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Category Archives: Seniors

Moorlach wants to house the homeless in the old Santa Ana bus station

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New Orange County Board of Supervisors Chairman John Moorlach has challenged “officials from the city of Santa Ana over his plans to use a defunct bus station in the midst of Santa Ana’s downtown to feed, and potentially house, homeless people,” according to the Voice of OC.

Our County government has done a poor job of serving the homeless.  They freeze at night for lack of beds and four of them were killed in recent weeks by a serial killer.  But hasn’t the City of Santa Ana been impacted enough by this? Continue reading→

Senator Correa sponsoring cash for college workshops

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SENATOR LOU CORREA ORGANIZES CASH FOR COLLEGE WORKSHOPS FOR COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Monday, January 09, 2012

(SANTA ANA, CA) – State Senator Lou Correa is working with Cash for College, the California Student Aid Commission, and other local organizations to provide four different “Cash for College” workshops for high school seniors in Orange County in January and February. These workshops help high school seniors fill out financial aid applications for college, including the Cal Grant and FASFA forms.

The four workshops will be held on January 26th at Anaheim High School (811 W. Lincoln Ave., Anaheim), February 2nd at Santa Ana High School (520 W. Walnut St., Santa Ana), February 9th at Bolsa Grande High School (9401 Westminster Ave., Garden Grove), and February 16th at Garden Grove High School (11271 Stanford Ave., Garden Grove). All of the workshops are provided for free and will be held from 6:00 – 8:00 pm.  Continue reading→

Orange County Rental Assistance waiting list to open on Feb. 15

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Orange County Rental Assistance Waiting List to Open
Opportunity for Section 8 Housing Assistance for Very Low-Income Individuals, Families, Seniors, and Disabled in Orange County
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 11, 2012
CONTACT: Karen Roper (714) 480-2805

(Santa Ana – CA) The Orange County Housing Authority (OCHA) will open its Waiting List to accept pre-applications for housing assistance from February 15, 2012 until February 29, 2012. The Section 8 Waiting List is the only opportunity for very low-income families, seniors, disabled persons, and individuals to obtain a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher. Due to the limited number of vouchers and the large number of people that applied, the last time OCHA’s Waiting List was last opened was November 2005. The February 2012 Waiting List opening may be the only opportunity for Orange County residents to apply for many years to come. The Housing Choice Voucher Program is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and enables OCHA to subsidize monthly rent payments for qualified applicants who live or work in 31 cities in Orange County. The Cities of Anaheim, Garden Grove, and Santa Ana operate their own housing authorities and have separate waiting lists for their residents. Continue reading→

Solorio and City of Santa Ana to host Health Fair for Seniors on 11/8

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For Immediate Release: October 28, 2011

For More Information Contact: Carol Chamberlain – office: (916) 319-2069, mobile: (916) 804-5355

State Assemblyman Jose Solorio Teams Up with City of Santa Ana to Host Health and Information Fair for Seniors a variety of health screenings available at no cost

ANAHEIM – State Assemblyman Jose Solorio (D-Anaheim) is joining the City of Santa Ana in co-hosting a Senior Health and Information Fair on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at the Santa Ana Senior Center. Continue reading→

Supervisor Nguyen to host a Central County Senior and Caregiver Expo on 8/20

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Central County Senior and Caregiver Expo, proudly hosted by Supervisor Janet Nguyen and the Office on Aging, is a free event that will be held on Saturday, August 20, from 7:30 am to 11:30 am, at the Crystal Cathedral, located at 13280 Chapman Ave., in Garden Grove, CA 92840 (transportation provided upon request to individuals age 60 and over).

This event will provide a unique and exciting opportunity for Orange County’s older adults and caregivers to learn more about health services and vital community programs for older adults.  This year, the Expo will feature registration for CalFresh, the State’s food stamps program.

Continue reading→

Free Kidney Screening in Santa Ana on Saturday, August 13

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Do you or a family member have diabetes or high blood pressure? or Does an immediate family member have kidney disease? If you answered yes, you are at risk for kidney disease.

Get a free kidney screening this Saturday August 13th, 2011, from 10:00AM-2:00 PM, at the Southwest Senior Center, located at 2201 West McFadden Ave., in Santa Ana. Continue reading→

Remember the Music Alzheimer’s benefit concert at the Yost Theater on Sep. 1

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Betty’s Foundation presents “Remember the Music” 2011 – a benefit concert that raises money for Alzheimer’s disease research, on Sept. 1, at 6 pm, at the Yost Theater.  The concert will feature Shelby Lynne with Briant Wright and Patrick Park.  Please click here for more information.

Betty’s Foundation for the Elimination of Alzheimer’s Disease is a family operated nonprofit organization that was established in December 2008. Our mission is two-fold:  Continue reading→

Rep. Sanchez urges President Obama to continue to protect Medicare

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Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Representing California’s 47th Congressional District

PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 25, 2011
MEDIA CONTACT: Adrienne Watson 202-309-0825

REP. LORETTA SANCHEZ URGES PRESIDENT TO CONTINUE TO PROTECT MEDICARE IN DEBT CRISIS NEGOTIATIONS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-47) today led a letter to President Obama and Vice President Biden commending their commitment to protect Medicare benefits for seniors in the wake of negotiations over how to resolve the debt ceiling issue. Continue reading→

Correa hosting a “Seniors Making a Difference” awards breakfast on July 15

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State Senator Lou Correa is hosting a special “Seniors Making a Difference” Awards Recognition breakfast on Friday, July 15, 2011 • 8:30-10:30am, at the Garden Grove Community Meeting Center, located at 11300 Stanford Avenue, in Garden Grove.

Please join the California Senior Legislature, Acacia Adult Day Health Services, AARP, and fellow senior volunteers for a celebration of community and public service. The program will include awards recognition, legislative updates, music, and tribute.

For more information or to RSVP by Friday, June 3, 2011, please call Julie Nguyen at (714) 558-4400 or email Julie.Nguyen@sen.ca.gov.

Senate Concurrent Resolution 32 honors senior volunteers who serve congregate and home-delivered meals, engage in assisted senior activities, work for the prevention of elder abuse, and provide health care counseling, legal assistance, and transportation. SCR 32 also recognizes volunteer work performed for Alzheimer’s patients, grandchildren, community organizations, schools, churches, hospitals, and many other nonprofit organizations.

Senior toastmasters charter celebration today in Anaheim

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Golden Seniors-on-the-Move Toastmasters Club

Charter Celebration on Sunday, May 15, from 2:45-5:00 P.M.

Location:

Tyrol Plaza Club House
891S.State College Blvd, Anaheim, Ca 92806

Contact Info: (714)628-9844, p_adelekan@yahoo.com, goldenseniors.freetoasthost.org

Who: Residents of Tyrol Plaza and the Public

What Purpose:

Learn to Speak and Lead — on senior issues; themes; topics; wisdom; knowledge; experiences; concerns, Research, etc.

How:

  • Speeches
  • Panel discussions
  • feedback
  • Table Topics
  • Themed meetings
  • Role Plays
  • Poems
  • Songs
  • Guest Speakers

Uniqueness of club

Mission: to provide a positive and supportive environment in which seniors can develop and/or polish their communication and leadership skills (regarding senior matters), to support one another socially and emotionally; and to help market their products and services suitable to seniors -through communication and leadership skills.

Lawn bowling open house at Park Santiago today

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Visit the Santa ana Lawn Bowling Club’s annual “Open House” on Saturday, May 7, from 10 am to  2 pm.

Come and learn how to lawn bowl. Free lessons, free use of a set of lawn bowls. It is a fun exercise, very inexpensive and fun for all age adults. Come to the greens in Santiago Park.

Park in the creek bed off of Memory Lane east of Main St just north of the Descovery Science Center. From 10 to 2 on Sat May 7th.

The Santa Ana Lawn Bowling Club was founded in 1938 on grounds belonging to the Santa Ana Parks Dept. The club is run by a board of directors and officers who are elected by the club membership. It is located at 510 East Memory Lane, Santa Ana in Santiago Park not far from the Westfield MainPlace Shopping Mall.
Bowling is on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and on special tournament days. Bowling times are Tuesdays and Thursdays May through Oct. at 4:00pm, Nov. through April at 1:00pm and at 9:00am on all Saturdays. Fun Day is the first Saturday of the month.

Yearly dues are $75. New members are allowed free use of bowls for up to four months, instruction, a locker (subject to availability) and a name badge. There is a $3 fee each time we bowl to cover incidental club expenses. The fee is higher on fun day and tournament days to cover the prize money given to the winners. In respect of tradition, bowlers wear the traditional “whites” on Fun Days, club tournament days and for special events. Membership in the Santa Ana Lawn Bowling Club also provides access to the other Lawn Bowling Clubs in the area. Many tournaments are held throughout the year at other clubs which are open to members of all of the Lawn Bowling Clubs.

National lawn bowling is governed by the United States Lawn Bowling Association which has its own officers and board and is divided into seven divisions which oversee lawn bowling at the local levels. The Santa Ana Lawn Bowling Club belongs to the Southwest Division (www.swlawnbowls.com). International tournaments are run by the World Bowls Board. Click on an image below to enter the respective web site.

Salsa step aerobics class at the Santa Ana Senior Center, on April 4 and 6

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Join the Salsa Step Aerobics class at the Santa Ana Senior Center, held on Monday and Wednesday, from 6:15 pm to 7:15 pm, at 424 W. 3rd Street, Santa Ana.

You can use aerobics as a way of developing and maintaining health and fitness. This course will stress the importance of cardiovascular and respiratory levels, and is suited to the needs of the individual student, considering age, and general health.

Instructor: Flor Hernandez
Class Start Date: continuous on a monthly basis
Fee: $20.00 per month
Class held at the Santa Ana Senior Center

For more information, please call Pearl Raya (714) 571-4230

Please refer to the attached FLYER for additional information.

 

 

Free flu and pneumonia vaccinations this Tuesday at Calvary Chapel in Santa Ana

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Free Vaccine Day (Flu & Pneumococcal) Wednesday December 8, from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., at Calvary Church of Santa Ana, located at 1010 North Tustin.  This event is sponsored by Supervisor Janet Nguyen, the O.C. Health Care Agency, and Calvary Church of Santa Ana.

For more information and vaccination details, please click here, or for Spanish click here, or call the Office of Supervisor Nguyen at (714) 834-3110.

LOCATION:

Calvary Church of Santa Ana, Worship Center
1010 North Tustin Avenue
Santa Ana, CA 92705

*OCTA Bus Route 060

For more information, please call (714) 834-3110.

Flu shot (includes H1N1 Vaccine)

Who can get vaccinated? 

All persons 9 years of age and older

Pneumonia Vaccine

Who can get vaccinated? 

Anyone 50 through 64 years of age who: 

  • Has a long term health problem
  • Has a disease or condition that lowers the body’s resistance to infection
  •  Is a smoker or has asthma
  • Anyone 65 years of age and older

Please wear short sleeves!

Correa to host a Senior Scam Stopper Seminar on Friday

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State Senator Lou Correa is hosting a Senior Scam Stopper Seminar this Friday, August 6, from 10 am to 12 noon, at Saint Anselm’s Cross Cultural Community Center, located at 11277 Garden Grove Bl., 2nd Floor, in Garden Grove.

The program will address ways to protect seniors from recent scams in the community.  Correa will also share updates on current and pending legislation in the California State Senate.

Special guests include representatives from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Garden Grove Police Department, Westminster Police Department, and the Public Law Center.

This event is free and open to the public.  Vietnamese translation will be provided.  For more information or to RSVP please contact Julie Nguyen at 714-558-4400.  Or email her at julie.nguyen@sen.ca.gov.

Correa to host an O.C. Mobilehome Conference on June 25

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State Senator Lou Correa is hosting an Orange County Mobilehome Conference on June 25, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, at the Rancho Santiago Community College District Building located at 2323 N. Broadway, in Santa Ana.

The topics will include:

  • Park inspections
  • Fair housing and senior housing issues
  • Health and Safety codes
  • Utility service and changes
  • New mobilehome legislation
  • And local housing programs

To RSVP call Jordan Vison at 714-558-4400 or email jordan.vison@sen.ca.gov.