Connection to Community: Meet P.C.!
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Elder Initiative @ William Way organized their Food and Nutrition Program for residents of the John C. Anderson apartment building. While funding lasted, it was an immensely beneficial program for residents, who received fresh...
Connection to Community: Meet John!
Access to quality healthcare, health information, and the ability to have open and honest conversations with medical professionals is vital to all people but is even more important to the elder population. Part of our mission at Elder Initiative @ William Way is to...
Program Videos from the 2022 Philly Reunion Project!
HOUSING RESOURCES LEGAL PLANNING INSURANCE OPTIONS HEALTHCARE UPDATES & ADVOCACY A CONVERSATION ON SELF-CARE
“Gettin’ On” in PGN: Save Queer Lungs! Cancer Screenings for LGBTQ Smokers
From the Philadelphia Gay News By Mel Kulenski Tobacco smoking is a public health crisis. According to the CDC, it’s the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States. A whopping 34.1 million adults in our country regularly smoke cigarettes — a...
Paid research opportunity! Help address loneliness and social isolation in the LGBTQ+ community
A community-academic research team (Penn Nursing and the Elder Initiative @ William Way) are enrolling participants for a study addressing loneliness and social isolation in LGBTQ+ adults 50+ years of age in Philadelphia. If eligible, participants will test out three...
The Doctor Is In (Virtually!): Nutrition & Healthier Eating
The Doctor Is In (Virtually!): Hearing & Vision
Gettin’ On: Community, Resilience, and Thriving with HIV
From the Philadelphia Gay News By Heshie Zinman In 2022, with HIV being a manageable chronic illness, there is no reason for an HIV diagnosis to pose significant risk to our health and wellbeing. As long as you take the initiative to get tested, get into treatment,...
Webinar Recording – Understanding Labs: The Ins & Outs
“Gettin’ On” in PGN: Supporting LGBTQ+ older adults in navigating the digital world
From the Philadelphia Gay News By Chelsea Greenberg Digital literacy is of the utmost importance today, especially as the past two years have seen much of our daily lives move online. From social events to telehealth appointments, having access to technology has...