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Staying Connected by Joe Steckler President, Helping Seniors of Brevard

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Helping Seniors is introducing a new program called Staying Connected to reduce isolation in Brevard’s elderly population. The idea for the program comes from work we did at the Alzheimer’s Foundation in the late 1990’s. Each day, two volunteers from AARP called 20 people who lived alone to see if they needed help. Most often it just was a friendly chat, keeping the person connected to a name they recognized. I would sometimes sit and Read More …

When Savings Run Out

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  by Joe Steckler / President, Helping Seniors of Brevard For several weeks I have been the acting Information Specialist for Helping Seniors. I have answered the phone, listened to callers, and tried to resolve problems. The hardest ones are those requiring financial help and lodging. In my opinion, it is becoming more difficult to provide this assistance. Many callers could be helped if Brevard County had a plan to address senior needs like homelessness and Read More …

A Right to Live / Helping Seniors of Brevard

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Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Where have we heard those words? We hear a lot about children: lunch programs, a tax to fund schools, the need to pay teachers more. But how many of us really know the cost of aging? Try some research on the internet or listen to neighbors or family members who are not as well off as you might be. Think about the many that live on Social Security; Read More …

Why Donate to a Nonprofit?

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As we experience a reduction of government resources to fund nonprofit organizations, you will see this question asked more often. It is no secret that the Brevard County Commissioners have already set in motion a plan to phase out extremely meager public grants to nonprofits under the guise that these funds are needed to pay for the paving of roads. Everyone has a right to his own opinion as to how roads and other public Read More …

Developing Senior Leadership

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by : Helping Seniors of Brevard    The topic of today’s column should capture the interest of every one of the 250,000 senior citizens in Brevard. Several years ago, when two prominent Brevard County Commissioners who advocated for senior needs left office, no one stepped forward to fill the void. Since then, local funding to maintain and develop senior care programs has fallen steadily behind other, more vocalized causes, despite the fact that Brevard County has Read More …