EVENT:
GODDARD RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER HOSTS
EMERGENCY PREPARATION ACTIVITY FOR SENIORS
More than 75 Goddard Riverside Senior Center members
learn how to prepare for all types of emergencies
at an all hazards preparedness presentation by the
New York City Office of Emergency Management’s
Ready New York program. Seniors gain important information
and instruction on how to develop a disaster plan,
assemble an Emergency Supply Kit and put together
a “Go Bag.” Participants also receive
guidance on creating a support network, preparing
for evacuation and sheltering in place.
DATE:
Monday, August 28, 2006
TIME:
1:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
PLACE:
Goddard Riverside Community Center
Senior Center, Ground Floor
593 Columbus Avenue / Manhattan
Goddard Riverside Senior Center has a membership
of over 3,200 individuals, over 60 years of age, from
diverse racial, ethnic and religious backgrounds.
Seniors live primarily in nearby public housing or
low-income residences and are actively involved in
running the Senior Center, alongside Goddard Riverside
staff. Activities at the center include art, exercise,
choir, language classes, horticulture, health screenings,
trips to the country and local museums, legal assistance,
money management and assistance with understanding
Medicare. Goddard Riverside Community Center provides
services to 16,000 people annually from Manhattan’s
Upper West Side and Harlem communities. The agency
enriches community life with recreational, cultural
and arts activities. Twenty-two programs at 16 sites
reach out to children and youth, homeless people and
older adults.
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