Link to article in The Monticello Times One year ago this week, four Monticello restaurants entered a unique community service partnership aimed at providing economically priced senior meals. The owners of the Monticello Corner Café, Chin Yuen, Monticello VFW Post 8731 and Cornerstone Café began working with Monticello Senior Center Director Pam Loidolt to replace […]
Link to article in Lakeshore Weekly News Guest Column by Deb Taylor Life brings different rhythms — different timetables — for each of us. We lose dear loved ones, we grieve, we face changes — diminished mobility, an end to driving the car, maybe a different place to live after decades in the long-time family […]
Link to article in InsightNews.com Guest Column by Deb Taylor In the closing months of his Presidency, John F. Kennedy designated May as Senior Citizens Month, later to be renamed Older Americans Month. In 1963, only 17 million Americans were 65 or older. Today, more than 45 million seniors live and work among us, and […]
MNSights Magazine Spring 2015 MNSights Magazine lists Senior Community Services as one of twelve nonprofits that were most frequently cited by experts in the Philanthropedia survey as having high-impact in aging. Link to article in the MNSights Magazine
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release Media Contact: Rajean Moone, Executive Director info@trainingtoserve.org 651-235-0346 Minneapolis, April 2, 2015 – On May 7th, Training to Serve will present its 2015 John Yoakam Award for Service to LGBT Elders to Senior Community Services, based in Minnetonka, MN. “Senior Community Services, led by Deb Taylor, CEO, has been […]
Link to article in The AfricaPaper Guest Column by Deb Taylor We’ve come a long way on our journey to enhance support and care for the older adults in our communities. When President Lyndon Johnson signed the Older Americans Act (OAA) in 1965, the legislation represented an historic step towards improving the lives of seniors in […]
Northwest Community Television’s “Community Corner” segment. Interview with Jeanne Rasmussen, Senior Community Services Volunteer & Outreach Coordinator. http://www.twelve.tv/news/newsitem.aspx?newsid=1505&newsitemid=27050
Link to article in InsightNews.com Guest Column by Deb Taylor Looking forward to retirement? Are you daydreaming about saying sayanara to the daily grind, the chaotic commutes? Most of us spend 40 years in the workplace developing skills, supporting our families, and helping others. And then, it ends. Freedom – but a scary freedom. Often, much of […]
Link to article in The AfricaPaper Guest column by Deb Taylor We frequently hear about racism and sexism in our culture, but we hear little about another persistent ‘ism’ – ageism. As our society grows older, due to the large number of retiring baby boomers, ageism remains a growing challenge and concern. Negative Comments Researchers […]
