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): CBN'S FOUR OACS IN EAST HARLEM, THE UPPER EAST SIDE, AND ROOSEVELT ISLAND SERVE AS COMMUNITY RESOURCE HUBS, PROVIDING ESSENTIAL MEALS AND ROBUST PROGRAMMING TO IMPROVE OLDER ADULTS' QUALITY OF LIFE. IN FY 2023, CBN'S OACS:SERVED 3,171 UNIQUE CLIENTS, THE MAJORITY OF WHOM ATTENDED THE CENTERS MULTIPLE TIMES EACH WEEK.PROVIDED 2,108 CLIENTS WITH 80,662 CONGREGATE MEALS, AND 749 CLIENTS WITH 12,217 GRAB AND GO MEALS, ADDRESSING PREVALENT FOOD INSECURITY AND ISOLATION.SERVED 292 CLIENTS THROUGH 680 TECHNOLOGY CLASSES, HELPING OLDER ADULTS CROSS THE DIGITAL DIVIDE.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) PROVIDED 566 CLIENTS WITH 2,637 CASE ASSISTANCE CONTACTS, HELPING THEM ACCESS BENEFITS AND MEET PRACTICAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS.PROVIDED 448 CLIENTS WITH 1,155 INFORMATION AND REFERRAL CONTACTS TO CONNECT THEM TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES.

CBN'S HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM: OFFERS PREVENTIVE NUTRITIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND FITNESS PROGRAMMING TO SUPPORT ONGOING AND HOLISTIC WELLBEING, WHILE PROVIDING RESPONSIVE ACTION TO MITIGATE RISK FOR OLDER ADULTS DURING THE PANDEMIC.IN FY 2022, CBN PROVIDED POP-UP VACCINATION SITES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RYAN HEALTH, HELPING OUR MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY RESIDENTS GET VACCINATED AND BOOSTED. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ICARE MEDICAL, WE OFFERED COVID-19 TESTING AT OUR OACS. WE PARTNERED WITH NY PRESBYTERIAN/WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER, LENOX HILL HOSPITAL/NORTHWELL HEALTH, AND NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/METROPOLITAN TO DELIVER PRESENTATIONS ON COVID-19, VARIANTS, VACCINES, AND BOOSTERS TO KEEP CLIENTS INFORMED. THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS AND FUNDING FROM THE ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING, CBN IS PARTICIPATING IN A PARTNERSHIP NETWORK DEVELOPING A VILLAGE MODEL FOR EAST HARLEM PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS. IN FY 2022, THIS NETWORK ADVANCED ITS GOALS OF IMPROVING NUTRITIONAL OUTCOMES FOR OLDER ADULTS BY LAUNCHING COORDINATED SERVICES FOR MEMBERS WITHIN A CLOSED LOOP REFERRAL SYSTEM, INCLUDING NUTRITION EDUCATION AND COUNSELING, CONNECTION TO BENEFITS, HOME DELIVERED MEALS, TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION AND ACCESS INITIATIVES, EXERCISE PROGRAMS, HEALTHCARE NAVIGATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.CBN PROVIDES VIRTUAL, IN-PERSON, AND HYBRID HEALTH EDUCATION WORKSHOPS, EXERCISE CLASSES, AND EVIDENCE-BASED FALLS PREVENTION COURSES TO HELP OLDER ADULTS GAIN SELF-EFFICACY IN THEIR HEALTH MANAGEMENT. IN FY 2022, CBN SERVED 668 UNIQUE CLIENTS THROUGH HEALTH WORKSHOPS, 398 UNIQUE CLIENTS THROUGH NUTRITION EDUCATION WORKSHOPS, 17 UNIQUE CLIENTS THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED FALLS PREVENTION COURSES, AND 552 UNIQUE CLIENTS THROUGH FITNESS CLASSES. A COMMON THEME IN THIS YEAR'S HEALTH EDUCATION CURRICULUM WAS "FOOD AS MEDICINE" WITH WORKSHOPS ON FARMING AND RACIAL JUSTICE, GROWING YOUR OWN FOOD TO TRANSFORM THE FOOD SYSTEM, AND A LEGACY COOKBOOK SERIES.ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2021, CBN HELD ITS THIRD ANNUAL OLDER ADULT FALLS PREVENTION SYMPOSIUM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NY PRESBYTERIAN/WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE. THE HALF-DAY SYMPOSIUM TOOK PLACE VIRTUALLY AND WAS OPEN TO HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, HUMAN SERVICE WORKERS, AND OLDER ADULTS, WITH A GOAL OF SHARING BEST PRACTICES IN FALLS PREVENTION. PRESENTERS EDUCATED ON TOPICS SUCH AS TELEMEDICINE, VISION, MUSCULAR STRENGTH, BLOOD FLOW, PARKINSON'S DISEASE, AND EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS AS THEY RELATE TO FALLS AND FALLS PREVENTION. THE SYMPOSIUM WAS ATTENDED BY 127 INDIVIDUALS.

SOCIAL SERVICES: : CBN'S SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS SUPPORT OUR CLIENTS' EFFORTS TO AGE IN PLACE SAFELY AND WITH DIGNITY THROUGH ASSISTANCE WITH ACCESSING AND MAINTAINING BENEFITS AND ENTITLEMENTS, SUPPORTIVE COUNSELING, ADVOCACY, PRACTICAL DAILY SUPPORTS, LONG TERM PLANNING, AND INFORMATION AND REFERRALS. SERVICES ARE OFFERED IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, MANDARIN, CANTONESE, AND KOREAN. COMMUNITY ELDER MISTREATMENT AND ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM (CEMAPP)AS THE NYC AGING-CONTRACTED PROVIDER FOR ELDER JUSTICE SERVICES ACROSS MANHATTAN, IN FY 2023, CBN'S CEMAPP PROGRAM: SERVED 346 UNIQUE CLIENTS OVERALL. PROVIDED 283 CLIENTS WITH 2,673 CASE ASSISTANCE CONTACTS.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) PROVIDED 193 CLIENTS WITH 969 COUNSELING CONTACTS. PROVIDED 29 CLIENTS WITH 50 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORT UNITS. PROVIDED 66 ELDER JUSTICE EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS ACROSS MANHATTAN, REACHING 1,120 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND 142 PROFESSIONALS.SOCIAL SERVICE UNIT: CBN'S SOCIAL SERVICE UNIT SERVED 176 AMBULATORY AND HOMEBOUND OLDER ADULTS ON THE UPPER EAST SIDE VIA 6,344 CASE ASSISTANCE CONTACTS AND 3,328 INFORMATION AND REFERRAL CONTACTS.THE SOCIAL SERVICE UNIT ALSO OVERSAW ADMINISTRATION OF CBN'S ANDREW FUND, WHICH PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME OLDER NEW YORKERS WHO NEED HELP CARING FOR THEIR PETS BY OFFERING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR VETERINARY CARE, MEDICATION, FOOD, VITAMINS AND SUPPLEMENTS, SUPPLIES, SPAYING AND NEUTERING, BOARDING, AND MORE. IN FY 2023, THE ANDREW FUND PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TOTALING $12,227, SUPPORTING 22 OLDER ADULT PET PARENTS IN CARING FOR 27 PETS, MANY OF WHOM ARE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT COMPANIONS. CASE MANAGEMENT UNIT: CBN'S CASE MANAGEMENT UNIT SERVED 343 HOMEBOUND OLDER ADULTS IN UPPER MANHATTAN VIA 5,930 CASE MANAGEMENT HOURS.

ARTS & CULTURE: THE ARTS ARE CENTRAL TO CBN'S MISSION, PROVIDING OLDER ADULTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES CREATIVELY, HONE THEIR ARTISTIC SKILLS, AND SHARE THEIR UNIQUE AND VALUABLE PERSPECTIVES WITH DIVERSE AUDIENCES.MAKING ART WORK (MAW): CBN'S MAW CREATIVE ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAM OFFERS A RANGE OF WEEKLY CLASSES FOR ALL SKILL LEVELS IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, MANDARIN, AND KOREAN INCLUDING CERAMICS, CREATIVE MINDFULNESS, PAINTING, CHINESE PAINTING, DRAWING, QUILTING, SEWING, EMBROIDERY, CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION, FIBER AND TEXTILE ART, JEWELRY MAKING, BEADING, PRINTMAKING, MIXED MEDIA, SEASONAL CRAFTS, CHOREOGRAPHY, CHINESE DANCE, CHORUS, DOCUMENTARY THEATER, AND DRAMA.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)IN FY 2023, MAW SERVED 671 OLDER ADULTS THROUGH 4,419 ARTS EDUCATION CLASSES.CARTER BURDEN GALLERY: THE CARTER BURDEN GALLERY GIVES A VOICE TO NEW YORK CITY'S REEMERGING OLDER PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS, EXCLUSIVELY FEATURING THE VIBRANT WORK OF ARTISTS OVER THE AGE OF 60 TO COMBAT AGEISM IN THE ARTS. THE GALLERY PROVIDES THESE ARTISTS WITH SPACE TO EXHIBIT THEIR WORK, SUPPORT WITH DIGITAL MARKETING, AND CONNECTIONS TO PEERS. IN FY 2023, THE GALLERY: FEATURED 227 ARTISTS THROUGH 25 EXHIBITS. PROVIDED 43 ARTISTS WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. SOLD 35 PIECES BY 26 ARTISTS.