Health Brief: CDC vaccination update
COVID-19 vaccination is an important tool to help us get back to normal, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Recipe Box: Spring is here! Spend more time outdoors and less time in the kitchen
To maximize your time spent outdoors instead of in the kitchen, here’s a spring-friendly meal that can be completed in 35 minutes or less.
Volunteering goes high-tech during pandemic
Older adults who want to volunteer their time and talents for charitable pursuits have had to change the way they perform certain tasks during the pandemic, leaning more on technology and safety.
Older adult business owners show resilience during pandemic
These older adult restaurateurs are eager to have customers back and asking, “What’s cooking?”
Volunteer Spotlight: Small Things working to make big impact
When the COVID-19 outbreak began, the need for food resources among underserved populations increased. Volunteers stepped up to meet the demand.
Shaunise Spivey named PCA Chief Operating Officer, succeeds Senior VP Louis Colbert, who will retire after 40-year career
Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA) announces the appointment of Shaunise Spivey, SHRM-SCP, to the role of chief operating officer (COO). Spivey will succeed PCA’s Senior Vice President of Operations Louis Colbert, who will retire from the organization in May 2021. Colbert has served PCA for a total of 15 years and has been an advocate for the aging community for more than 40 years.
PCA to host three virtual health self-management workshops, free to those age 60+
Want to better self-manage your health issues, including diabetes, asthma, heart disease, and high blood pressure? Register for a virtual workshop through PCA! All workshops are FREE for those age 60+! Each program runs for six weeks and meets weekly. All participants will receive a Self-Management Tool Kit in the mail containing program supplies. See […]
COVID can’t stop these older adults
When COVID-19 hit, many active older adults continued to live full lives in the face of the pandemic. They simply modified their activities for safety.
Did you miss PCA’s community town hall on the COVID-19 vaccine? Watch a replay here
On Wednesday, March 24, PCA hosted a virtual community town hall about the COVID-19 vaccine for older adults, their caregivers, and members of the community. The event featured the latest information related to the COVID-19 vaccine and addressed questions about the vaccine rollout in Philadelphia.