 2024, at 548 West 28th Street in New York City. The gallery hours are Tuesday - Friday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. For more information, please visit carterburdengallery.org.
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