Volunteer Profile: Catherine

Volunteer Profile: Catherine

In each of our quarterly volunteer newsletters, we profile a current volunteer to highlight the diversity of riches volunteers bring to MOWSF programming. In addition to our ongoing volunteer opportunities, our internship program has been developed by MOWSF over the...
Maxine Inspires Positivity and Dignity

Maxine Inspires Positivity and Dignity

In 2019 when I first met Maxine, her positive outlook on the difficulties many older adults face as they age inspired me. “Aging, to me, is really a state of mind,” she told me back then. “As we age, we start to have issues with our bodies, but everything...
Meet the Mayor of Powell Street

Meet the Mayor of Powell Street

I met Paul, who is 80, outside of his apartment on Powell Street in San Francisco on a picture-perfect day. The iconic cable cars clang up and down the street unloading a steady stream of people into Union Square. The sidewalks were lined with well-dressed tourists...
Seniors and Advancing Tech

Seniors and Advancing Tech

The rapid advances in technology are not necessarily tailored for seniors and their different needs. Touch screens can be hard to use, passwords and user names can be hard to remember and confusing, and menus and user interfaces can be overwhelming. In order for...
Alan is the Happiest Person He Knows

Alan is the Happiest Person He Knows

Alan Blackman’s eyes twinkle with a life well-lived and full of treasured memories.  The former Brooklyn, NY native has lived in his home in San Francisco’s Castro district for the past 33 years.   Alan lives in a classic Victorian. Upon entering, I began...