Project FIND: a profile of a community-based senior services agency.
Project FIND has been providing innovative supportive housing, nutrition, and social support to homeless and low- and moderate-income seniors on New York City's West Side since 1967. This article profiles this nonprofit, community-based agency, which was established to meet the needs of the frail and isolated elderly, and has continued to grow and evolve in response to changing demographics, neighborhood gentrification, and needs of both the homeless as well as the active "younger old." The article describes creative programming that has distinguished Project FIND's response to seniors' needs beyond basic housing and nutrition. It also explores what it takes to successfully provide senior services using limited resources and examines challenges for the future both nationally and for the agency.
Lockwood
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Andrée Lockwood Associates, New York, NY 10010, USA. alockwood@ala-nyc.com
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003153:Community Health Services; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D051639:Gardening; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006487:Hemostasis; D006801:Humans; D006815:Hunger; D008297:Male; D053580:Muscle Strength; D011203:Poverty; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011638:Public Housing; D012111:Residence Characteristics