Humboldt Senior Resource Center (HSRC) thanks the Rotary Club of Eureka for their recent $2000 grant for security enhancements at our Eureka site. The grant monies will go toward the installation of phone ‘panic buttons’ in each of our buildings. The improved security will help ensure our participants and staff have more peace of mind […]
Recently, reporter Ross Rowley from Redwood News sat down with Tasha Romo, HSRC’s director of nutrition & activities, to talk about what’s happening in the Nutrition Program, including exciting plans for the future. Watch the full interview here.
Each March, the HSRC Senior Nutrition program and Meals on Wheels Redwood Coast — along with Meals on Wheels programs across the country — celebrate March for Meals. It is an annual celebration of our services, older adults, and the importance of access to nutritious, delicious food for everyone in our community, especially seniors. This […]
“Lessons in Dementia” is an educational series from HSRC’s Adult Day Health & Alzheimer’s Services. These free virtual/Zoom workshops offer information and resources regarding dementia and dementia-related conditions for professionals, caregivers and family members. Click here to access the slides and video recording “Alzheimer’s Medication Trials” presented on February 23 by Dr. Celeste Sayles-Croy from […]
Eligible taxpayers can get their 2022 income tax return prepared and electronically filed free by IRS-certified volunteer tax preparers under the Volunteer Tax Assistance program (VITA). VITA has provided this service nationwide for over 50 years. It is a federal program to help low- to moderate- income individuals and their families get all allowable federal and […]
Humboldt Senior Resource Center thanks the See’s Community Fund for their contribution of $3,079 for Meals on Wheels Redwood Coast. The money was raised from the 2022 sales of See’s Candy at Pierson’s Building Center’s Christmas store. This was the 16th year the campaign was made possible by Stan Smith, of Stan Smith Insurance, who kept […]
Eligible tax filers can have their basic 2022 income tax return prepared and electronically filed free by IRS-certified volunteer tax preparers under the Volunteer Tax Assistance program (VITA). VITA has provided this service nationwide for more than 50 years. It is a federal program to help low- to moderate-income individuals age 65+ and their families […]
HSRC will open a pop-up meal site for those age 60 or older in McKinleyville in January, in partnership with the McKinleyville Senior Center. The weekly meal distribution, beginning Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, will include five frozen meals prepared and flash frozen in the Heritage Café central kitchen at HSRC in Eureka. Pick-up will be […]
Lessons in Dementia is an educational series from HSRC’s Adult Day Health & Alzheimer’s Services. See here for info regarding upcoming presentations. A recording is now available of the December 5, 2022 presentation of “Parkinson’s Plus Syndromes” by Andrew Levine, PhD, ABPP from North Coast Neuropsychiatry. This session addressed the shared symptoms of Parkinson’s Plus […]
The Humboldt Senior Resource Center (HSRC) has been awarded a $404,152, three-year Innovations in Nutrition Program and Services grant from the Administration for Community Living, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The purpose of the grant is to reduce hunger, encourage social engagement, and promote health and wellbeing among older […]