New York Foundation for Senior Citizens is dedicated to helping New York's seniors enjoy healthier, safer, more productive and dignified lives in their own homes and communities and to help them avoid the need for premature institutionalization.
Thrown together by New York City’s brutal housing market, these roommates find a way to get by — even in close quarters. Read the full article on the New York Times website.
The New York Foundation for Senior Citizens offers several programs targeted at low-income and at-risk individuals to help seniors maintain their social and financial independence. Read the full article on badcredit.org.
“Senior citizens are getting creative to make ends meet financially: getting roommates. More than 33% of Americans age 65 and over do not have any money saved for retirement. In 2016, 70% more seniors lived with roommates than… Read More
Singer Gloria Gaynor is helping to spread the word about a New York City home-sharing program for senior citizens. https://newyork.cbslocal.com/video/4054593-home-sharing-for-seniors/
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Posted on June 5, 2022 by NYFSC
NY Times: Their Solution to the Housing Crisis? Living With Strangers
Thrown together by New York City’s brutal housing market, these roommates find a way to get by — even in close quarters. Read the full article on the New York Times website.
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Posted on December 28, 2021 by NYFSC
Home Sharing DD Program with NYFSC Board Member Joan Hamburg
Home Sharing Cable TV Spot with NYFSC Board Members Joan Finkelstein and Joan Hamburg
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Posted on December 28, 2021 by NYFSC
Home Sharing Cable TV Spot with NYFSC Board Members Joan Finkelstein and Joan Hamburg.
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Posted on September 4, 2021 by NYFSC
Dyckman Senior Center Gets a Makeover, Waldorf-style
Watch the WPIX-11 segment.
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Posted on December 9, 2020 by NYFSC
badcredit.org: The New York Foundation for Senior Citizens’ Home Sharing Program Helps Older People Avoid Debt
The New York Foundation for Senior Citizens offers several programs targeted at low-income and at-risk individuals to help seniors maintain their social and financial independence. Read the full article on badcredit.org.
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Posted on November 22, 2020 by NYFSC
IT’S A HOME RUN: Having a roommate means more income, less loneliness
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CBS News: Senior Citizens get creative with budgeting
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Posted on January 14, 2020 by NYFSC
“Senior citizens are getting creative to make ends meet financially: getting roommates. More than 33% of Americans age 65 and over do not have any money saved for retirement. In 2016, 70% more seniors lived with roommates than… Read More
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Posted on October 6, 2019 by NYFSC
NY Times: ‘We Need Each Other’: Seniors Are Drawn to New Housing Arrangements
Older Americans are exploring housing alternatives, including villages and home-sharing. Read the full article on the NY Times website.
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Posted on June 23, 2019 by NYFSC
Money Magazine: 69-Year-Old Gloria Gaynor Has a Roommate
The article highlights spokesperson Gloria Gaynor and sharemates Janice Raiford and Lillian Otero. Download article
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Posted on April 15, 2019 by NYFSC
Home Sharing for Seniors
Singer Gloria Gaynor is helping to spread the word about a New York City home-sharing program for senior citizens. https://newyork.cbslocal.com/video/4054593-home-sharing-for-seniors/
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