The Carter Burden Center for the Aging, Inc. promotes the well-being of elderly residents of the Upper East Side of Manhattan through a broad array of direct social services and volunteer programs oriented to individual, family and community needs. We are dedicated to supporting the efforts of older people to remain in their own homes living independently, safely and with dignity.

Description:
Promote the well being of people 60 and older through a broad array of direct social services and volunteer programs oriented to individual, family and community needs. Our catchment area is the Upper East Side of Manhattan from 57th St., to 96th St., 5th Ave. to the E. River. Services include counseling, home visits, help with entitlement applications, daily money management, crime victims assistance, on-site programming and volunteer services. We realize our mission through six programs: the Walk-In Unit, the Homebound Unit, the Crime Victims Assistance Program, the Carter Burden Senior Program, a multi-service senior center, Volunteer Services, and the C.V. Starr Adult Day Services Program, a resource for people with Alzheimer's disease.

History:
The concept of The Carter Burden Center for the Aging, Inc. began in the early seventies. City Councilman Carter Burden recognized a very great need that was not being met in his district - Manhattan's Upper East Side. Countless frail and elderly who had contributed to the community their whole lives now needed help in order to remain in their apartments and continue to participate in the life of their neighborhood. In 1971 he addressed this need by creating a position for one social worker that worked solely with the seniors in his district. Now with a $2.6 million dollar budget and a staff of forty, the Center serves thousands of people each year.

The Carter Burden Center for the Aging, Inc. provides many different kinds of assistance to seniors through our diverse programs. Often people come to the Center in crisis - they might have received an eviction notice or need help in ending an abusive relationship. Sometimes people need the socialization and activity available at the Carter Burden Luncheon Club. Dedicated staff, local undergraduate and graduate students, and over 1200 volunteers help to address these needs.

In April of 1999 the Center relocated its headquarters to its current building, partnering with the New York Presbyterian Hospital, the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, and the Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale. The Burden Center is leasing more than 5,000 square feet in the building, which is shared with the Irving Sherwood Wright Center on Aging and the ElderServe Program of the Hebrew Home. This singular partnership is removing the seams between medicine and social service and will set a standard for community based care in this Century.

Contact person: Eric Cooper, Volunteer Coordinator, (212) 879-7400 x 117, (email)
Office fax number: (212) 879-9864

Address:

1484 First Avenue New York, NY 10021 (See a map)