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Intergenerational Connections: How Businesses Can Champion Their Caregiver Workforce and Aging-in-Place Organizations

2024-02-11T15:13:56-06:00

Intergenerational Connections: How Businesses Can Champion Their Caregiver Workforce and Aging-in-Place Organizations In today’s workplace, business leaders need to recognize the need to support a vital workforce segment: employee caregivers. Roughly 30 percent of family caregivers of older Americans live in a household that includes children or grandchildren. They are increasingly likely to [...]

Intergenerational Connections: How Businesses Can Champion Their Caregiver Workforce and Aging-in-Place Organizations2024-02-11T15:13:56-06:00

We’re In This Together — Supporting Caregivers Through The Aging-in-Place Journey

2023-09-01T14:01:27-05:00

We’re In This Together — Supporting Caregivers Through The Aging-in-Place Journey As we navigate the path of aging, powerful partnerships unfold, where caregivers, including family and volunteers, become unwavering companions, embodying compassion, connection, and resilience. Their dedication forms the core of our aging-in-place community, ensuring seniors find comfort in their homes. These caregivers [...]

We’re In This Together — Supporting Caregivers Through The Aging-in-Place Journey2023-09-01T14:01:27-05:00

Empowering Seniors: Business Leaders and Employees Support the Aging-in-Place Population

2023-09-01T13:31:38-05:00

Empowering Seniors: Business Leaders and Employees Support the Aging-in-Place Population In a world where the pursuit of success often consumes business leaders and employees, a new journey is unfolding—one that invites business leaders and employees alike to embrace a shared mission: empowering the lives of seniors in their communities who seek the comfort [...]

Empowering Seniors: Business Leaders and Employees Support the Aging-in-Place Population2023-09-01T13:31:38-05:00

Thriving Together: Uniting Volunteers, Families, and Seniors for Aging in Place

2023-08-09T13:34:26-05:00

Thriving Together: Uniting Volunteers, Families, and Seniors for Aging in Place In the Book of Life, the chapter called Aging deserves and needs a little more care than our other chapters. Our needs change, and the community supports us. Becoming a senior is no different.  It takes a village to care for each [...]

Thriving Together: Uniting Volunteers, Families, and Seniors for Aging in Place2023-08-09T13:34:26-05:00

Volunteer Connections – Nancy & Theresa

2023-08-03T11:04:30-05:00

Volunteer Connections At DuPage Senior Citizens Council, we see connections form between our volunteers and the seniors they serve. Through the work of our volunteers on a regular basis, the seniors build trust and a bond with the people who bring them support every day. One of these special connections that has formed is that [...]

Volunteer Connections – Nancy & Theresa2023-08-03T11:04:30-05:00

The Psychology Behind Partnering With A Non-Profit

2023-04-28T09:48:21-05:00

The Psychology Behind Partnering With A Non-Profit In today's world, your potential customers are increasingly drawn to companies that care about more than just their bottom line.  For example, The Strength of Purpose study surveyed over 8,000 individuals across eight countries and asked them to rate over 75 brands on their perceived strength [...]

The Psychology Behind Partnering With A Non-Profit2023-04-28T09:48:21-05:00

5 Mental Health Benefits of Volunteering

2023-04-05T17:25:53-05:00

5 Mental Health Benefits of Volunteering You’re probably well aware that volunteering is an excellent thing to do. However, you may not be aware of the health benefits of volunteering. Volunteering is giving one's time, energy, and skills for the betterment of others or a cause. It is a human act that helps [...]

5 Mental Health Benefits of Volunteering2023-04-05T17:25:53-05:00

A Volunteer You Should Know: Stella Niesen

2023-01-23T11:54:14-06:00

Meet Stella Niesen At DSCC, our volunteers play a big part in making our mission possible. We have a stellar group of volunteers that always step up to help when needed. One of these volunteers is Stella Niesen, who delivers meals from our Meals on Wheels site in Aurora. Stella’s hard work as [...]

A Volunteer You Should Know: Stella Niesen2023-01-23T11:54:14-06:00

Dancing Is More Than Fun For Seniors – It’s Good For Their Health

2022-01-19T08:42:25-06:00

Dancing Is More Than Fun For Seniors - It's Good For Their Health After experiencing the events of recent years, it’s now easier to understand how seniors feel all the time. We’ve experienced the loneliness, anxiety, and restless feelings that come with isolation.  Aging brings on huge changes to one’s life. The busy schedule [...]

Dancing Is More Than Fun For Seniors – It’s Good For Their Health2022-01-19T08:42:25-06:00

When Caregivers Struggle, Who Will Step In?

2021-11-16T10:48:38-06:00

When Caregivers Struggle, Who Will Step In?   We all expect to age. We expect others will age as well. The amount of care needed for an aging loved one will still come as a surprise. To see their physical and mental health completely change as a result of aging can be extremely difficult. [...]

When Caregivers Struggle, Who Will Step In?2021-11-16T10:48:38-06:00
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