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Selfhelp is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to maintaining the independence and dignity of seniors and at-risk populations through a spectrum of housing, home health care, and social services and will lead in applying new methods and technologies to address changing needs of its community. Selfhelp will continue to serve as the “last surviving relative” to its historic constituency, victims of Nazi persecution.

Description:
Selfhelp’s Community Linkage Program

Selfhelp Community Services Inc. Sponsors Holocaust Survivor Programs in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx. We currently have six sites where we hold live entertainment, discussion groups, lectures, movies and special events. We also provide access to social workers and other resources that might be beneficial to this population. The program is funded by the NYC Dept. for the Aging through a special grant by the City Council of New York.

For more information and site locations, contact Keith Koblick at (212) 971-5475

I will be happy to discuss the various volunteer opportunities and when they are available. Please feel free to contact me about the specifics of the site(s) you might be interested in.

Keith Koblick
Program Associate
Selfhelp Community Services Inc.
(212) 971-5475
KKoblick@Selfhelp.net

History:
Selfhelp is a private, non-sectarian, not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) organization, Selfhelp was founded in 1936 by a small group of refugees fleeing persecution during the Holocaust. Our history is rich and varied because throughout it, we have continued to respond to anyone in need. Our mission has always been to help older adults live happy, independent lives in their own homes with services that help maintain their health and safety. Today, Selfhelp offers 20,000 aging, frail and “at-risk” New Yorkers a comprehensive network of social service, senior housing and home care services. It is also the oldest and largest provider of Nazi victim services in North America. For almost seven decades, Selfhelp has dedicated itself to being a source of information, service, community, and quality home care for New Yorkers.

Contact person: Keith Koblick, Volunteer Coordinator, (212) 971-5475, (email)
Office fax number: (212) 947-3224

Address:

520 Eighth Aveenue NY, NY 10018 (See a map)

Directions:

A,C,E to Penn Station but directions to the various sites will be available upon request.