Our second trip to CityMeals on Wheels was much the same. The only different thing was, we met with different seniors. For example, we met a 101-year-old, blind man. He had just lost his wife, but still had a faint smile and loved telling us a story or two.
Palliative Care With Yolanda Campbell
by Benjamin
For our first interview, our group did an interview with Yolanda Campbell. After a little trouble with the tech, we started asking her our questions. We loved her, responses. They were deep and very informative. She told us stories that only someone with her experience could have experienced, and she helped us understand the work that she does with seniors.
Meeting With Deborah Heiser
by Benjamin
We interviewed Deborah Heiser about what she does with her job and how she does it.
Chair Yoga at JASA
by Benjamin
Chair Yoga With JASA Name: Benjamin Winokur-Applebaum Social Justice Group: The Rights of the Elderly Date of Fieldwork: December 6, 2017 Name of Organization: JASA Person (people) with whom I met and their job titles: Various elders & chair yoga teacher Type of Fieldwork: Direct Action What I did: I went, with my group and Thorrun (Dora’s…
Visiting With and Delivering Food to the Elderly of New York City
by Benjamin
My group (Dora, Liam and I) went with Dora’s parents (as our chaperones), to deliver food to seniors who are unable to go out and buy food for themselves. We delivered one of the twelve emergency packages that they deliver each month. This emergency package is filled with “shelf life food”. We delivered four of the five given to us, and since the other one didn’t have anywhere to go, we brought it back to school.
