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Help end social isolation for San Diego's most vulnerable seniors during COVID-19    Learn More

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SDSCF Founder, CEO & President Bob Kelly

Opinion: San Diego’s most vulnerable seniors need our help. Here’s what you can do.

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 by Bob Kelly, posted in Press

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it harder for seniors to connect with loved ones, go to work, and volunteer in their communities. As Bob Kelly argues in this op-ed, the loss of seniors in the public sphere has come at a tremendous cost to the San Diego region.

Tagged coronavirus, No Senior Alone, op-ed, San Diego Union-Tribune, senior centers
LaMonica Peters stands in front of the Norman Park Senior Center in Chula Vista

Video: No Senior Alone Initiative Supports Isolated Seniors as Pandemic Wears On

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 by San Diego Seniors, posted in Press

CBS 8's LaMonica Peters reports on SDSCF's No Senior Alone initiative and how it's helping socially isolated seniors endure the long COVID-19 winter.

Tagged CBS 8, coronavirus, No Senior Alone, social isolation
SDSCF Board Member Derek Quackenbush speaks to KUSI

News Report: SDSCF Announces First Grants From $1 Million No Senior Alone Initiative

November 20, 2020November 27, 2020 by San Diego Seniors, posted in Press

Weeks after launching the $1 million No Senior Alone initiative, SDSCF announced our first round of grant awards. Board member Derek Quackenbush talked to KUSI about the work our grantees are doing.

Tagged coronavirus, Derek Quackenbush, grantmaking, KUSI, No Senior Alone, Sahm Family Foundation, social isolation
An older woman standing at a window looking out and waving

An Epidemic of Loneliness: New Data Shows the Toll of Social Isolation on Seniors

November 11, 2020December 1, 2020 by Ashley Lewis, posted in SDSCF Blog

New research confirms that the increase in isolation during COVID-19 amounts to its own public health crisis. According to a survey by the AARP Foundation and United Health Foundation, two-thirds of U.S. adults report experiencing social isolation since the pandemic began.

Tagged coronavirus, No Senior Alone, social isolation
Bob Kelly briefs the press on the social isolation epidemic facing seniors during COVID-19

News Report: Local Nonprofit Launches $1 Million Philanthropy Initiative to Support Isolated Seniors

October 26, 2020October 30, 2020 by San Diego Seniors, posted in Press

Money from the No Senior Alone initiative will be distributed to senior-serving nonprofits around San Diego County to support their work helping vulnerable seniors stay connected to loved ones and bridge the digital divide.

Tagged coronavirus, Sahm Family Foundation, San Diego Union-Tribune, social isolation

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