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Shelterforce: How Aging and Homeless Services Can Meet in the Middle
Read about Senior Renee H. and the “silver tsunami” of older adults experiencing homelessness.
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🧥🩵 Oakland, let's keep our seniors warm this winter!
St. Mary's Center is excited to kick off our Winter Coat Drive, happening November 1-30! We're collecting new and gently used winter coats for seniors ages 55+ in our community. All adult sizes are welcome, especially L, XL, and 2XL.
📍 Drop-off locations:
• Incredible Church: 238 E 15th St, Oakland (Saturdays only)
• Sports Basement: 2727 Milvia St, Berkeley
• Oakland's Own: 4062 Piedmont Ave, Oakland
Please note: St. Mary's Center is not a drop-off location.
A huge thank you to our collection partners and Hiero Day for helping us spread the word!
Every coat makes a difference. Together, we can keep our elders warm this winter! 🧡
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Shelterforce recently wrote about aging and homeless services, and our work to deliver solutions for Seniors like our member Renee.
Read about Renee's story and innovative programming across the US.
"From its vantage point serving the West Oakland community for over 30 years, St. Mary's Center has seen this “silver tsunami” of older adults experiencing homelessness coming for a while now. And for as long as it’s been around, the center has acted as a rare meeting point between aging and homelessness services in the community—two care systems that were never designed to meet in the middle."
How Aging and Homeless Services Can Meet in the Middle — Shelterforce
shelterforce.org
Aging and homelessness service providers are building partnerships to fill the gaps between two systems that have long operated separately.
