Today, at its Excellence in Technology Awards + Summit, McKnights Senior Living announced that Well Connected, a Front Porch Community Services program, received the bronze for its Innovator of the Year Award. Well Connected, a program designed to reduce social...
Market Day is starting to reopen in locations around the Bay Area. Covia’s first Community Service program, Market Day, tackles food insecurity by bringing fresh produce to older adults at senior centers, senior communities, and churches. Market Day is set up...
In 2000, when Tracy Powell joined what was then the Episcopal Homes Foundation (now Covia, a Front Porch partner) to support its accreditation process, the organization’s outreach program was minimal. In the process of working toward accreditation, Tracy reports, “Board...
May is Older Americans Month, and this year’s theme is Communities of Strength. But what makes a community strong? “It starts with connection,” says Ellin Ostler, a resident at Vista del Monte in Santa Barbara. “I believe that connecting with...
In 2019, Well Connected, Covia’s lifelong learning and engagement program, launched a sister program, Well Connected Español (WCE). WCE is the first program of its kind, designed specifically to engage Spanish-speaking older adults living throughout the United States with virtual...