Holly, Jolly, Resources Galore party connects people with many vendors this holiday season
On Dec. 8, dozens of residents attended the Holly, Jolly, Resources Galore party in Veterans Plaza. The goal of this event was to connect people with various resources and the Collaboration Team that facilitates them. It was a full house with an array of vendors, holiday treats and live music by saxophone quartet Sax on the Beach.
This year, in addition to GRF, GAF, Council on Aging, Alzheimer’s OC and Adult Protective Services, the Collaboration Team has expanded by adding Pathways, Meals on Wheels Long Beach and the SoMang Society. The Collaboration Team was formed in June 2022 and specializes in a variety of social service resources for older adults, programs, education, support groups, workshops and more with the majority of these services free of charge to LW residents.
GRF Member Resources Liaison Robann Arshat is a LW point of contact for the following resources.
• The Golden Age Foundation (GAF ) is a non-profit 501(c) (3) that supports, assists and sponsors many of the Collaboration Team’s programs and events.
• Council on Aging offers social services and the Re Connect Program to LW residents.
• Alzheimer’s OC offers dementia help and community education, plus support groups and workshops sponsored by the recently awarded million-dollar grant. Alzheimer’s OC has also partnered with the Koreanbased SoMang Society to offer memory screening, education, and the Memory Support Team services.
• Adult Protective Services helps connect those who are being abused, in distress or neglected with needed resources and help.
• Pathways offers social workers that can help with a variety of social services, filling out paperwork, Grief Support and the Friendly Visitor Program.
• Meal on Wheels LB is an affordable meal delivery program for homebound residents in need of prepared food.
For more information on ways to connect with the Collaboration Team, contact GRF Member Resources Liaison Robann Arshat at 562-431-6586, ext. 317.
Council on Aging members Joanna Constanza (l-r), Joanna Harvey, Carolina Gutierrez-Richau and Julie Rhee.Robann Arshat
