Community Living Campaign

THE COMMUNITY LIVING CAMPAIGN USES THE POWER OF RELATIONSHIPS TO REDUCE ISOLATION AND TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO AGING IN COMMUNITY. WE DO THIS BY STRENGTHENING NETWORKS OF SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS AND ACROSS NEIGHBORHOODS.

SENIOR & DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AND EMPOWERMENTSF RESERVE EMPLOYMENT: CLCS NEWEST INITIATIVE ADAPTS RESERVE, A NATIONAL PROGRAM THAT MATCHES SENIORS AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES (RESERVISTS) WITH PAID SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES IN THEIR COMMUNITY. RESERVISTS SECURE MEANINGFUL, PART-TIME WORK WHILE PROVIDING SIGNIFICANT HELP TO LOCAL NON-PROFITS, SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. OUR STAFF ASSIST POTENTIAL RESERVISTS WITH APPLICATIONS, DEVELOPING A RESUME, AND DEFINING INTERESTS TO FACILITATE A GREAT MATCH.IN PAST YEAR, OVER A HUNDRED PEOPLE COMPLETED APPLICATIONS AND SIXTY-FIVE RESERVISTS WERE PLACED AT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. TO DATE, THE PROGRAM HAS PAID FOR APPROXIMATELY 55,000 HOURS OF RESERVIST EXPERTISE AT CLC AND OVER 20 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.IN THE PAST, WE EMPOWERED HUNDREDS OF PARTICIPANTS THROUGH EMPOWERED ELDER TRAININGS, INCLUDING SEVERAL IN SPANISH. 99% OF PARTICIPANTS REPORTED THAT THEY ARE BETTER INFORMED AND MORE ABLE TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES AND OTHERS. 81% FEEL MORE ENGAGED IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

COMPUTER TRAINING, ACCESS AND TECH SUPPORT DIGITAL LITERACY AND INTERNET ACCESS. CLC IS A LEADER IN HELPING SENIORS USE TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL MEDIA. THROUGH THE CITY'S SF CONNECTED PROGRAM, WE OFFER FREE WORKSHOPS AND DROP-IN COMPUTER TUTORING AT LOCAL SENIOR AND COMMUNITY CENTERS. THESE CLASSES CREATE FRIENDSHIPS AND HELP OUR NEIGHBORS CONNECT WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY, AS WELL AS HEALTHCARE, FINANCIAL, GOVERNMENT, AND OTHER INFORMATION THAT IS RAPIDLY MOVING ONLINE. THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH URBAN EQUITY GROUP, WE ALSO PROVIDES FREE TECH SUPPORT TO QUALIFYING LOCAL RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT SAN FRANCISCO.IN THE PAST YEAR, OUR TRAINERS AND VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF COMPUTER TRAINING TO HUNDREDS OF LOW-INCOME SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. TOGETHER WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND ADULT SERVICES AND OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES, WE ARE NARROWING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE.WE ALSO PROVIDE STAFF SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP TO THE SAN FRANCISCO TECH COUNCIL, WHICH IS A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER GROUP LOOKING AT WAYS TO BRIDGE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE FOR OLDER ADULTS AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES. RECENTLY, WE HAVE ADDED MORE FOCUS TO THE INTERSECTION OF EMPLOYMENT AND TECHNOLOGY.WE BRING TOGETHER NEIGHBORS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, ACADEMICS, BUSINESSES, AND CITY AGENCIES TO ADDRESS ISSUES THAT ARE TOO COMPLEX FOR ANY OF US TO SOLVE ALONE. AS PART OF OUR COMMITMENT TO INCREASING TECHNOLOGY ACCESS, WE HELP LEAD AND SUPPORT THE SF TECH COUNCIL, WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER NON PROFITS, GOVERNMENT, BUSINESSES, AND ACADEMICS TO SHARE IDEAS, INCREASE RESOURCES, AND DEVELOP WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER TO CLOSE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE.

NEIGHBORHOOD NETWORKS COMMUNITY CONNECTORS HAVE ORGANIZED NEIGHBORS IN THE BAYVIEW, CAYUGA, MERCED EXTENSION TRIANGLE, MIRALOMA PARK, INNER SUNSET, OMI (OCEAN VIEW-MERCED HEIGHTS-INGLESIDE), PARKMERCED, SUNNYSIDE, MIDTOWN TERRACE, CROCKER AMAZON, POTRERO HILL, OTHER SUNSET (VIA SENIOR POWER) AND ST. FRANCIS SQUARE/WESTERN ADDITION NEIGHBORHOODS. THESE NETWORKS REWEAVE COMMUNITIES OF SUPPORT FOCUSING ON FOOD DELIVERY, HOME REPAIRS, HEALTHY AGING, BREAST CANCER SUPPORT, ADVOCACY, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, AND ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. WORKING TOGETHER WITH HUNDREDS OF NEIGHBORHOOD VOLUNTEERS AND THE SUPPORT OF NUMEROUS COMMUNITY PARTNERS THIS YEAR, WE HELPED CREATE CONNECTIONS FOR THOUSANDS OF SAN FRANCISCO NEIGHBORS.NEIGHBORHOOD NETWORKS. EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD FINDS ITS OWN MIX OF ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND BUILD CARING COMMUNITIES. IN THE PAST YEAR, WE COORDINATED COMMUNITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SENIOR EXERCISE CLASSES, WALKING GROUPS, AND COMMUNITY FORUMS. NEIGHBORS ALSO HELPED EACH OTHER WITH COUNTLESS LITTLE TASKS, PITCHING IN WHERE NEEDED. CONNECTOR NETWORK PARTICIPANTS FEEL HEALTHIER AND MORE CONNECTED: 95% OF PARTICIPANTS KNOW ONE OR MORE NEIGHBORS TO HELP, 81% PROVIDED HELP TO A NEIGHBOR, AND 66% ACTUALLY REQUESTED HELP. DURING THE COVID CRISES, VIRTUALLY ALL OF OUR ACTIVITIES TRANSITIONED ONLINE, WHICH ACTUALLY INCREASED THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE PARTICIPATED. WE NOW CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES WITH A MIX OF ONLINE AND IN-PERSON SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES.GROCERY NETWORKS. IN THE PAST YEAR, NEIGHBORS DELIVERED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF BAGS OF PRODUCE AND HEALTHY FOODS, MADE OVER 10,000 VISITS, AND OVER A THOUSAND HOURS OF PHONE CALLS AND ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE WHO CAN'T STAND IN LINE AT LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES. ALONG WITH NEEDED GROCERIES, RECIPIENTS ARE MORE CONNECTED AND HAVE GOTTEN HELP WITH EVERYTHING FROM HOME SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS TO CONNECTIONS TO MORE FORMAL IN-HOME CARE.