Virtual Senior Center Newsletter (7/18): Check out what's new this week!

Weekly Newsletter

July 18th, 2022

Hello !

Meet one of our newest communities, Stonewall Village NYC, who are offering their classes to all members of the VSC. Learn more about the classes and special offerings below.

Every week this newsletter will share a highlight of the coming week's classes, updates from the VSC staff, and more. Plus, celebrate birthdays happening each week!

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Stonewall CDC Joins VSC: Offers LGBT+ Programs

This week, Stonewall Village NYC, a new community, joins the VSC. They will be hosting their first classes on the platform and invite VSC members to take part.

Sessions are designed for members of the LGBT+ community, ranging from parlor games, to wellness and exercise, to trans discussion groups.

If you have any questions or would like learn more about this partnership with Stonewall or programs for the LGBT+ community, please reach out to Jack Curzon, LGBT+ Platform Coordinator. His email is jcurzon@selfhelp.net.

Special Program Monday: Becoming Visible Through Data

Public policy and funding is based on data. Most government agencies do not afford the opportunity to self-identify as LGBTQ at point of service. The result is no official data on us. Stonewall CDC is addressing this issue on two fronts:

Working with city, state, and federal officials to push for self-identified LGBTQ data collection
Partnering with other community organizations to drive participation in their LGBTQ data surveys.

Announcing Becoming Visible Through Data

We are launching our new efforts with an online discussion with Yeshiva University’s Gary L. Stein, JD, MSW and Fordham University's Cathy Berkman, PhD, MSW. We’ll talk about the importance of LGBTQ-specific data and learn about their groundbreaking survey Project Respect: LGBTQ+ Experiences with Healthcare Providers for Serious Illness (live through August) and some of the amazing information it is already providing. Gary and Cathy will be discussing the degree to which LGBTQ individuals with serious illness and their partners receive care that is discriminatory or disrespectful.