The Carter Burden Network

CARTER BURDEN NETWORK PROMOTES THE WELL-BEING OF OLDER ADULTS 60 AND OLDER THROUGH A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES, ADVOCACY, ARTS AND CULTURE, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS, ALL ORIENTED TO INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY NEEDS.

OLDER ADULT CENTERS (OACS) ARE AT THE CORE OF CBNS WORK. CBNS FOUR OACS IN EAST HARLEM, THE UPPER EAST SIDE, AND ROOSEVELT ISLAND JOYOUSLY WELCOMED BACK MORE MEMBERS IN FY 2022 WHILE TAKING ON NEW AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS UNIQUE TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. TOGETHER, THE OACS SERVED 2,441 UNIQUE CLIENTS AND DISTRIBUTED 62,294 MEALS.LEONARD COVELLO OAC (EAST HARLEM)IN FY 2022, THE COVELLO CENTER REOPENED TO A 7 DAY A WEEK SCHEDULE, PROVIDING ITS RANGE OF INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND MEALS DAILY TO A HIGH NEED POPULATION. IT ALSO BECAME AN INNOVATOR IN VIRTUAL PROGRAM DELIVERY. THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE HYDE AND WATSON FOUNDATION, THE CENTER ACQUIRED STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY TO DELIVER HYBRID VIRTUAL/IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING, FACILITATING GREATER CONNECTION BETWEEN PARTICIPANTS.LEHMAN VILLAGE OAC (EAST HARLEM)AS LEHMAN VILLAGE IS A SATELLITE OF THE COVELLO OAC, ITS MEMBERS CAN BENEFIT FROM THE ACTIVITIES OFFERED BY BOTH CENTERS. IN FY 2022, LEHMAN CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN ITS OWN PROGRAMMING, COMPLETING A MULTI-YEAR COMMUNITY MURAL PROJECT FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS (NEA). THE PROJECT WAS LED BY A PROFESSIONAL ARTIST WHO PROVIDED MULTILINGUAL PAINTING CLASSES, FACILITATED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS DURING WHICH PARTICIPANTS DEVELOPED MURAL THEMES, AND LED COLLABORATIVE MURAL PAINTING SESSIONS, LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THREE MURALS, WHICH BEAUTIFIED AND PERSONALIZED THE OAC SPACE WITHIN A PUBLIC HOUSING COMPLEX.ROOSEVELT ISLAND OACIN FY 2022, THE ROOSEVELT ISLAND OAC LEVERAGED GRANT FUNDING AND COLLABORATED WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS SUCH AS CORNELL TECH TO PROVIDE INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMMING TO MEMBERS AND EVALUATE THOSE PROGRAMS TO CONTRIBUTE TO BEST PRACTICE AND REPLICATION THROUGHOUT THE AGING SERVICES SECTOR.CARTER BURDEN LUNCHEON CLUB (UPPER EAST SIDE)AN ANCHOR IN ITS COMMUNITY SINCE 1975, THE CLUB CONCLUDED A MUCH NEEDED MULTI-YEAR RENOVATION IN FY 2022. WITH IMPROVED LIGHTING, KITCHEN SPACE, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND RECREATIONAL SPACE, THE CLUB WILL BE AN EVEN MORE INVITING PLACE FOR MEAL PROGRAMMING AND ACTIVITIES IN THE YEARS AHEAD.

SOCIAL SERVICES: CBNS SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS PROVIDE CRITICAL MULTILINGUAL SUPPORTS VIA OUR OACS, OFFICES, HOME VISITS, AND BY PHONE/VIRTUALLY TO CONNECT CLIENTS TO BENEFITS AND RESOURCES, PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE COUNSELING AND ADVOCACY, AND SUPPORT SAFETY FOR OLDER ADULTS AGING IN PLACE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.OAC CASE MANAGEMENT UNITSSOCIAL SERVICES AND/OR CASE MANAGEMENT ARE PROVIDED AT OUR LEONARD COVELLO OAC, CARTER BURDEN LUNCHEON CLUB, AND ROOSEVELT ISLAND OAC IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, MANDARIN, AND KOREAN. THE TRUST ESTABLISHED VIA OUR CENTERS VARIOUS PROGRAMS ENCOURAGES OAC MEMBERS TO SEEK OUT SERVICES FROM THE CENTERS CASE MANAGEMENT OFFICES. IN FY 2022, THESE UNITS PROVIDED 2,980 CASE ASSISTANCE CONTACTS TO 662 UNIQUE CLIENTS AND 1,317 INFORMATION AND REFERRAL CONTACTS TO 496 UNIQUE CLIENTS.SOCIAL SERVICE UNITOUR SOCIAL SERVICE UNIT SERVES OLDER ADULTS ON THE UPPER EAST SIDE THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED SOCIAL SERVICES IN ENGLISH, MANDARIN, AND CANTONESE INCLUDING ASSISTANCE WITH BENEFITS AND ENTITLEMENTS AND REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY SERVICES. THE UNIT ALSO FACILITATES MONTHLY DISCUSSION GROUPS TOWARDS PEER SUPPORT AND SOCIALIZATION. IN FY 2022, THE UNIT PROVIDED 189 UNIQUE CLIENTS WITH 7,097 CASE ASSISTANCE CONTACTS AND 3,130 INFORMATION AND REFERRAL CONTACTS.CASE MANAGEMENT UNITTHE CASE MANAGEMENT UNIT SERVES HIGH-NEED HOMEBOUND OLDER ADULTS THROUGHOUT UPPER MANHATTAN AND ROOSEVELT ISLAND, PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORTS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. TYPICALLY EXPERIENCING DETERIORATING COGNITIVE AND/OR PHYSICAL HEALTH, THESE CLIENTS REQUIRE INTENSIVE SERVICES, COORDINATION WITH FAMILY MEMBERS AND SERVICE NETWORKS, AND CONNECTIONS TO PERSONAL SUPPORTS SUCH AS HOME CARE AND HOME-DELIVERED MEALS TO HELP COMPLETE ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING. IN FY 2022, THE CASE MANAGEMENT UNIT PROVIDED 384 UNIQUE CLIENTS WITH 6,739 CASE MANAGEMENT HOURS.COMMUNITY ELDER MISTREATMENT AND ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM (CEMAPP)CEMAPP WORKS WITH OLDER ADULTS THROUGHOUT MANHATTAN AND ROOSEVELT ISLAND EXPERIENCING ELDER ABUSE. THROUGH CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SERVICES IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, THE UNIT HELPS CLIENTS RETURN TO SAFETY AND STABILITY. CEMAPPS SERVICES INCLUDE SAFETY PLANNING, CRISIS AND SUPPORTIVE COUNSELING, COURT ADVOCACY AND LEGAL GUIDANCE, AND COORDINATION WITH POLICE. IN FY 2022, THE UNIT PROVIDED 318 UNIQUE CLIENTS WITH SERVICES INCLUDING 2,995 CASE ASSISTANCE CONTACTS AND 1,281 COUNSELING CONTACTS.THE UNIT ALSO CONDUCTS EXTENSIVE OUTREACH TO OACS, NATURALLY OCCURRING RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES (NORCS), COMMUNITY CENTERS, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND AGING SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS TO EDUCATE OLDER ADULTS AND PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE OLDER ADULTS ON ELDER JUSTICE. IN FY 2022, THE UNIT PROVIDED 42 PRESENTATIONS, REACHING 554 SENIORS AND 68 PROFESSIONALS.

ARTS & CULTURE: CBNS ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAMS ENRICH THE LIVES OF PARTICIPANTS, PROMOTE CREATIVITY, AND ENCOURAGE OLDER ADULTS TO ALWAYS PURSUE THEIR PASSIONS. THESE PROGRAMS HAVE CREATED A TIGHT-KNIT COMMUNITY OF OLDER ARTISTS WHO INSPIRE ONE ANOTHER AND THOSE WHO SEE THEIR WORK.MAKING ART WORK (MAW)OPERATING FROM OUR FOUR OACS, VIRTUALLY, AND IN A HYBRID FORMAT, MAW OFFERS A RANGE OF ARTS EDUCATION CLASSES FOR OLDER ADULTS OF ALL SKILL LEVELS INCLUDING CERAMICS, PAINTING, PRINTMAKING, MIXED MEDIA, QUILT MAKING, EMBROIDERY, CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION, CHOREOGRAPHY, MUSIC, AND CHORUS. IN FY 2022, CBN OFFERED 2,063 MAW CLASSES ATTENDED BY 531 UNIQUE CLIENTS.IN FY 2022, CBN EXPANDED CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING WITHIN MAW, OFFERING SPANISH AND MANDARIN SEWING CLASSES AT COVELLO, A VIRTUAL CHINESE PAINTING CLASS, AND AN ENGLISH/SPANISH MURAL PAINTING CLASS AT LEHMAN VILLAGE. THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE MANHATTAN BOROUGH PRESIDENTS OFFICE, WE CELEBRATED CHINESE ARTISTIC CULTURE BY LAUNCHING A PROJECT AT COVELLO INCORPORATING CHINESE PAINTING, CALLIGRAPHY, AND PAPER CUTTING, TAUGHT IN MANDARIN, WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION.THESE CLASSES GO FAR BEYOND IDLENESS REDUCTION, HELPING PARTICIPANTS HONE ARTISTIC SKILLS AND CREATE SIGNIFICANT WORK. ART DEVELOPED IN MAW CLASSES WAS CELEBRATED THROUGH CULMINATING EVENTS, PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITS, AND A MURAL UNVEILING CEREMONY.CARTER BURDEN GALLERYTHE CARTER BURDEN GALLERY EXCLUSIVELY FEATURES THE WORK OF REEMERGING PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS AGED 60 AND OVER TO COMBAT AGEISM IN THE ART WORLD AND SHARE THE UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES OF THESE UNDERREPRESENTED ARTISTS. IN FY 2022, THE GALLERY HELD 27 EXHIBITS, FEATURING 249 ARTISTS.THE GALLERY ALSO SUPPORTS ARTISTS IN ENHANCING THEIR DIGITAL MARKETABILITY THROUGH PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND PHOTO EDITING, MAINTENANCE OF ART SALES ACCOUNTS, SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING, AND ASSISTANCE WITH APPLYING FOR INDIVIDUAL GRANTS. IN FY 2022, THE GALLERY PROVIDED 48 ARTISTS WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.DURING THE PANDEMIC, THE GALLERY STRENGTHENED COMMUNITY AMONG ITS ARTISTS THROUGH VIRTUAL ARTIST MEETINGS WHERE THEY COULD SHARE THEIR WORK AND IDEAS. IN FY 2022, BASED ON THE SUCCESS OF THIS INITIATIVE, THE GALLERY SUSTAINED VIRTUAL MEETINGS AND LEVERAGED THE COMFORT BUILT FROM THE MEETINGS TO BEGIN HOSTING IN-PERSON GALLERY WALKTHROUGHS WHERE EXHIBITING ARTISTS SPEAK ABOUT THEIR WORK.