Our Executive Director's Update
Congratulations to Mabini Center!
3rd Annual Older Americans Month Project Contest - 2011 theme 'Connecting the Community'
Congratulations to Winner for 2011 - SteppingStone Mabini ADHC
SteppingStone Mabini ADHC has been the winner or co-winner for three years in a row.
History of Older Americans Month
When Older Americans Month was established in 1963, only 17 million living Americans had reached their 65th birthdays. About a third of older Americans lived in poverty and there were few programs to meet their needs. Interest in older Americans and their concerns was growing, however, in April of 1963, President John F. Kennedy's meeting with the National Council of Senior Citizens served as a prelude to designating May as "Senior Citizens Month".
Each year the Administration on Aging issues a theme for Older Americans Month to assist our National Aging Services Network of state, tribal, area agencies on aging, and community services providers plan for activities that take place in May or throughout the year.
Around Our Centers
Please check out all of our previous Center Events below!
Golden Gate Day Health Celebrates Against Golden Gate Bridge
Mabini goes to SFMoMa
SteppingStone Mabini Day Health participants had a great opportunity to visit the San Francisco MoMA on a Field Trip made possible by the True North Foundation to see the new Steins Collection of Parisian Avant-garde paintings.
To view more photos click here.
Self Portraits at Presentation Center
These self portraits were created by participants at SteppingStone's Presentation Adult Day Health Center with the guidance of Kimberley Jones, Art Instructor, as part of the Art Therapy program funded by the Calvary Foundation and the True North Foundation. The self portrait collages serve as a reflection and portrayal of each participant's personal story.
To view each portrait with its description click here.
SteppingStone Receives Statewide Recognition
Benny Wong, Program Director of SteppingStone Golden Gate Day Health, received the Community Advocacy Award from the California Association for Adult Day Services (CAADS) at their annual conference on November 15-17, 2010. Benny was recognized for his extraordinary efforts to bring attention to the needs of the frail, low-income seniors who attend his Adult Day Health Center (ADHC) by empowering them to voice their needs to statewide leaders who threatened to eliminate ADHC this past year.
Giants' World Series Victory Parade!
Presentation ADHC participants and staff showed their love for the 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants, sitting front and center to enjoy the November 3rd parade! Let's go Giants!!!
Mayor Newsom visits Mabini ADHC
Mayor Newsom visited participants and staff of our Mabini Center. He was presented with a gift by participant Xie Rue Hua and Mabini's RN, Chit Lee Chong.
Senator Yee visits Golden Gate Center
Mabinettes take Best of Show!
In the Dance2Care 2010 competition our Mabinettes won Best of Theme and Best of Show! Congratulations and Good Job Mabinettes!
