Local Stories
Final Dates Added for Voucher Distribution
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Additional opportunities have been added for distribution of the remaining fruit and vegetable vouchers for eligible York County senior citizens who did not already receive them.
UZRC Dedicates Expansion
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United Zion Retirement Community recently dedicated its expanded healthcare center and 10 new apartments.
Nutrition Vouchers Still Available
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Many of the Lancaster County Office of Aging senior centers have produce vouchers left over from the June 2018 distribution.
Laundromat Library League Receives Funds from AAUW’s Piggy Project
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The nonprofit Laundromat Library League, which brings books to children by placing them in cooperating laundromats, recently received an $800 donation generated by the Chester County Chapter of the American Association of University Women’s “Piggy Project.”
Habitat for Humanity Needs Local Volunteers
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RSVP – York County is seeking volunteers 55 and over for York Habitat for Humanity.
Casey Holds Hearing on Scam Artists Impersonating Law Enforcement
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During a July 17 U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing entitled, “Combatting Robocall Fraud: Using Telecom Advances and Law Enforcement to Stop Scammers and Protect Seniors,” Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) highlighted the need for the Senate to pass his bipartisan bill, the Stop Senior Scams Act.
MIND Study Could Confirm Nicotine’s Benefit in Treating Memory Loss
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Nowadays, it’s difficult to hear the word “nicotine” without immediately conjuring up an image of a cigarette.
Senior Games Rout Aging Stereotypes
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- Written by Megan Joyce Megan Joyce
Each year, the York County Senior Games have a consistent goal of building up camaraderie and physical fitness — but the annual event also has a goal of tearing something down.
Wolf Administration Visits Artist Residency Program for Seniors
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Pennsylvania Department of Aging Acting Secretary Robert Torres and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Executive Director Karl Blischke recently visited the Senior Adult Club’s Artist Residency Program at the Jewish Community Center in Harrisburg to sit in on a professionally instructed art class with local seniors.