by Sarah Benson | Mar 23, 2022 | Our Stories
When Ginger* retired from her nursing career in the late 1990’s, she joined ElderHelp’s volunteer team. She was matched with Gladys, and together they enjoyed trips around town, stopping at the grocery store or window shopping at the mall. Ginger reflects, “I remember taking Gladys shoe shopping...
by Sarah Benson | Jan 17, 2022 | Our Stories
Anne and John have donated an aggregate 30 years of volunteer service to ElderHelp and were recently honored at Essence of Life with our Volunteer Spotlight Award. Anne was a librarian in Coronado when she saw an ad in the local newspaper for grocery shopping help needed for seniors. As a young...
by Sarah Benson | Aug 2, 2021 | COVID-19 Response
While living alone in her Pacific Beach home, watercolor artist Nancy had been suffering from back pain and fractures that limited her mobility, making regular chores like grocery shopping difficult. (Nancy asked that her last name be omitted for privacy). About four years ago, when she first...
by Sarah Benson | Nov 4, 2020 | COVID-19 Response
“Unprecedented, challenging, unimaginable…” These are all words we’ve used over and over again these past 8 months. Because, let’s face it, none of us have experienced a pandemic or life changing event like the one we are living through right now. And there is still much we don’t know and can’t...
by Sarah Benson | Aug 3, 2020 | COVID-19 Response
$100,000 from The San Diego Foundation COVID-19 Community Response Fund with support from SDG&E San Diego, CA — COVID-19 has impacted all of our lives, but none more than seniors. With 95% of COVID-19 deaths over the age of 60, seniors remain the most vulnerable and isolated population....
