Watching the health of your lifelong partner decline is a heartbreaking experience. After a lifetime together, nothing really prepares you for the suffering you will witness or the exhaustion you will endure in becoming your spouse’s primary caregiver. Guillermo, a resident at AMCAL’s Hollenbeck Terrace, is a devoted husband who would do anything to help […]
https://lifestepsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LifeSTEPS_LOGO2007_burgundy-1.png00Katie Goadhttps://lifestepsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LifeSTEPS_LOGO2007_burgundy-1.pngKatie Goad2017-10-30 16:52:502017-10-30 16:52:50October Story of the Month – A Lifelong Commitment
Yanelly waited in line at her city’s food bank for hours, often to be turned away. She would walk back to her family’s home to face her younger brothers and sisters empty-handed. At 25 years old this was not the life she had imagined for herself. Yanelly had dreams of getting married, starting a family […]
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Fabiola Fabian remembers the moment with razor sharp clarity. Standing behind her front door, out of sight, but still able to hear the thoughtless comment from her neighbor as she spoke to Fabiola’s mom, “Your daughter might as well not work so hard to get good grades, she’ll just end up working at McDonald’s anyway.” […]
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Kids get stomach aches. They get upset tummies for so many reasons: the first day of school, the first day of vacation, pretty much the first day of anything new and sometimes because they ate too many gummy bears before dinner. When *Patricia’s daughter, Emily, 9, complained her stomach hurt for four days in a […]
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There is nothing more basic to our humanity than the need for food. When the results from a recent LifeSTEPS resident survey showed over 50% of our seniors were food insecure here in the Sacramento area, we knew something had to be done. Experiences working with older adults has shown there are multiple reasons a […]
The future of health care is unclear and news is flying fast and furious… but we do know that older adults are particularly vulnerable. These services, like in-home supportive services (IHSS), provide critical care that helps people like the thousands of older adults we serve across California thrive in place. We have tracked this […]
https://lifestepsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LifeSTEPS_LOGO2007_burgundy-1.png00Katie Goadhttps://lifestepsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LifeSTEPS_LOGO2007_burgundy-1.pngKatie Goad2017-06-15 17:07:582017-06-15 17:07:58Take Action to Support Older Adults
Editor’s note: This story is about resilience. All of us at some point in our lives have faced adversity–this special family from the heart of California was determined not to let it hold them back. Eva firmly taped the box closed and stacked it on top of several others against her living room wall. She […]
https://lifestepsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LifeSTEPS_LOGO2007_burgundy-1.png00Katie Goadhttps://lifestepsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LifeSTEPS_LOGO2007_burgundy-1.pngKatie Goad2017-05-26 14:04:252017-05-26 14:04:25May Story of the Month: The Right Impact, at the Right Time
Gabriel* came home from the LifeSTEPS After School Program (ASP) talking a mile a minute! He dropped his backpack by the door, exclaimed all his homework was done in his loudest “inside” voice, and hurried to the kitchen to share the highlights of his day with his mom and grandma. His words were mostly in […]
https://lifestepsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LifeSTEPS_LOGO2007_burgundy-1.png00Katie Goadhttps://lifestepsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LifeSTEPS_LOGO2007_burgundy-1.pngKatie Goad2017-04-28 09:21:472017-04-28 09:40:08April Story of the Month: Learning to Smile Again
For older adults, learning computer skills can be like learning a foreign language. It’s not their native tongue and at first all those tech phrases, like mousepad, cut/paste, and “right click,” seem like nonsensical babble. That’s what Don thought the first time he came to a LifeSTEPS computer class. Don, unlike many older adults living […]
https://lifestepsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LifeSTEPS_LOGO2007_burgundy-1.png00Katie Goadhttps://lifestepsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LifeSTEPS_LOGO2007_burgundy-1.pngKatie Goad2017-04-24 13:25:292017-04-24 13:25:29Lifelong Learning in the Digital Age
In October 2016, Mobile Beacon, a unique internet provider focused on nonprofits and educational organizations, awarded LifeSTEPS with a grant for a pilot digital inclusion program, which included 25 laptops and one year of internet access. The results so far have been outstanding, and we have been able to use these laptops in over 80 properties to date. […]
October Story of the Month – A Lifelong Commitment
Watching the health of your lifelong partner decline is a heartbreaking experience. After a lifetime together, nothing really prepares you for the suffering you will witness or the exhaustion you will endure in becoming your spouse’s primary caregiver. Guillermo, a resident at AMCAL’s Hollenbeck Terrace, is a devoted husband who would do anything to help […]
September Story of the Month: A Grateful American!
Yanelly waited in line at her city’s food bank for hours, often to be turned away. She would walk back to her family’s home to face her younger brothers and sisters empty-handed. At 25 years old this was not the life she had imagined for herself. Yanelly had dreams of getting married, starting a family […]
Unafraid to Dream, Thanks to the Partnership for HOPE!
Fabiola Fabian remembers the moment with razor sharp clarity. Standing behind her front door, out of sight, but still able to hear the thoughtless comment from her neighbor as she spoke to Fabiola’s mom, “Your daughter might as well not work so hard to get good grades, she’ll just end up working at McDonald’s anyway.” […]
July Story of the Month: Central Valley Family Overwhelmed with Gratitude
Kids get stomach aches. They get upset tummies for so many reasons: the first day of school, the first day of vacation, pretty much the first day of anything new and sometimes because they ate too many gummy bears before dinner. When *Patricia’s daughter, Emily, 9, complained her stomach hurt for four days in a […]
New Partnerships to Bring Food to Older Adults
There is nothing more basic to our humanity than the need for food. When the results from a recent LifeSTEPS resident survey showed over 50% of our seniors were food insecure here in the Sacramento area, we knew something had to be done. Experiences working with older adults has shown there are multiple reasons a […]
Take Action to Support Older Adults
The future of health care is unclear and news is flying fast and furious… but we do know that older adults are particularly vulnerable. These services, like in-home supportive services (IHSS), provide critical care that helps people like the thousands of older adults we serve across California thrive in place. We have tracked this […]
May Story of the Month: The Right Impact, at the Right Time
Editor’s note: This story is about resilience. All of us at some point in our lives have faced adversity–this special family from the heart of California was determined not to let it hold them back. Eva firmly taped the box closed and stacked it on top of several others against her living room wall. She […]
April Story of the Month: Learning to Smile Again
Gabriel* came home from the LifeSTEPS After School Program (ASP) talking a mile a minute! He dropped his backpack by the door, exclaimed all his homework was done in his loudest “inside” voice, and hurried to the kitchen to share the highlights of his day with his mom and grandma. His words were mostly in […]
Lifelong Learning in the Digital Age
For older adults, learning computer skills can be like learning a foreign language. It’s not their native tongue and at first all those tech phrases, like mousepad, cut/paste, and “right click,” seem like nonsensical babble. That’s what Don thought the first time he came to a LifeSTEPS computer class. Don, unlike many older adults living […]
Transformed through Technology
In October 2016, Mobile Beacon, a unique internet provider focused on nonprofits and educational organizations, awarded LifeSTEPS with a grant for a pilot digital inclusion program, which included 25 laptops and one year of internet access. The results so far have been outstanding, and we have been able to use these laptops in over 80 properties to date. […]