More than 2,000 Seniors at 22 L.A. County Locations Expected at Massive
"Senior Stand-In" Friday to Protest Governor's Proposed Budget Cuts
PHOTO & INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES
SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 2,000
seniors at 22 locations from Palmdale to South Bay and from Santa Monica to
Claremont will be staging a massive 10-minute "Senior Stand-In" at 11:30 a.m.
on Friday, June 12. Stand-in locations across Los Angeles County are listed
below. The show of solidarity is in peaceful protest of Governor
Schwarzeneggar's proposed $14 million budget cut which would completely
eliminate funding statewide for vital programs that primarily or exclusively
serve older adults. In Los County, alone, this would impact thousands of
seniors and caregivers. There are an estimated 882,000 seniors age 60 and
above living in Los Angeles County.
The proposed budget cut comes on the heels of the Governor's eliminating last
Fall the State's $6 million budget for the long-term care Ombudsman program,
which provides advocacy services for residents of long-term care facilities.
The proposed additional cuts on the "chopping block" would eliminate funding
for such critical services as food distribution, Alzheimer's care, care
management, support to working families with caregiver obligations, adult day
health care, the Senior Companion program, and more.
"Eliminating aging programs will only shift millions of dollars in
expenditures, as many older persons become inappropriately placed in nursing
homes," said Grace Cheng Braun, president and CEO of WISE & Healthy Aging in
Santa Monica, and one of the Senior Stand-In organizers. "We strongly believe
that as the demographics of California begin to shift to an aging society,
that it is crucial that we commit the necessary resources to helping frail
older persons remain in the community and live with dignity and independence."
To attend and cover a "Senior Stand-In" at one of the 22 locations, please
contact directly the individual listed for that site. Seniors will be
available for interviews at each site.
Experts on senior services from several Los Angeles organizations and agencies
are also available for interviews. Their contact information is below.
SENIOR SERVICES EXPERTS
Donna Benton, Ph.D.
Director, Los Angeles Caregiver Resource Center
3715 McClintock Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0191
(800) 540-4442
benton@usc.edu (at Saint Barnabas site for the Senor Stand-in)
Grace Cheng Braun, MSPH
President and CEO, WISE & Healthy Aging
1527 4th Street, 2nd Floor
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 394-9871, ext. 440
gchengbraun@wiseandhealthyaging.org
Debra Cherry, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President, Alzheimer's Association, California Southland
Chapter
5900 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1100
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 938-3379 ext.225
debra.cherry@alz.org
W. June Simmons, MSW
President/CEO, Partners in Care Foundation
732 Mott Street, Suite 150
San Fernando, California 91340
(818) 837-3755 ext. 102
jsimmons@picf.org
Cynthia D. Banks
Director, Community and Senior Services
County of Los Angeles
3175 West 6th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90020
(213) 738-4208
cbanks@css.lacounty.gov
Laura Trejo, MSG, MPA
General Manager, City of Los Angeles Department of Aging
3580 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 252-4023
laura.trejo@lacity.org
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SENIOR STAND-IN SITES
Bassett Park Senior Center
510 North Vineland
La Puente, CA
Contact: Don Herring
(626) 214-9466
laseniors@rocketmail.com
Bernardi Multipurpose Senior Center
6514 Sylmar Ave.
Vanu Nuys, CA 91401
Contact: Ileene Parker
(818) 781-1101
iparker@vic-la.org
Bradley Multipurpose Senior Center
10937 South Central Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90059
Contact: Phyllis Willis, MSW
(323) 923-2761
pew7777@aol.com
El Monte Senior Center
3120 N. Tyler Ave.
El Monte, Ca. 91731
Contact: Marian Last, LMFT, CPC
(626) 580-2210
mlast@ci.el-monte.ca.us
Gay & Lesbian Elder Housing at Triangle Square in Hollywood
1602 N. Ivar Avenue
Hollywood CA 90028
Contact: Rafael Cosio or Mark Supper
(323) 957-7200
rcosio@gleh.org
Hawthorne Senior Center
3901 El Segundo Blvd.
Hawthorne, CA 90250
Contact: Sikizi Allen
(323) 945-6936
sallen@cityofinglewood.org
Human Services Association
Adult Day Care Resource Center
6800 Florence Avenue
Bell Gardens, CA 90201
Contact: Terry Terriquez
(562) 806-5400, ext 154
terry.terriquez@hsala.org
Inglewood Senior Center
330 Centinela Ave.
Inglewood, CA 90302
Contact: Sikizi Allen
(323) 945-6936
sallen@cityofinglewood.org
International Institute of Los Angeles Multipurpose Center
435 South Boyle Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Contact: Vicky Gutierrez
(323) 264-6210
vgutierrez@iilosangeles.org
Jewish Family Services (JFS)/Partners Adult Day Health Care Center
7377 Santa Monica Blvd
West Hollywood , CA 90046
Contact: Vivian Sauer, LCSW
(323) 841-9004
vsauer@jfsla.org
Lancaster Senior Nutrition Center
777 W. Jackman Street
Lancaster, CA 93534
Contact: Margo Monroy
(661) 942-6244
margo@avcoa101.org
Larkin Park
Community Senior Services in Claremont
660 N. Mountain Ave
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 621-9900 ext. 229
Contact: Floy Biggs
cssfloy@linkline.com
Ladera Park Senior Center
4750 62nd St.
Los Angeles, CA 90056
Contact: Sikizi Allen
(323) 945-6936
sallen@cityofinglewood.org
Lennox Park Senior Center
10828 Condon Ave.
Lennox, CA 90304
Contact: Sikizi Allen
(323) 945-6936
sallen@cityofinglewood.org
ONEgeneration
17400 Victory Blvd.
Van Nuys, CA 91406
Contact: Larry Lisonbee
(818) 705-2345
llisonbee@onegeneration.org
OPICA Adult Day Care & Caregiver Support Center
11759 Missouri Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90025 (West LA)
Contact: Mary Michlovich
(310) 478-0226
mary@opica.org
Palmdale Senior Nutrition Center
1002 E. Ave Q-12
Palmdale, CA 93550
Contact: Margo Monroy
661) 947-3223
margo@avcoa101.org
Robert M. Wilkinson Multipurpose Senior Center
8956 Vanalden Avenue
Northridge, CA 91324
Contact: Linda Chan
(818) 756-7741
Wilkinson.SeniorCenter@lacity.org
St. Barnabas Senior Services
675 S. Carondolet Street
Los Angeles, CA 90057
Contact: Rigo Saborio (for Spanish-speaking media)
(626) 733-3475
rsaborio@sbssla.org
or Gordon Gibb (English-speaking media)
(213) 388-4444
ggibb@sbssla.org
(Korean-speaking media opportunities also)
Theresa Lindsay Multipurpose Senior Center
429 E. 42nd Place
Los Angeles, CA 90011
Contact: Phyllis Willis, MSW
(323) 923-2761
pew7777@aol.com
Watts Labor Community Action Committee
10950 South Central Avenue
Los Angeles, CA. 90059
Contact: Phyllis Willis, MSW
(323) 923-2761
pew7777@aol.com
WISE Adult Day Service Center
1510 Pico Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Contact: Grace Cheng Braun
(310) 394-9871
gchengbraun@wiseandhealthyaging.org
SOURCE WISE & Healthy Aging
Barbara Fier of WISE & Healthy Aging, +1-310-394-9871,
bfier@wiseandhealthyaging.org
