You’re invited to celebrate the joys and benefits of art and art making in later life at the opening reception of “Embracing the Unexpected”! Do you believe older adults are beyond creative self-expression? In fact, our elders are often unbound from the rules that can limit creativity earlier in life. The showcase features the artists […]Read More »

This past month, SJFS’s traveling show “Arts & Minds: A Showcase for Creative Aging” was featured at The Nottingham. This exhibit features artwork made by older adults in SJFS’s arts-in-aging and arts-in-dementia programs. Read more about the exhibit and SJFS’s Arts & Minds programs in this Eagle News article! The Nottingham showcases artwork of aging […]Read More »

SJFS’s M-Power U program was recently featured in the Post Standard! Check out this article about the new art exhibit up at Syracuse Hancock International Airport. The exhibit features artwork from elder artists in the MPU Brain Power and Arts & Minds communities. If you are traveling over the next year – look out for […]Read More »

Elders from Menorah Park of CNY and the community united with younger volunteers on Sunday November 17 at OMA-thon 2024. It was an incredible afternoon of celebrating the joys and benefits of art and art making in later life. Thank you to everyone who participated and our sponsors: Leonard and Irwin Kamp Foundation, CNY Arts, […]Read More »

SJFS’s Arts & Minds programs were featured in a recent NCC News article. Read about SJFS’s M-Power U Arts & Minds class and the traveling showcase “Arts & Minds: A Showcase for Creative Aging” in this NCC News article: https://nccnewsonline.com/arts-minds-keeps-locals-learning-and-growing-at-all-ages/ Check out the showcase for yourself at Art in the Atrium! The showcase will be […]Read More »

The single, overarching goal of Project SECURE is to facilitate family caregiver well-being and enhance their overall caregiving experience. This multi-agency, 2-year, 2-County demonstration project is funded by the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York.Read More »

We deliver our services and conduct our programs where our clients live, where they work, worship, and congregate, and on our campus at Menorah Park. We can help older adults continue to live in their community, and can help guide the discussion and decision making on the practical realities for a move – if and when questions of quality of life and safety make a move worth considering.Read More »

Imagine … you have your own personal expert in aging to guide you – and be with you and your family – along your journey! Whether you live independently or in a supportive environments, our AgeWise Solutions Care Managers can help you enjoy life. We provide information, expertise, coordination, nitty-gritty help, and lots of TLC. […]Read More »

A brief description of our services and creative programs for older adults who live independently or in a supportive residence, their families, care providers, senior care professionals and students, and our Continuum of Care Community.Read More »