community Archive
May is Older Americans Month, and to celebrate this awareness month Kings Park Library is hosting three events for Older Americans. On Monday, May 6th, 13th, and 20th, from 12:00-2:30pm, the Kings Park Library is hosting Game Days where space, tables, and chairs …
Jane Addams is known for being the mother of social work. However, she did not fit the image of the “traditional” lady of her times. She was seen as radical, bold, and unconventional. In a time when women were not …
by Victoria Brewster, MSW – SJS Staff Writer in Canada I read the following article (http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2012/12/society-honor-dead-children.html) and the first thing that came to my mind is that the events of Friday and all the other events that have occurred in …
by Victoria Brewster, MSW – SJS Staff Writer in Canada I came across this article on housing for seniors/older adults with high needs in London, Ontario. Everything about the housing unit is for an individual who is in a wheelchair and …
by Victoria Brewster, MSW – SJS Staff Writer in Montreal, Canada Family, the word has many definitions depending on who is defining it. Family can be parents and children, husband and wife, extended family members of cousins, aunts and uncles …
by Victoria Brewster, MSW – SJS Staff Writer I would love to get a discussion going regarding the needed services for older adults/seniors. No matter what country or community you live in, there are services lacking. Baby-Boomers will enter …
