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Newsletter

Our free monthly newsletter Lavender Notes is written for and by LGBTQ seniors. Lavender Notes keeps LGBTQ seniors connected to their community with informative articles of interest to older adults and LGBTQ seniors. It features special interviews, book reviews, volunteer opportunities, and timely information on upcoming events and programs.

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Event Calendar

Check out our calendar of ongoing and one-time events.
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Friendly Visitors

Friendly Visitor Volunteers
Friendly Visitor Volunteers

At Lavender Seniors, we strive to build a community whose members and volunteers support one another. Our goal is to alleviate the feelings of loneliness and isolation that many of us experience as we get older. The Friendly Visitors program does this by matching trained volunteers with LGBTQ seniors who may be frail, homebound, isolated, or otherwise concerned about aging at home with limited social support.

Volunteers serve as hospitality agents providing visits, telephone support and shopping assistance. We encourage our volunteers to create social networks for our seniors. By helping to build networks of support, we better enable LGBTQ seniors to “Age in Place” and improve their quality of life. Friendly Visitors also provide social support to those in residential care facilities.

Monthly Lunches

Rainbow Lunch
Rainbow Lunch

Lavender Seniors’ monthly lunches offer good food in a safe and welcoming environment paired with insightful and entertaining programs such as performances, lectures, or discussions. Everyone is welcome and there are no prior registration requirements.

Rainbow Lunch: Second Saturday of each month, Noon-2PM
All Saints Episcopal Church
911 Dowling St., San Leandro

Oakland Lunch Bunch: Third Friday of each month, 12:30PM-2:30PM
North Oakland Senior Center
5714 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland, CA 94609

Training

Our award-winning cultural competency training program increases awareness about the specific needs of LGBTQ seniors among aging and health service providers.

Outreach

We reach out to LGBTQ seniors by hosting educational seminars, participating in various community events, and developing relationships with health and human service providers.

Advocacy

Lavender Seniors educates the community, government officials, legislators, and health care providers about LGBTQ aging issues.

Visibility

Through our Lavender Scrolls and Emblem Projects we increase the visibility of LGBTQ older adults in our communities. The Scrolls are a touring visual display depicting the lives of 8 LGBTQ seniors.

Leadership Development & Civic Engagement

At the Gay Prom Event
At the Gay Prom Event

Lavender Seniors provides training to LGBTQ seniors interested in improving their community through civic engagement. After training, we will facilitate opportunities for LGBTQ seniors interested in serving on government advisory boards and commissions, coalitions, speaking at community events and providing direct service to others. Learn more about volunteer opportunities.

Contact Us

Mailing Address:
4100 Redwood Rd, Suite 20A #240
Oakland, CA 94619
510-736-5428 (510-736-LGBT)
info@lavenderseniors.org
 

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