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Check Us Out!!!!! New News pg. 2 New Member/ Birthday/Anniversary pg. 3 What We Offer pg. 4 What’s On The Menu pg. 5 Calendar pg. 6 Counselor Corner pg. 7 CCT News pg. 8 IHSP Information pg. 9-10 Mission/ Donation pg. 11 Severe Weather Notice pg. 12 Code of Conduct pg. 13-14

NORTHERN LIVING CENTER NEWSLETTER

Phone: 215-978-1300 Fax: 215-978-0300 www.north-city.org

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 7:00 am to 4:00 pm Thursday 7:00 am to 7:00 pm

March 2019

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Northern Living Center 827 N. Franklin St.

• between 7th and 8th and Brown and Poplar • close to public transportation

o 47 bus (7th St going North; 8th St going South) o 43 bus (Spring Garden going East and West) o 15 trolley (Girard going East and West) o PLEASE CALL 215-978-1300

NOW OPEN COME VISIT

UPCOMING EVENTS

TRIP TO NEW YORK (April 2019) TRIP TO GREECE (July 2019)

VISIT COMPANY WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS

MEMBER REMINDERS

Annual membership will be due starting the week of 1/14/19

(See center staff for membership fee)

Random ride request

sign the random ride book at the front desk by 10:30 am for next day request

Random Ride Fee $2

(See Center Staff to pay fee)

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New Member Virginia Backers, Allen Barnes, Diane Bivens, Betty Brown,

Martha Canady, Angelus Moses, Calvin Peoples, Jacqueline Pettus, Curtis Sawyer, Leonard Tribble, Carol Vanagaitis, Joseph Wilmer

Anniversaries Carol Adams, Gladys Aner, Gertrude Blue, Elizabeth Chandler, Nancy

Cobb, Carl Cowan, Almeda Eiland, James Glover, Ruth Jackson, Juanita Jacobs, Fannie Jenkins, Evelyn Matthews, Vivian Morgan,

Elnora Ramsey, Latifah Sabir, Susie Young

Birthdays

James Glover 3/5 Florine Witherspoon 3/8 Barbara Hammond 3/8 John Bowie 3/8 Sandra Gringrow 3/11 Isabelle Bishop 3/14 Diana Rice 3/17 Vairrian Vaughn 3/23 Harriet James 3/29

Mary Wilson-McBride 3/29 Hezekiah Lampley 3/30

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ACTIVITIES MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Coffee Hour How to Line Dance Membership Refresher (1st Monday) Hulu Monday Take the Stairs Open Pool Leg Workout Baker’s Corner

What’s The Tea How to Play Chess How to Play Pool Computer Class Taste Test Tuesday Tone That Body Tuesday Enhance Fitness Line Dance Word Search Mania Pinochle 2 the Corner

Chat and Chew Netflix & Chill Cycle Aerobics Open Computer Pinochle Crossword Crunch Pokeno Open Dance Breakfast Sandwich Wednesday

Computer Class Throwback Thursday Hip Hop Dance Game Night Movie Night Thank My Body Thursday Think About It Thursday Walking Club Unscramble World Trivia Kitchen Special

Happy Power Hour Arm Muscle Workout Enhance Fitness Line Dance Crochet Knitting Open Computer Family Game Day

How to Line Dance Membership Refresher (1st Monday) Coffee Hour Hulu Monday Take the Stairs Workout Monday Leg Workout Baker’s Corner

How to Play Chess How to Play Pool What’s the Tea Taste Test Tuesday Tone That Body Tuesday Enhance Fitness Line Dance Word Search Mania 2 the Corner Breakfast Special

Chat and Chew Netflix & Chill Workout Wednesday Crossword Crunch Cycle Aerobics Open Dance

Computer Class Throwback Thursday Thirty Thursday Game Night Movie Night Thank My Body Thursday Think About It Thursday Walking Club Unscramble World Trivia Kitchen Special

Happy Power Hour Arm Muscle Workout Enhance Fitness Line Dance Family Game Day

How to Line Dance Membership Refresher (1st Monday) Coffee Hour Hulu Monday Take the Stairs Workout Monday Leg Workout Baker’s Corner

How to Play Chess How to Play Pool What’s the Tea Taste Test Tuesday Tone That Body Tuesday Enhance Fitness Line Dance Word Search Mania 2 the Corner

Chat and Chew Netflix & Chill Workout Wednesday Crossword Crunch Breakfast Sandwich Wednesday

Computer Class Throwback Thursday Thirty Thursday Game Night Movie Night Thank My Body Thursday Think About It Thursday Walking Club Unscramble World Trivia

Happy Power Hour Arm Muscle Workout Enhance Fitness Line Dance Family Game Day Sell It @ NLC 3rd Friday of each month Kitchen Special

How to Line Dance Membership Refresher (1st Monday) Coffee Hour Hulu Monday Take the Stairs Workout Monday Leg Workout Baker’s Corner

How to Play Chess How to Play Pool What’s the Tea Taste Test Tuesday Tone That Body Tuesday Enhance Fitness Line Dance Word Search Mania 2 the Corner

Chat and Chew Netflix & Chill Workout Wednesday Crossword Crunch Kitchen Special

Computer Class Throwback Thursday Thirty Thursday Game Night Movie Night Thank My Body Thursday Think About It Thursday Walking Club Unscramble World Trivia Kitchen Special

Happy Power Hour Arm Muscle Workout Enhance Fitness Line Dance Family Game Day All Celebration 4th Friday of each month

How to Line Dance Membership Refresher (1st Monday) Coffee Hour Hulu Monday Movement Monday Workout Monday Baker’s Corner

How to Play Chess How to Play Pool What’s the Tea Taste Test Tuesday Tone That Body Tuesday Enhance Fitness Line Dance Word Search Mania 2 the Corner2000 Kitchen Special

Chat and Chew Netflix & Chill Workout Wednesday Crossword Crunch

Computer Class Throwback Thursday Thirty Thursday Game Night Movie Night Thank My Body Thursday Think About It Thursday Walking Club Unscramble World Trivia

Happy Power Hour Arm Muscle Workout Enhance Fitness Line Dance Family Game Day Kitchen Special

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MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Hot

Crab Cake w/ Mac & Cheese

Cold

Chicken Salad Platter

Hot Sloppy Joe

Hot Chicken Marsala

Cold

Swiss & Cheddar Cheese Sandwich

Hot Baked fish sandwich

Cold

Chef Salad

Hot Rotini w/ meatballs

Cold

Cottage cheese & Fruit platter

Hot Vegetable omelet w/

American Cheese

Cold Garden Salad w/ Grilled Chicken

Hot Pizza Burger

Hot Garlic Chicken

Cold

Turkey Ham & Swiss Pita

Hot Sliced Beef Merlot

Cold

Grilled Chicken Salad w/ Craisins & Almonds

Hot Baked Chicken Breast w/

Poulet Sauce

Cold Greek Salad w/Tuna

Hot Butter Crumb Fish

Cold Turkey on Rye

Hot Manicotti w/cheese

Hot Roasted Chicken Thigh

w/Garlic Thyme Pan Sauce

Cold

Turkey Salad Platter

Hot Sliced Roast Beef

w/gravy

Cold Asian Chicken Salad

Hot Creamy Diced Chicken

w/ vegetables

Cold Seafood Salad Platter w/

cheddar cheese

Hot Baked Fish w/

tomatoes, olives & capers

Cold

Roast Beef Caesar Salad

Hot Tortellini w/mini

meatballs

Hot BBQ Chicken Thigh

Cold Spinach Salad w/ Egg

Salad

Hot Pepper Steak

Cold Turkey & American

Cheese on Wheat Hamburger Roll

Hot Rosemary Roasted

Turkey w/gravy

Cold Chicken Taco Salad

Hot

Crab Cake w/ Mac & Cheese

Cold

Chicken Salad Platter

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MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

3/1 Enhance Fitness Line Dance SIGN UP FOR TRIPS FOR THE WEEK OF 3/4

3/4 3/5 Mardi Gras Celebration bring your beads

3/6 Shoprite@ Whitman Plaza

3/7 Enhance Fitness(makeup) Hip Hop Dance Advisory Council Mtg@10:00 am

3/8 Enhance Fitness Line Dance Oak Street Health @12:00pm SIGN UP FOR TRIPS FOR THE WEEK OF 3/11

3/11 Movies @ Pearl theatre Night trip only Movies@ Columbus Blvd Day trip

3/12

3/13 Cultural Trip (African American Museum)

3/14 Enhance Fitness(makeup) Divine Resources Presentation @10 am

3/15 Enhance Fitness Line Dance SIGN UP FOR TRIPS FOR THE WEEK OF 3/18

3/18 Walmart

3/19

3/20 Neshaminy Mall

3/21 Enhance Fitness(makeup)

3/22 Enhance Fitness Line Dance All Celebration SIGN UP FOR TRIPS FOR THE WEEK OF 3/25

3/25 Northeast Shopping Center

3/26 @10 am Presentation Alvina Styles

3/27 Ritz Diner

3/28 Enhance Fitness @10 am Lincoln Heritage

3/29 Enhance Fitness Line Dance Senior Health & Wellness Day@10 am SIGN UP FOR TRIPS FOR THE WEEK OF 4/1

TRIPS AND SPECIAL EVENTS/PRESENTATIONS

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MEMBERS PLEASE PAY FOR TRIPS BETWEEN

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

Counselor’s Corner

Hello Everyone,

I hope this new year has been well for everyone. I want to say thank you to everyone who has been of assistance during the process of us moving into our new location, thank you. We welcome your positivity and kindness, so keep it up.

My door is open, so if you need assistance, please do not hesitate to ask for my help. Please stop by my office to make sure your file is up to date and you are not in need of a new PA Screen. Also, the touch screen has the activities I will be doing for Group Counseling, so please check it out and sign up.

I look forward to the happiness this year will bring us!

Peace and Blessings,

Kayesha

Message from the Director Welcome All: I am the new Center Directory Zackery Burgess. I am delighted to begin this new venture in life with Northern Living Center. I want to thank you all for welcoming me with open arms. It has been a pleasure to meet with you all. I thank you all for your feedback on what will make the center a success. Please continue to provide us

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with your thoughts. Again, thank you all for allowing me the pleasure of being a servant to you. Zack Burgess Center Director

Complaints Please complete Complaint Forms if you have issues with pick up times, drivers, etc. We fax them and take them to CCT Quarterly Meetings. Individual Random Ride Policy! Individual Random Rides are medical & shopping outside of center rides. All group trips will have a pickup time of 7:15 am, unless otherwise stated. If you need to cancel a ride please call CCT or cancel when the automated system calls. PLEASE DO NOT CANCEL RIDES AT THE DOOR. Cancelling at the door will result in your account having a no-show. Excessive no shows will lead to your account being suspended. After you have come off suspension and still have multiple no-shows your account will then be terminated, and you will not be able to use the CCT paratransit service at all. To avoid being suspended/ and or terminated, please be mindful to cancel all rides at-least 2 hours in advanced; if possible the day before. Fare Update New Fares Effective July 1st, 2017 SRP (One Way Trip) Cash - $4.25 Cash - Escorts - $4.25 Cash - General Public - $28.33 Change in fare ONLY applies when you schedule your own rides. NLC Trip Policy Reminder! For all CCT trips, please sign up and pay no later than two Fridays before the week of the trip. For all long distance trips, please adhere to payment deadlines.

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All payments must be made by closing date for the trips. There will be no refunds or transfers. All group trips have a required minimum of 3 passengers If the minimum is not met the trip will have to be cancelled. Please no $100 bills when paying for the trip or a class. ***All Local Trips have a $2.00 Fee, with exception of those noted. All trips leave from the North Broad Street Senior Center.

In-Home Support Program

Find the support you need to: Age securely in your own home Stay strong and healthy The IHSP provides short term assistance for eligible adults 60+ who have difficulty and/or need assistance leaving their home and reside in North Philadelphia. Services include: Information, resource and benefits

counseling. Minor home repairs and adaptive

equipment. Home delivered meals.

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Transportation to medical appointments. Senior Companions.

IN HOME SUPPORT PROGRAMS BY ZIPCODE AND AGENCY

North Philadelphia North City Congress (NCC) 827 N. Franklin Street (19123) INTAKE# 215-978-1360 Zip codes served

19121 19122 19123 19124 (some) 19125 19129 (some) 19130 19132 19133 19134 19137 (some) 19140 (some)

West Philadelphia Lutheran Children and Family Services (LCFS) 1016 North 41st Street (19104) INTAKE# 215-399-4980 Zip codes served

19104 19131 19139 19142 19143 19151 19153

South Philadelphia Catholic Health Care Services (CHCS) St. Charles Senior Community Center (19146) INTAKE# 215-732-1140 Zip codes served

19103 19106 19107 19145 19146 19147 19148

Northeast Philadelphia Klein & Stiffel (JCC) 10100 Jamison Avenue (19116) INTAKE# 215-698-7300, EXT. 190 Zip codes served

19111 19114 19115 19116 19120 (some) 19124 (some) 19135 19136 19137 (some) 19149 19152 19154

Northwest Philadelphia Center in the Park (CIP) 5818 Germantown Avenue (19144) INTAKE# 215-848-7722, EXT. 306

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Zip codes served 19118 19119 19120 (some) 19126 19127 19128 19129 (some) 19138 19140 (some) 19141 19144 19150

North City Congress 827 N. Franklin Street Philadelphia 19123 Phone: 215-978-1300 www.north-city.org

Northern Living Center

Northern Living Center is a community leader who involves older adults, community partners and people of all ages in

creating an active and vibrant community where older adults are supported in their quest to remain independent and encouraged to nurture

and share their talents and interests, live healthy lives and be active members of their community.

Suggested Donations for Center Services Actual Cost Service Suggested Donation

$3.32 per meal (ages 55-59) Lunch $1.00 (60+ individuals)

$30 per hour Counseling $1.00

$26.70 one way Shared Ride (Age 65+ Individual) $1.00

$24.70 one way Shared ride (Age 65+ Group) $1.00

$35-$75 per hour Classes with outside instructors $2.00 - $3.00

· Any member under the age of 60 must pay the full price of $3.32 for meals.

Please speak to the Counselor if you need assistance.

· Any member age 60+ is encouraged to donate the suggested $1.00.

· Any member receiving CCT rides should donate the suggested $1.00

· Anyone participating in activities or using services is encouraged to donate the

suggested $2-$3.

Please place your donations in the gray boxes (labeled donations) located at the

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FRIENDLY REMINDER

Rules for closing in inclement weather -If the Philadelphia School District is closed during inclement weather (snow or ice) the center will be closed

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Northern Living Center

Code of Conduct and Disruptive Behavior Policy

NLC Members and Guests are asked to:

1. Uphold the state laws and local ordinances with regard to public behavior.

2. Be considerate of others. Members and guests are to be treated with kindness, courtesy, and respect. Volunteers and staff should always be treated respectfully.

3. To not release or discuss personal or confidential information about other members, guests, employees, other volunteers, or anyone else at the Center at any time except for private communications with an appropriate staff member.

4. Refrain from using abusive, obscene, threatening, harassing, insulting, or suggestive language. Avoid making derogatory comments, slurs, or epithets. Should you at any time be made to feel uncomfortable by the language or behavior of others, please immediately notify the Center Director and Center Counselor.

5. Refrain from engaging in (or threatening) physical violence, assault, or battery, including but not limited to unwanted/unsolicited harmful touching by the hands, arms, feet, or legs which may include pushing, kicking, biting, spitting and punching. Acts of retaliation against another member, making him/her experience feelings of fear or uneasiness are prohibited.

6. Be considerate of others while using center furniture and equipment. Lying down and sleeping on the furniture is prohibited.

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7. Not circulate a petition or survey, sell tickets for an organization or event, or take pictures in the Center. Approval of the Center Director or designee must be obtained in advance.

8. Maintain an acceptable standard of personal hygiene. Infested clothing or personal effects or unpleasant body odor, which may offend other patrons of the Center, are unacceptable.

9. Not drink alcoholic beverages or use illegal drugs while at the center.

10. Leave or store shopping carts and/or other personal possessions at the Center. The Center is not responsible for the loss of personal property and reserves the right to dispose of abandoned property.

Behaviors described above will be addressed by the following procedures:

• When there is a situation at the Center with a member or guest who is displaying disruptive behavior staff and/or members will immediately notify the Center Director and Center Counselor.

• 1st incident: Counseling with Center Counselor, completion of NLC Incident Report and a follow up letter to the member stating incident and NLC expectation of member per NLC Code of Conduct and Disruptive Behavior Policy. The letter will be mailed to the member. A copy of the letter and NLC Incident Report and supporting documentation will be given to the Senior Center Director and placed in the member’s file. Center Counselor will email a copy of the completed NLC Incident Report to PCA Program Manager.

• 2nd incident: Counseling with Center Counselor and Center Director, completion of NLC Incident Report, followed by a letter to the member stating incident and NLC expectation of member per NLC Code of Conduct and Disruptive Behavior Policy. The letter will be mailed to the member. A copy of the letter and NLC Incident Report and supporting information will be given to the Center Director and NCC Executive Director and placed in the member’s file. Center Counselor will email a copy of the completed NLC Incident Report and supporting documentation to PCA Program Manager.

• 3rd incident: Suspension (up to 3 months) and/or termination depending on the severity of the offense. Suspension and/or termination will be documented by a letter sent by the Center Director to the member stating incident and why the member has been suspended and/or terminated. The letter will be mailed to the member through U.S. Certified Mail. A copy of the letter, NLC Code of Conduct and Disruptive Behavior Policy and NLC Grievance Policy will be sent to the member. A copy of the letter, Incident

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Report and supporting documentation will be sent to PCA Program Manager and given to Senior Center Director and NCC Executive Director and placed in the member's file.

• Depending on the nature and severity of offense, staff reserves the right to enforce immediate suspension or take appropriate measure (s) (e.g., contact police).

• Senior Center members who return to the Center before the suspension period is completed will be asked to leave by Senior Center staff. If this approach is unsuccessful, the local police may be called to protect the safety and welfare of others.