New York Foundation for Senior Citizens is dedicated to helping New York's seniors enjoy healthier, safer, more productive and dignified lives in their own homes and communities and to help them avoid the need for premature institutionalization.
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Do you have extra space and want to increase your monthly savings? New York Foundation for Senior Citizens can help!![]()
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💛 Our FREE program connects you with someone compatible, so you can share your available living space and enjoy the benefits of additional income.![]()
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If you're looking for a way to ease your financial load and/or for companionship, this program is perfect for you!![]()
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Our professionalv team will carefully match you with someone, creating a positive and supportive arrangement.
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Posted on December 9, 2020 by NYFSC
badcredit.org: The New York Foundation for Senior Citizens’ Home Sharing Program Helps Older People Avoid Debt
The New York Foundation for Senior Citizens offers several programs targeted at low-income and at-risk individuals to help seniors maintain their social and financial independence. Read the full article on badcredit.org.
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Posted on November 22, 2020 by NYFSC
IT’S A HOME RUN: Having a roommate means more income, less loneliness
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CBS News: Senior Citizens get creative with budgeting
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Posted on January 14, 2020 by NYFSC
“Senior citizens are getting creative to make ends meet financially: getting roommates. More than 33% of Americans age 65 and over do not have any money saved for retirement. In 2016, 70% more seniors lived with roommates than… Read More
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Posted on October 6, 2019 by NYFSC
NY Times: ‘We Need Each Other’: Seniors Are Drawn to New Housing Arrangements
Older Americans are exploring housing alternatives, including villages and home-sharing. Read the full article on the NY Times website.
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Posted on June 23, 2019 by NYFSC
Money Magazine: 69-Year-Old Gloria Gaynor Has a Roommate
The article highlights spokesperson Gloria Gaynor and sharemates Janice Raiford and Lillian Otero. Download article
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Posted on April 15, 2019 by NYFSC
Home Sharing for Seniors
Singer Gloria Gaynor is helping to spread the word about a New York City home-sharing program for senior citizens. https://newyork.cbslocal.com/video/4054593-home-sharing-for-seniors/
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Posted on December 17, 2018 by NYFSC
WFME: Helping Seniors Age in Place
Calvin Carter interviews the Foundation’s president Linda R. Hoffman on WFME 1560 AM’s “Vantage Points.”
Wall Street Journal: No Cats, No Sleepovers: Boomers Become Housemates
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Posted on August 26, 2018 by NYFSC
Living with housemates is challenging—and it doesn’t get easier with age; ‘not in my house.’ ‘People of Similiar Sensibilities Sharing Living Quarters.’ Read the article in the Wall Street Journal.
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Posted on January 24, 2018 by NYFSC
NY Times: Getting a Roommate in Your Golden Years
The Home Sharing Program was recently featured in the New York Times article Getting a Roommate in Your Golden Years.
PIX11: ‘Home Sharing’ pairs unlikely strangers as NYC rent spikes
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Posted on January 17, 2016 by nyfsc
The Home Sharing Program was recently featured on PIX 11.
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