Holocaust Survivors and Older Adults Benefit from Y Services - Helping Hands at YM&是的

A Critical Lifeline

Mrs. R is an 85-year-old Russian-speaking Holocaust survivor who was born in Simferopol, Crimea. During World War II, she was relocated several times by the Germans, ending up in Kazakhstan.

在 1995, after losing her husband, Mrs. 電阻. immigrated to New York to live with her younger sister. A widow with three children who are not local, Mrs. R lives alone and sustains herself on a very limited income through Social Security and SNAP benefits.

Like many who experience trauma, Mrs. 電阻. continues to feel the after-effects of her tumultuous childhood. When she was an in-person witness to the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City, memories of death and destruction from her youth re-emerged, requiring ongoing treatment and medication for PTSD. When COVID-19 shut the world down, Mrs. 電阻. was safe and well-cared for, with hot meals delivered to her daily, but the pandemic’s disruptions sparked PTSD symptoms, like panic attacks and severe anxiety. When Russia invaded Ukraine, Mrs. 電阻. struggled with her PTSD once again. As a result of developing dementia, a consequence of severe chronic PTSD and aging, Mrs. R reverted to only speaking her native language, Russian.

Through the Y’s 哈德遜社區項目: 安全在家, Mrs. 電阻. works with a social worker and our recently hired Russian-speaking staff on a regular basis to ensure she has the support she needs as she ages in place. 此外, she found comfort in a new Y program that provides trauma-informed care and culturally sensitive programming for Russian-speaking Holocaust survivors.

While Mrs. R’s life experiences are unique, her circumstances are not. Upper Manhattan is home to thousands of older adults who need a language-sensitive entry point to the continuum of care like the one we’ve been able to give to Mrs. 電阻.

Your generosity helps make all this happen and so much more. Please make a gift today to ensure older adults can age in place while maintaining their health, 安全, 和尊嚴.

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建立在 1917, 青年黨&華盛頓高地基督教青年會 & 因伍德 (他們) 是曼哈頓北部首屈一指的猶太社區中心——服務於種族和社會經濟多元化的選區——通過關鍵的社會服務和創新的健康計劃改善所有年齡段人群的生活質量, 健康, 教育, 和社會正義, 在促進多樣性和包容性的同時, 和照顧有需要的人.

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Holocaust Survivors and Older Adults Benefit from Y Services - Helping Hands at YM&是的

A Critical Lifeline

Mrs. R is an 85-year-old Russian-speaking Holocaust survivor who was born in Simferopol, Crimea. During World War II, she was relocated several times by the

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