Caregiver Testimonials
Individual Attention What is very special about Friendship Center is that each member receives individual attention. It’s not just my...
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Friendship Center
Mar 2, 2022
Friendship Center helping seniors safely socialize
A report by KEYT 3-12 News on Friendship Adult Day Care Services post-pandemic reopening "Marlene Vitanza is a local business owner in...
Friendship Center Development
May 3, 2021
Board Member Cynder Sinclair Walks the Walk
It all started with a small thing in the early 1970s when Cynder Sinclair was helping in her son’s classroom. “I noticed some of the kids...
Friendship Center Development
Apr 29, 2021
Friendship Center Intern Claire Arnold Graduates & Reflects
Community Connect Adult Program members are familiar with Claire Arnold’s graceful, kind presence on their Zoom screens. Claire,...
Friendship Center Development
Apr 1, 2021
One Year in Quarantine: Caregivers Share Trials & Triumphs
March 2021 marked the one-year anniversary of California's shelter-in-place orders. While many, clearing the shelves of toilet paper,...
Friendship Center Development
Feb 24, 2021
Laughter Heals: Therapist Carol Metcalf Uses Humor to “Reframe the Ironic”
By Laurie Mason Programs & Communications Coordinator Friendship Center knows Carol Metcalf for the time she volunteers running a...
Friendship Center Development
Jun 28, 2019
Bridging the Generation Gap
Program Manager and proud aunt Kathryn enjoys sharing her nephew with Friendship Center members when he comes to visit! By Kathryn...
Friendship Center Development
May 31, 2019
For He's A Jolly Good Fellow--A Father!
Dear Friends, When you hear “father,” do you think of taking in 20 foster children over 25 years, many of them teenagers? … adopting...
Friendship Center Development
Apr 22, 2019
A Mother's Care & Unconditional Love
Dear Friends, In 1969, Lorraine* was a single mother with two teenage sons, working nights as a waitress. When asked by a co-worker to...
Friendship Center Development
Nov 27, 2018
#GivingWednesday
We know you received a lot of appeals from worthy non-profits yesterday on Giving Tuesday. However, Friendship Center provides a unique...
Friendship Center Development
Nov 1, 2018
Veterans Support Group Offers Up Compassion, Humor
Carol Metcalf-Roth grew up on military bases with a father who had a 30-year career in the Air Force, serving in World War II and...
Friendship Center Development
Nov 1, 2018
Friendship Center--Honoring Our Veterans
Dear Friends, I am writing today with the story of Earl,* diagnosed with advanced dementia, who has been attending Friendship Center...
Friendship Center Development
Sep 28, 2018
Legal Considerations In Caring for an Elder
Caring for an elder loved one brings up many issues that can be daunting. One of these is the legal requirements and recommendations for...
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