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More older adults consider community living
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1of6Buy PhotoAvila residents Marilyn Seidenberg, left, and Kathy DeLaMater play cards at the Avila Retirement Community on Monday, March 29, 2021 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
2of6Buy PhotoAvila residents Kathy DeLaMater, left, and Marilyn Seidenberg are seen chatting in front of the fireplace in the lobby at the Avila Retirement Community on Monday, March 29, 2021 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
4of6Buy PhotoAvila resident Marilyn Seidenberg talks about moving to Avila Retirement Community during the pandemic on Monday, March 29, 2021 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
Meet the Capital Region volunteers helping sign people up for vaccine
Supply is increasing, but it s still hard to get a coronavirus vaccine. These people are helping.
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1of18Dr. Brenda Robinson, founder and CEO of the Black Nurses Coalition, at a vaccination clinic at the Arbor Hill Elementary School in Albany, NY, on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 (Jim Franco/special to the Times Union.)James FrancoShow MoreShow Less
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Dr. Brenda Robinson, founder and CEO of the Black Nurses Coalition, at a vaccination clinic at the Arbor Hill Elementary School in Albany, NY, on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 (Jim Franco/special to the Times Union.)James FrancoShow MoreShow Less
With COVID-19 precautions in place, a digital awards reception celebrated the grant recipients.
Since 2012, Lend-A-Hand Grants have been awarded annually using community funds from ATCCFâs annual Autumn of Giving Match Campaign. Because of the economic stresses, COVID-19 has placed on businesses and individuals, the Adirondack Trust Company fully funded this yearâs grant efforts, donating $77,000 in lieu of the typical Match Campaign.
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âIn a year full of challenges and difficult decisions, the Community Fund is grateful that Adirondack Trust quickly stepped up to fund the 2020 Lend-A-Hand Grants,â ATCCF Advisory Committee Chair Brian Straughter said.
âWe are so grateful for our community partnerships like this one, Straughter added.
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The Saratoga Senior Center normally provides hundreds of local residents with a place to socialize, exercise, or get a hot meal. But during the COVID-19 pandemic, the facility had to change the way it operates. For the latest installment of WAMC’s series on aging, reporter Lucas Willard learned about one of the critical services the senior center provides, even as its financial future remains uncertain.
On a recent Thursday morning, Doug and Ruth Karrel make the rounds in their little blue hatchback me crunched in the back with my microphone and few bags of groceries. Before pulling up to the curb, they dial each of the seniors on their list.