{"id":81,"date":"2022-06-30T12:03:41","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T12:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/aging-services\/?page_id=81"},"modified":"2023-10-12T17:53:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T17:53:21","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/aging-services\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Aging Services News"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<div class=\"feedzy-8f21e6fa973365d70fd3e78b432e59ab feedzy-rss\"><ul><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/this-past-spring-around-the-yearly-meeting\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"This Past Spring Around the Yearly Meeting\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ImpactReport.jpg\" title=\"This Past Spring Around the Yearly Meeting\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/this-past-spring-around-the-yearly-meeting\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\" noopener\">This Past Spring Around the Yearly Meeting<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on May 21, 2026 <\/small><p>This past month, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting staff and volunteers worked hard to support and uplift our Quaker community. Here are just a few of their stories. A Celebration of Anna<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/gatherings-for-business-minded-friends\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Gatherings for Business-Minded Friends\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gathering-for-Business-Minded-Friends-1.png\" title=\"Gatherings for Business-Minded Friends\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/gatherings-for-business-minded-friends\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\" noopener\">Gatherings for Business-Minded Friends<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 23, 2025 <\/small><p>About Friends in Business Whether it was John Cadbury and the Cadbury chocolate company, Paul Cuffe and his merchant enterprises, or Abraham Darby with his cast iron business, there is<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/aging-support-coordinator-for-pym-featured-on-honestly-aging-podcast\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Aging Support Coordinator for PYM Featured on Honestly Aging Podcast\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Honestly-Aging-S2-EP25-Quaker-Aging-FB.png\" title=\"Aging Support Coordinator for PYM Featured on Honestly Aging Podcast\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/aging-support-coordinator-for-pym-featured-on-honestly-aging-podcast\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\" noopener\">Aging Support Coordinator for PYM Featured on Honestly Aging Podcast<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 16, 2025 <\/small><p>Sheila Sorkin, Aging Support Coordinator for Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, recently joined the Honestly Aging podcast by Friends Life Care VigR\u00ae. Speaking with host Cheryl Proska, she shared that she grew<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/a-brief-history-of-the-aging-assistance-granting-group\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"A Brief History of the Aging Assistance Granting Group\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/annastory.png\" title=\"A Brief History of the Aging Assistance Granting Group\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/a-brief-history-of-the-aging-assistance-granting-group\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\" noopener\">A Brief History of the Aging Assistance Granting Group<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on September 18, 2025 <\/small><p>Over the course of the 20th Century, Friends became aware that they were living longer and needing more care. Several of them established endowed funds to support those who did<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/greenleaf-fund-haddonfield-quarterly-meeting-a-short-history\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Greenleaf Fund | Haddonfield Quarterly Meeting | A Short History\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-12.png\" title=\"Greenleaf Fund | Haddonfield Quarterly Meeting | A Short History\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/greenleaf-fund-haddonfield-quarterly-meeting-a-short-history\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\" noopener\">Greenleaf Fund | Haddonfield Quarterly Meeting | A Short History<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 28, 2025 <\/small><p>Authorship Attributed to Fred Melroy, Clerk of Greenleaf Granting Group The Greenleaf Boarding Home began in 1896 with a generous gift of money from Anna Thomas Jeanes to Haddonfield Quarterly<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/care-for-the-needs-of-pym-friends-60-years-and-older\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Care for the Needs of PYM Friends 60 Years and older!\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Aging-Grant.png\" title=\"Care for the Needs of PYM Friends 60 Years and older!\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/care-for-the-needs-of-pym-friends-60-years-and-older\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\" noopener\">Care for the Needs of PYM Friends 60 Years and older!<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on July 24, 2025 <\/small><p>Aging Grants at Philadelphia Yearly Meeting support the needs of Friends 60 years and older and in financial need to age in place or in communities. PYM members 60 years<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/april-with-programs-and-religious-life-team-and-grant-deadlines-to-know\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"This April with the Programs and Religious Life Team and Grant Opportunities to Know\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/aprilprlstory.jpg\" title=\"This April with the Programs and Religious Life Team and Grant Opportunities to Know\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/april-with-programs-and-religious-life-team-and-grant-deadlines-to-know\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\" noopener\">This April with the Programs and Religious Life Team and Grant Opportunities to Know<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 3, 2025 <\/small><p>The Programs and Religious Life Team has an abundant month of gatherings ahead, and they invite all to participate this April! From April 4\u20136, Friends will be gathering at Pendle<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/education-available-through-everence-and-philadelphia-yearly-meeting-partnership\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Financial Education Available Through Everence and Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Partnership\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/leaves-7497480_1280.jpg\" title=\"Financial Education Available Through Everence and Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Partnership\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/education-available-through-everence-and-philadelphia-yearly-meeting-partnership\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\" noopener\">Financial Education Available Through Everence and Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Partnership<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 3, 2025 <\/small><p>Everence, a faith-based and member-owned financial group, partners with Philadelphia Yearly Meeting to provide financial resources and support. One of their offerings is the Financial Choice program, which includes up<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/new-case-management-services-for-pym-friends\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"New Case Management Services for PYM Friends\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CandleSupport.jpg\" title=\"New Case Management Services for PYM Friends\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/new-case-management-services-for-pym-friends\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\" noopener\">New Case Management Services for PYM Friends<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on December 23, 2024 <\/small><p>A new resource is available for Friends in our yearly meeting! Thanks to a generous need-based grant, members and regular attenders of PYM may be eligible to receive up to<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/aging-assistance-for-friends-what-is-available-and-a-family-thank-you\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Aging Assistance For PYM Friends: What is Available and a Family Thank You\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Aging-Assistance-Grant.png\" title=\"Aging Assistance For PYM Friends: What is Available and a Family Thank You\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/aging-assistance-for-friends-what-is-available-and-a-family-thank-you\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\" noopener\">Aging Assistance For PYM Friends: What is Available and a Family Thank You<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on November 14, 2024 <\/small><p>How to Apply: Aging Funds Available at Philadelphia Yearly Meeting AAGG and Greenleaf Granting Group clerks sat down Aging Support Coordinator, Sheila Sorkin, and Director of Grantmaking and Data, Joey<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul> <\/div><style type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\">.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{float:left;position:relative;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image span{display:inline-block;position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;background-position:50%;background-size:cover}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{margin:.3em 1em 0 0;content-visibility:auto}.feedzy-rss ul{list-style:none}.feedzy-rss ul li{display:inline-block}<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":427,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"iawp_total_views":56,"footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"class_list":["post-81","page","type-page","status-publish","entry"],"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/aging-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/aging-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/aging-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/aging-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/427"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/aging-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/aging-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/aging-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}