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.

NEIGHBORHOOD NETWORKS COMMUNITY CONNECTORS HAVE ORGANIZED NEIGHBORS IN THE BAYVIEW, CAYUGA, MERCED EXTENSION TRIANGLE, MIRALOMA PARK, 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, AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. 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. IN THE PAST YEAR, MORE OF OUR PROGRAMMING HAS TRANSITIONED BACK TO IN-PERSON ACTIVITIES, WHILE MAINTAINING NEARLY 200 HOURS OF PROGRAMMING EACH MONTH OVER-ALL. 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.

SENIOR & DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AND EMPOWERMENTSF RESERVE EMPLOYMENT: CLCS 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 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 OVER THIRTY WERE PLACED AT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. TO DATE, THE PROGRAM HAS PAID FOR APPROXIMATELY 30,000 HOURS OF RESERVIST EXPERTISE AT CLC AND OVER 20 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.DURING THE PAST YEAR, WE EMPOWERED HUNDREDS OF PARTICIPANTS THROUGH EMPOWERED ELDER TRAININGS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS. THIS INCLUDED 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 & ACCESSDIGITAL 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 AND TECH SUPPORT 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 HAS RAPIDLY MOVING ONLINE.IN THE PAST YEAR, OUR TRAINERS AND VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF COMPUTER TRAINING AND TECH SUPPORT 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. MORE RECENTLY, IT HAS ADDED MORE FOCUS ON THE INTERSECTION OF EMPLOYMENT AND TECHNOLOGY.THROUGH THE COUNCIL, 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. WE BRING TOGETHER NON PROFITS, GOVERNMENT, BUSINESSES, AND ACADEMICS TO SHARE IDEAS, INCREASE RESOURCES, AND DEVELOP WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER TO CLOSE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE.