Free Income Tax Preparation

Posted on: February 3, 2023

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 […]

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See’s Community Fund Contribution to Meals on Wheels Redwood Coast

Posted on: January 25, 2023

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 […]

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Free Income Tax Preparation Program

Posted on: January 2, 2023

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 […]

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Changes in HSRC Senior Meal Pick-Up Locations Begin January 3

Posted on: December 27, 2022

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 […]

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Recording Now Available of “Parkinson’s Plus Syndromes” Presentation

Posted on: December 13, 2022

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 […]

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HSRC awarded $404,152 Federal grant to expand nutrition program

Posted on: September 9, 2022

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 […]

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Computer Skills Classes

Posted on: August 2, 2022

The Area 1 Agency on Aging, in partnership with the Humboldt Senior Resource Center and TriCounty Independent Living, is offering the following technology classes starting in August: IPAD essentials class (5 weeks)  Chromebook essentials class (5 weeks) Computer essentials class (5 weeks). An online health resource lecture and a course called “Benefits of Connecting to the Internet […]

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Recording available of “Lessons in Dementia: Activity Programming” presentation

Posted on: July 26, 2022

Lessons in Dementia is a new educational series from HSRC’s Adult Day Health & Alzheimer’s Services. Did you miss the July 25 session, “Activity Programming,” presented by David Van Reusen, Assistant Director of Redwood Coast PACE?  If yes, you can find a recording and the handout here.  This presentation focused on the  importance of activities […]

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HSRC Thanks Subaru of America

Posted on: June 29, 2022

Thanks to the efforts of McCrea Subaru in Eureka and local Subaru buyers in our community, Humboldt Senior Resource Center’s Home Delivered Meals Program has received $3983 from Subaru of America as a result of the 2021-22 Subaru Share the Love Event.  These monies are in addition to the $16,500 already received from McCrea Subaru […]

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Cast Your Vote for HSRC on This Year’s Best of Humboldt Ballot

Posted on: June 14, 2022

Do you think that Humboldt Senior Resource Center and any of our three Heritage Cafés are a great place for seniors to gather and socialize? If yes, then vote and show your support for HSRC on this year’s Best of Humboldt ballot sponsored by the North Coast Journal. You can cast your vote for HSRC […]

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New Technology for Seniors Thanks to a Generous Grant

Posted on: June 8, 2022

Many seniors want to be more computer literate. Thanks to a $8454 grant from the Christine & Jalmer Berg Foundation, HSRC will soon have a computer laboratory again at our Eureka center that can help local seniors achieve this goal. The grant will also provide new computers, Chromebooks and SmartTV for use in our Activities […]

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Join the HSRC Board of Directors

Posted on: May 27, 2022

Are you interested in shaping the future for older adults in Humboldt County?  If yes, please consider serving on the HSRC board of directors.  We invite you to complete the online Board Interest Survey found here, or complete and submit the Interest Form found here. Questions? Call us at 707-443-9747 ext. 1213 or email adm@humsenior.org.

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