San Jose Mercury News Opinion: Santa Clara County’s Population is Aging

By Bryan Cohn in Older Adult Services | Posted January 10, 2024

Santa Clara County Supervisor and champion of The Mature Worker Job Program, Joe Simitian, mentions Peninsula Family Service for its continued program offering. As we navigate the hustle and bustle of daily life, it’s easy to overlook the importance of support services for our older adults. But it’s a conversation we need to have. Whether it’s health check-ups, assistance with daily tasks or a helping hand when they need it, support services for seniors are…

Peninsula Family Service: Getting Older Adults Connected to the Internet in San Mateo County

By Bryan Cohn in Older Adult Services, Success Story | Posted August 11, 2023

Patricia Duarte, the Technology Navigation Program Manager at Peninsula Family Service (PFS), was recently featured in a Partner Spotlight on Community Tech Networks’ (CTN) website. CTN’s mission is to transform lives through digital equity, and its partnership with PFS has become multifaceted. Through this partnership, PFS refers learners to CTN’s Home Connect services, providing free tablets and one-on-one technology training, as well as hosting Affordable Connectivity Program workshops helping individuals sign up for low-cost home internet.…

Longtime Peer Counselor Retires After 10 Years

By Bryan Cohn in Older Adult Services, Volunteers | Posted August 1, 2023

“Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.” – Albert Einstein. These days, successful people tend to get more out of life than they put in. But a person of value will give more than they receive. Longtime Peninsula Family Service (PFS) Peer Counselor Charles Woods recently retired from volunteering after 10 years of service where he had a positive impact on dozens of older adults.…

Peer Counseling Open House

By Theresa Myers in | Posted March 1, 2023

Become a Peer Counselor and join our Spring 2023 training. The Open House will be a lively discussion and overview of the program. This program is for adults age 55+ that live in San Mateo County.

Peer Counselor Training begins

By Theresa Myers in | Posted October 7, 2022

English: October 11 – November 9, 2022 To register via e-mail or call (650) 403.43.00 Ext. 4389 If you are age 55+, you can change the lives of older adults in our community. RSVP and DETAILS

Rally on the Rooftop

By Theresa Myers in | Posted October 4, 2022

Rally on the Rooftop is an open house community event, which offers exhibits showcasing our Early Learning, Financial Empowerment, Employment, and Older Adult Services programs. We will hold a brief celebratory presentation, led by CEO, Heather Cleary, to recognize and thank YOU for helping make our community a better place for all. Please join us for refreshments, hors d’oeuvres, and an evening of gratitude as we celebrate our community, supporters, volunteers, and all who help Peninsula Family Service…

Spring 2022 Program Updates

By Theresa Myers in Early Learning, Financial Empowerment, Newsletter, Older Adult Services, Success Story, Uncategorized, Volunteers | Posted May 31, 2022

Child Development Associate Program PFS has launched our Early Learning Child Development Associate (CDA) Training Program in early 2022, and have gone through the first cohort. We are exiting the pilot phase and now planning our second cohort for the fall. The purpose of the CDA program is to support individuals with a pathway to a rewarding career working with children and at the same time to increase our teacher pipeline. Graduates will earn not…

Annual Report 2021: Older Adult Services

By Theresa Myers in Annual Report | Posted September 24, 2021

LEARNING TECHNOLOGY SKILLS to be CONNECTED Prior to COVID-19 Juan and Sofia were active participants at the Fair Oaks Adult Activity Center for years. In late 2018, Sofia noticed a health decline in Juan, which led to a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. With the help of Peninsula Family Service (PFS) staff, Sofia found several referrals to resources and financial assistance to assist with Juan’s daily needs. Unfortunately, just as they began to have a sense of…

Senior Peer Counseling Training

By Theresa Myers in | Posted April 2, 2021

If you are age 55+, you can change the lives of older adults in our community. Tuesdays and Wednesdays from July 13 – August 11 morning sessions: 9am – 12:30pm Specially-trained volunteer counselors provide weekly visits to adults age 55+ to help manage transitions and life changes such as health concerns, mobility issues, caregiver needs, and grief. Special care is taken to connect participants with someone who shares similar life-experiences and perspectives, with programs offered…

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