Suz Montgomery, Founder, Executive Director of Extended Learning Academy, who oversees the Extended Learning Academy says that, “Classes keep people engaged in living/learning, since education is a powerful vehicle.” She said that seniors are no longer invisible. “10,000 seniors (Baby boomers born between 1946 and 1964) are going into retirement a day.” (Baby Boomers Retire). … Read more
“Did you know that CAREGIVERS: Volunteers Assisting the Elderly in Ventura County is one of the original pilot programs for volunteer caregiving in the nation?” Executive Director Tammy Glenn said that, “CARGIVERS was one of 25 pilot programs founded in 1984. The model in Ventura Count has inspired more than 600 similar programs around the … Read more
Turning Point Foundation in Ventura offers a variety of programs to help the mentally ill who are homeless. “We really do believe that people with mental illness can and do recover,” said Clyde Reynolds, the founder and executive director of Turning Point Foundation. “They are able to manage their mental illness so that they can … Read more
Re: Teri Helton’s Nov. 23 column, “Practice of gratitude can help to go beyond ‘Why Me?’” As Helton states: “Beyond tragedies, include those that happen daily to individuals we know and ever to us: the diagnosis of metastatic cancer, job loss, bankruptcy, the death of a child and more. Is it no wonder we tend … Read more
(The Best of Everything Column) Watch out for my trained tape recorder, which happily will record each and every word that is said. It is quiet and it is a patient listener. Even when words ramble on and on, it continues to listen. I’ve been relying on my tape recorder for many situations. I consider … Read more
Do you want to be recognized by the media? Do you want to be a shining star? Realize the ways to get acknowledgment and publicity for who you are. First, it is important to recognize the community resources available to you. Realize that the media is waiting to cover interesting stories. What media? Look in … Read more