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Free Produce Vouchers Available Through PCA’s Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
The Philadelphia Corporation for Aging will be bringing back its Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) this summer. The SFMNP is an annual program to encourage seniors to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. Eligible older adults can receive $20 worth of...
LGBT Elder Initiative and Philadelphia Gay News release 2018 Senior Supplement
The LGBT Elder Initiative has collaborated with the Philadelphia Gay News (PGN) to produce the 2018 Senior Supplement in PGN. The Supplement was printed in two parts, with articles released in the May 25th and June 8th print editions of PGN. The articles compiled as...
Gettin’ On in PGN: Empowering Individuals Transitioning from Nursing Homes
By Mary Jo Rohrer Printed in the Philadelphia Gay News Norma Tramel was confined to the isolation and stigmatization of life in a nursing home for four years, after suffering a ruptured hernia that put her in a coma. Once she regained her health, she began to yearn...