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We are thrilled to be honoring Charles Lauster at our Annual Gala – Charles has been a stalwart friend and colleague of Project FIND’s, bringing his skill and expertize to our efforts to expand supportive housing for older New Yorkers. 

Project FIND is honoring City Council Member Helen Rosenthal at our 2017 Gala! Helen Rosenthal represents the Upper West Side in the New York City Council. She is a leading voice on issues of affordable housing, pedestrian safety, accessibility, civic engagement, the environment and adequate funding for social service providers. Helen is a member of the Council’s Budget Negotiating Team, Co-Chair of the Women’s Caucus, and sits on the Mayor’s Gender Equity Commission and is a constant, energetic, personally present supporter of healthy and creative aging programming for Project FIND members across the city!

While leading a fall prevention workshop recently, I mentioned that an older person’s 

 

Just like staying fit or making a living, learning is a never-ending process. So why do we find it so intimidating to try something new? According to new research from the University of California Riverside, learning or trying something new isn’t all that hard to do for adults — and can actually combat the negative effects of cognitive aging.

Tony Luciani’s 91-year-old mom, Elia, didn’t know she was photo-bombing. She just wanted to pass through the bathroom door where her son, a painter, had set up a tripod to test his new camera. But something about the pictures of her face poking around the doorway, in and out of camera view, set them both laughing and ended up with both mother and son becoming photographers at 57 and 91, respectively.

This last Friday the "Food for Thought" at the Hamilton Annex welcomed Christopher Nicolson as our guest. 

In 5 Years: Rising Net Worth and Investing in Longevity

On a chilly spring Saturday afternoon, a group of singers gathered at the Mama Foundation for the Arts, located in a tony brownstone in Harlem. Keyboardist Edward Cleghorn, Jr. warmed up on the stage at the far end of the living-room-cum-rehearsal-hall. Gold theatrical curtains lined one wall. The group sat in a semicircle, bantering with each other until Ken Wydro, director of Alive! 55+ and Kickin’ , announced that it was time to tell their stories and sing their songs.