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NOTEWORTHY
SELFHELP COMMUNITY SERVICES
SELFHELP CLEARVIEW
SENIOR CENTER
Braunstein Gives Check to Selfhelp
Clearview State Assemblyman Edward
Braunstein presented a $500,000 grant from state
capital funds to Selfhelp Clearview Senior Center
at the Senior Health & Wellness Forum. The funds
will go toward improvements to the building such as
upgrading the lobby, auditorium, the heating system
and a handicap accessible walkway. 7/14/16
Selfhelp Closing Bell on the NYSE
Members of Selfhelp’s board and staff rang the
closing bell on the New York Stock Exchange on
Friday, August 5. 8/8/16
Borough Hall Puts Faith and Funding Into Affordable
Housing in Central Brooklyn Selfhelp Community Services and The
Hudson Companies developers will team with Calvary Community Church to
build Calvary Intergenerational, a development that will include some 185 units of
affordable housing, half of them for senior citizens, on the parking lot behind the
church. 10/19/16
GURWIN JEWISH NURSING &
ST. ANN’S COMMUNITY
St. Ann’s Communities Named
Excellence in Action Award Winners
St. Ann’s Community at Chapel Oaks and Cherry
Ridge Assisted Living were named winners of the
2016 Excellence in Action Award in recognition of
outstanding resident satisfaction. 9/7/16
REHABILITATION CENTER
Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Residents Bring Home the Gold at Suffolk County
Golden Games Eleven residents at Gurwin Jewish Nursing &
Rehabilitation Center participated in the Suffolk County Golden Games
held recently at the Patchogue YMCA. 10/4/16
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