News and Announcements | Humboldt Senior Resource Center

Thank you, HCSO and Eureka First Baptist Church

Posted on: November 16, 2021

The HSRC Senior Nutrition Program thanks the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Dept. SWAP program for the donation of a pig. We also thank Eureka First Baptist Church for covering the processing fees for this meat donation. The donated meat will be used for meals enjoyed by seniors who receive weekly to-go meals from our dining sites […]

September is National PACE Month

Posted on: September 3, 2021

Redwood Coast PACE is celebrating its 7th Anniversary and National PACE Month. PACE programs help keep qualified seniors in their homes by providing comprehensive medical care and support services focused on each participant’s unique health needs. Redwood Coast PACE is enrolling now. For more information click here or call 707-443-9747.

Why Get the COVID Vaccine? A message from Dr. Jennifer Heidmann

Posted on: July 26, 2021

Dr. Jennifer Heidmann, Medical Director at Redwood Coat PACE, shares some thoughts regarding the COVID vaccine in this short video.

HSRC Thanks the Rotary Club of Southwest Eureka for their $10,000 Donation

Posted on: July 16, 2021

HSRC thanks all the members of the Rotary Club of Southwest Eureka for their $10,000 donation to help support the Humboldt Senior Resource Center’s Home Delivered Meals Program. The club’s March drive-by bratwurst dinner – The Best of the Wurst – provided this contribution to the program that delivers meals to frail seniors who are […]

HSRC featured in this week’s “Know Your Nonprofits” column

Posted on: June 29, 2021

This week, Humboldt Senior Resource Center is featured in the Time-Standard’s “Know Your Nonprofits” column. You can read about how HSRC serves seniors, as well as their families and caregivers, in the June 29 issue of the Times-Standard here.

Added Warmth, Thanks to the William G. Irwin Charity Foundation

Posted on: February 26, 2021

Thanks to a generous grant from the William G. Irwin Charity Foundation, the Humboldt Senior Resource Center has a new boiler in the administrative building, the historic Washington Schoolhouse at 1910 California Street in Eureka. The old boiler was extremely temperamental, and often refused to work at all. The new boiler – pictured above, with […]

HSRC Thanks Humboldt Bay Fire

Posted on: February 4, 2021

Every winter, Humboldt Bay Fire collects donations for the Humboldt Senior Resource Center’s Nutrition Program with its Santa for Seniors drive. In an ordinary year, the program’s White Boxes, packed with something fun and nutritious, may be the only gift some isolated seniors receive. Social isolation, already a problem before the pandemic, is now even […]

Thank you, Humboldt-Del Norte Cattlemen’s Association

Posted on: January 21, 2021

HSRC thanks the Humboldt-Del Norte Cattlemen’s Association for their gift of $750 worth of beef to our Nutrition Program. “That’s a lot of beef,” said Food Services Manager Tony DeLaurentis, “and it will make a lot of seniors very happy.” The beef will be used to create several scrumptious meals for the older adults who […]

COVID-19 Vaccine Information

Posted on: January 15, 2021

Those looking for information regarding the COVID-19 vaccine can visit the Humboldt County website Vaccination Information page at https://humboldtgov.org/2872/Vaccine-Info .

Thoughts on the COVID-19 Vaccinations from Jennifer Heidmann, MD

Posted on: December 18, 2020

Humboldt County’s first COVID-19 vaccinations have begun to be administered, and more vaccine is coming. Vaccinations will be distributed based on risk stratification, starting with front-line healthcare providers and elders living in congregate settings. Then the vaccine will be more widely distributed to the population at large. Although the process to develop this vaccine was […]

Why Donate to HSRC?

Posted on: December 9, 2020

We know that you have many options when deciding what organization or cause is worthy of your support. Here’s a note we recently received from a donor about why he gives to HSRC … I do enjoy donating to HSRC, because you folks do a very good service to the community. I enjoyed your doing […]

How HSRC Is Helping Area Seniors during the Pandemic

Posted on: May 18, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the lives of residents on the North Coast, HSRC continues to do what we can to assist area seniors. On KEET’s “North Coast Perspectives,” HSRC staff discussed the impact of social isolation on seniors and how we’re trying to help. See the show on YouTube here .