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To help older New Yorkers maintain their health and independence, AAAs provide important services such as home delivered meals, congregate meals, nutrition counseling, health insurance counseling, caregiver support services, and much more.
They can link you to congregate and home-delivered meals, nutrition counseling, employment and volunteer opportunities, senior centers, transportation, in-home supports as well as support to family, friends, and neighbors who may be providing assistance to older adults and much more. All Local Offices.
There are more than 300 older adult centers (OACs) and affiliated sites throughout the five boroughs that provide healthy meals, fun activities, classes, fitness programs and social services. Older adult center membership is free and open to all New Yorkers, ages 60 and older.
Selfhelp has five Older Adult Centers across NYC that bring social services, nutritious meals, community events, and educational classes within reach. We serve more than 7,000 adults who are over 60. Each Center offers programs tailored to the residents of their community, respecting local holidays and traditions.
The Department for the Aging (“NYC Aging”) contracts with local organizations to provide free legal services for older New Yorkers without access to private representation under a program called the Legal Assistance for the Elderly Program.
Search our online resource directory to find home and community based services like food banks, emergency shelters, transportation, health clinics, rent or utilities assistance, legal help and many more.
Project CART has been providing older adults with free individual and group transportation for over 30 years! Each year, thousands of passengers ages 60 and over, including those with wheelchairs, living in Manhattan Community Districts #1 through #8 – get where they need to go.
