Serving Seniors – San Diego Seniors Community Foundation

CBS 8 Viewers Send Holiday Greetings to Isolated Seniors

By Joe GavinPosted on December 29, 2020January 12, 2021Posted in Press, SDSCF BlogTagged CBS 8, grantmaking, No Senior Alone, Serving Seniors

A collaboration between CBS 8, San Diego Seniors Community Foundation and Serving Seniors brought holiday well-wishes to isolated seniors at the Potiker Family Senior Residence.

San Diego’s Senior Homelessness Crisis and the Role of Affordable Housing

By Ashley LewisPosted on November 1, 2019November 19, 2020Posted in SDSCF BlogTagged Corporation for Supportive Housing, Elder Economic Security Index, homelessness, housing, poverty, Serving Seniors, Voice of San Diego, Wakefield Housing and Development Corporation

SDSCF convened a panel of local experts at Voice of San Diego’s Politifest Housing & Transportation Summit to discuss the harsh economic reality facing seniors living in our increasingly unaffordable region.

News Report: San Diego Lags Behind in Providing Resources for Senior Centers

By San Diego SeniorsPosted on October 30, 2019November 13, 2019Posted in PressTagged Bob Kelly, Gary and Mary West Senior Wellness Center, KUSI, senior centers, Serving Seniors

KUSI News reported this week on San Diego Seniors Community Foundation’s recent senior center assessment, the first-ever report of its kind conducted in San Diego.

News Report: County Senior Centers Lack Resources to Support Growing Elder Population

By San Diego SeniorsPosted on October 29, 2019November 8, 2020Posted in PressTagged Bob Kelly, Gary and Mary West Senior Wellness Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, senior centers, Serving Seniors

The Union-Tribune reported on San Diego Seniors Community Foundation’s inaugural senior center assessment this week, interviewing President & CEO Bob Kelly on the role these centers play in supporting older adults’ wellbeing.

Five Things You Can Do to Help Seniors in San Diego

By Ashley LewisPosted on March 27, 2019March 9, 2021Posted in SDSCF BlogTagged Gary and Mary West Foundation, Jewish Family Service, Meals on Wheels, Serving Seniors, volunteer

So you’ve decided you want to do something to help senior citizens in your community, but you’re not sure where to start. Here are five ways to get the ball rolling.