Nonprofit organizations Ursuline Senior Services and the Good Grief Center for Bereavement Support have announced an agreement to merge their operations, effective October 1. Ursuline Senior Services, headquartered in Pittsburgh’s East End, provides a network of coordinated support services for senior citizens who often suffer abuse or neglect or otherwise have difficulty handling their day-to-day… Continue Reading
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Know the Signs of Elderly Neglect, Abandonment and Exploitation
The Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)is concerned about increases in cases of neglect, abandonment and exploitation of our communities senior citizens. Do you know the signs? Neglect Neglect is defined as the refusal or failure to fulfill any part of a person’s obligations or duties to an elder. Neglect may also include failure of… Continue Reading
NHCO’s Info for April – a Busy Month!
Car Donations Needed North Hills Community Outreach needs car donations for its Community Auto program that helps low-income individuals get to work. Cars can be donated in any condition; donors may qualify for the maximum possible tax deduction. Call 724-443-8300. North Hills Community Outreach Holds 5th Annual Pasta Dinner North Hills Community Outreach’s Millvale Satellite… Continue Reading
Redstone Highlands Donates Vaccine to Surgicorp
Recently, Redstone Highlands Senior Living Communities’ three campuses worked together to raise un-used vaccines to donate to Surgicorps International, an amazing non-profit organization that travels the world to provide free surgical and medical care to disadvantaged individuals in developing countries. When Redstone Highlands Murrysville campus director Cristen Carson learned about this organization, she reached out to… Continue Reading
Celebrate St. Patricks Day With Valley Care Association
St. Patrick’s Day Party Open House at Valley Care Association – Ambridge Join us on March 17, 2011 for a party to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! Guests can stop by any time during our open house to share in the food and fun. Activities include live entertainment by the Pittsburgh Doo Wop Combo from 1… Continue Reading
Benevolent Care for Seniors a Core Value at Redstone
Who: Redstone Highlands Senior Living Communities What: Benevolent Care, a central value of Redstone Presbyterian SeniorCare’s tradition, which holds that no resident who has appropriately stewarded his/her assets should be asked to leave their retirement community because of depleted financial resources. Since Redstone’s founding in 1980, not a single resident has had to leave because of lack of… Continue Reading
Local Seniors to Benefit from MLK Day of Service Projects
North Hills Community Outreach is organizing several service projects geared toward helping senior citizens on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 17. For the second consecutive year, FedEx employees are teaming up with Urban Youth Action teens to visit senior citizens living in high rises in Blawnox and Sharpsburg. This intergenerational project alleviates loneliness… Continue Reading
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