Services for Seniors |
BronxWorks is committed to ensuring that the Bronx’s elderly live out their golden years with the respect and dignity they deserve.
BronxWorks manages five senior centers that are designed to meet seniors’ social, recreational, and health needs. Our centers create a support system to help seniors live better lives.
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BronxWorks has a housing specialist dedicated to helping seniors at risk of homelessness. Our housing specialist mediates tenant-landlord disputes, helps resolve rent and utilities arrears, and helps seniors apply for subsidies and other forms of assistance.
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BronxWorks has a technician who comes to seniors’ homes, makes minor home repairs, and performs security checks to make sure seniors stay safe within their homes.
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BronxWorks has a case manager who helps victims of elder abuse in all its forms: physical, emotional, verbal, and financial.
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A BronxWorks social worker provides group and individual counseling, as well as mental health screenings. Group counseling sessions cover topics like depression, isolation, anxiety, stress release, and bereavement.
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SHPP helps low-income Bronx residents aged 60 years or older avoid eviction. The program works with seniors who have active cases against them in Bronx Housing Court.
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Every year, BronxWorks provides over 350,000 meals to seniors, children, teens, chronically ill people and homeless adults.
