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DFTA Launches Friendly VOICES
Friendly VOICES is a new volunteer program that will help limit social isolation among older New Yorkers during COVID-19. The new program matches volunteers with older adults to connect on a weekly basis over the phone or video calls.
Learn more, volunteer or join the program here.
Bill Payer Program Receives n4a Award
The New York City Department for the Aging’s Bill Paying Partnership has been honored with the 2020 Aging Achievement Award in Economic Security by the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging.
Learn more about the Bill Payer Program.
Staying home makes all New Yorkers understand isolation, but for older adults, social isolation is actually a health hazard. A 10-minute phone call can help. Listen to our Social Isolation PSA, read by Lin-Manuel Miranda, to learn how you can help.
To ensure the health and safety of older New Yorkers, congregate centers are currently closed for in-person programming and meals are being delivered. To sign up for meal deliveries, call 311 to receive food through the City’s GetFoodNYC program.
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- Visit an Older Adult Center Nearly 250 centers throughout the City offer free art, fitness, and daily meals.
- Help with Caregiving Community-based Caregiver Programs, Training Videos, and Community Options.
- Support for Elder Abuse Elderly Crime Victims Resource Center, PROTECT, and help with Elder Justice.
- Job Help for Older Adults Senior Employment Services, Job Training, and Career Counseling.
- Find Social Adult Day Care Program locator, Standards, Registration, and Ombuds Office.
- Reports and Publications DFTA's Annual Plan Summary, Snapshot, Profile of Older New Yorkers, and more.
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