by Chantell Sain | Nov 1, 2021 | 2020 Annual Report, Senior Services
Senior Companions When Wisconsin’s Governor Tony Evers issued a mandatory “Stay At Home” order during the height of the pandemic, regular social activities stopped. It left older adults isolated and detached from the usual check-ins that ensure seniors stay active,...
by Chantell Sain | Feb 22, 2021 | Financial Services, SDC People, Senior Services
Meet the Social Development Commission’s Manager of the Free Tax Prep VITA program and Senior Services Diane Robinson: How long have you worked at SDC? 22 years What do you do at SDC? I have the awesome opportunity to run a nationally recognized poverty...
by Chantell Sain | Dec 31, 2020 | Senior Services
Thanks to those who donated to the Social Development Foundation’s 2020 Senior Giving Tree Fund, we were able to purchase gifts for our senior volunteers in the Senior Companion and Foster Grandparent programs. Collectively, SDC employees, board members and...
by Chantell Sain | Aug 26, 2020 | Senior Services
At SDC, we love to celebrate Milwaukee County residents who make a difference in our community. That’s why our Senior Services team went all out for National Senior Citizens Day. We honored local seniors with a creative drive-by! National Senior Citizens Day...
by Chantell Sain | Mar 15, 2019 | Senior Services
A Day in SDC’s Senior Companion Program If you happen to hear jazz coming from Bob’s apartment, there’s a good chance Joe, the SDC senior companion is there. On this day, the gentlemen sit in Bob’s cozy, sun-filled apartment listening to Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue....
by Chantell Sain | Mar 15, 2019 | Annual Events, Senior Services
In a morning Zumba class, the music is blasting. You can feel the bass shake the floor as shouting participants clap, beat drums and shake their hips to Bruno Mars’ Uptown Funk. Unless you peeked inside, you’d never guess that these energetic dancers are well into...
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