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GUEST COLUMN: Senior Friendship Centers tackle loneliness in Southwest Florida’s pandemic
For older adults, loneliness and despair are side effects of COVID-19. Carol Tapp of Sarasota lives alone and suffers from COPD, arthritis and fibromyalgia. As the pandemic raged on through the summer, Carol watched the food in her pantry slowly disappear, until she...
Senior Friendship Centers is reaching out to seniors who need meals
Senior Friendship Centers is working to identify seniors aged 60+ in Sarasota, DeSoto, Charlotte and Lee Counties who may be interested in receiving home-delivered meals. Nutrition is a year-round program at Senior Friendship Centers that consists of home-delivered...
Just What the Doctor Ordered
by Sandy Chase, SFC Volunteer Senior Friendship Centers is indebted to the medical and dental volunteers at the SFC Rubin Center for Healthy Aging (Sarasota) and Pat Buster Health Clinic (Venice). Supported by nurses, dental hygienists, pharmacists, administrative...
NOTICE: The health and well-being of our patients, members, clients and staff are our top priorities. In an effort to stop transmission of COVID-19, Senior Friendship centers is suspending programs, activities and services that bring people into our centers through March 31.
Over the past few weeks, it's become clear that we are facing an unprecedented challenge. Like you, we are deeply concerned and want to do what we can to help keep our communities and our families safe and healthy. We have spent the last week watching the news,...
Be Good to Your Heart in 2020 – Your Life Depends On It
Commit to a heart healthy lifestyle in 2020 and then own the lifestyle. Good health habits will open the door to an active, productive and fulfilling life in our senior years. Many of us need appropriate and regular healthcare, surgical operations, prescription...
5 Ways To Support a Friend Dealing With The Loss of a Loved One
by Nat Juchems Losing a loved one is something most of us will experience at some point in our lives. For those who have experienced it, you’ll know the anguish and heartache it brings. For those who haven’t, you can no doubt imagine the level of pain it would cause....
Senior Friendship Centers “Blooming Friendships” Signature Event Benefits Local Seniors in Need
On Thursday, January 30 at 5:30 p.m. Senior Friendship Centers (SFC) will present “Blooming Friendships,” a festive dinner to celebrate SFC’s mission: to promote health, dignity and quality of life throughout the journey of aging. The signature event will be held at...
Color Outside the Lines
A Collaborative Program with The Ringling The Ringling Museum is pleased to announce Outside the Lines, a new monthly collaboration with the Senior Friendship Centers of Sarasota. Beginning January 2020, Ringling museum educators will bring an open-ended art making...
Home Sharing: Is It Right For You?
Home share is a simple concept: it brings together people with space in their homes and working individuals who are happy to chat in return for affordable, sociable accommodation. Together, home providers and homesharers share a home life, time, skills and experience....
Lights of Friendship
The holiday season brightens our lives. Christmas lights adorn trees and our community, glowing candles in a Hanukkah menorah brighten our homes, and the seven candles in a kinara (candle holder) celebrate Kwanzaa: African heritage, unity, and culture. Senior...
The Effect of Loneliness on Seniors
Forward: In October, the funeral of veteran Edward Pearson at Sarasota National Cemetery received national attention when the funeral home printed that he had no immediate family to attend his funeral. More than 4,000 people showed up at the memorial service,...
THE “AGING REBELS” – Discussing the Aging Process
Michael Karp never considered himself a rebel. A former attorney, Michael was used to going by the book – literally. But after he retired, he realized that there were ways he could use his knowledge to give back to the community. ...