Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

of the Religious Society of Friends

Aging Services News

  • Friends Village – A Focus on Wellness
    on June 27, 2022

    Friends Village in Newtown, PA shared the resident programs accomplished through the 2021 Aging Assistance Granting Group’s Block Grant from Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. Sheila Sorkin, Aging Support Coordinator, met by

  • Older Americans Month – What Does It Mean for PYM?
    on May 23, 2022

    An Invitation to an Online Conversation A Time to Listen, Share and Help Friends FOCUS on How to Age My Way This year, PYM is pleased to celebrate Older Adults

  • Barclay Friends Share a Cyber Security Event
    on May 5, 2022

    On April 27th, Barclay Friends presented on Cyber Crime, Scams and Seniors. Sean Tomlinson informed Sheila Sorkin, PYM Aging Support Coordinator that Barclay Friends are happy to provide resources like

  • Performance Arts at Friends Home in Kennett
    on April 7, 2022

    Friends Home in Kennett has made a commitment to serving Friends with care and enabling relationships to grow. Through a creative program of Performing Arts, their staff has created an

  • iPad Grant Enriches Residents’ Lives
    on April 1, 2022

    The past couple of years revealed the importance of connecting with others to reduce social isolation. A report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) noted that

  • Welcoming Sheila Sorkin, Aging Support Coordinator
    on February 9, 2022

    Philadelphia Yearly Meeting welcomes with joy Sheila Sorkin into the role of Aging Support Coordinator; we are ecstatic to have someone with a long history of working in fields related

  • Faithfulness Among Friends
    on December 22, 2021

    On the cusp of the New Year, and just before retiring from his position as Care and Aging Coordinator, George Schaefer shares this powerful perspective on faithfulness among Friends. As

  • George Schaefer: On the Practice of Pastoral Care
    on December 2, 2021

    There are not many people who know George Schaefer and do not turn to him for wisdom, or for a much-needed and deft delivery of just-in-time Quaker advice and knowledge.

  • Report on Upcoming Staffing Shifts
    on November 11, 2021

    On November 2nd, PYM hosted a second public meeting to provide a forum where Friends could hear and give feedback on the ongoing development of plans to shift PYM staffing

  • Care and Aging Coordinator, George Schaefer, on Sabbatical March 15-June14
    on March 4, 2021

    No matter where you go in the Yearly Meeting region, someone is likely to know PYM’s Care and Aging Coordinator, George Schaefer, and to have felt his helping hand. A

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