Visiting Neighbors, Inc.

11/01/2023

Elves (volunteers) will deliver holiday gift bags to seniors who ordinarily get no gifts at all.

04/23/2022

Back by popular demand, the beloved Visiting Neighbors Talent Show is finally back! Our seniors are ready to come out & entertain. So please don't miss it! Help us cheer them on & celebrate that “Talent is Timeless!”

Chelsea Day Street Fair
Saturday, April 30, 2022, 12pm – 4pm
VN bandstand on 8th Ave & W20th Street

06/04/2020

A special thank you for a donation of masks from Senator Brad Hoylman, masks and gloves from Speaker Cory Johnson, masks from Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and Sanitizing lotion and masks from Assembly member Deborah Glick, who personally came by our office to drop off the PPE.

06/01/2020

One of our younger volunteers since high school, Esteban, now 19 and in College, has made dozens of protective plastic face shields for our volunteers who continue to visit and/or shop. Each mask took him 45 minutes to make. He also has been shopping for food and other necessities for seniors. Thank you Esteban! All of our volunteers are special individuals who make a huge difference in the lives of our older neighbors!

03/19/2020

03/18/2020

Visiting Neighbors will still be functioning on a limited basis; Mon-Thurs 10am-4pm to assist our seniors who need shopping (for now escorts to/from doctors appts are temporarily suspended).Here you'll find some basic safety tips for dealing with COVID-19 as well as some food for thought. Stat safe and stay well...

03/16/2020

As all of us are concerned with the onset of the Covid 19 Pandemic, the following table should help us in the differnces among the common cold, the flu or the corona virus.

11/08/2019

07/05/2018

Attention: Please Come And See Visiting Neighbors @ the Fair. Our student nurses from the NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing will be with us doing Blood Pressure Screenings

06/21/2018

Please see the offer from our elected officials for seniors to obtain nutritious food every other week for a small fee.See the listing for the phone # to call to obtain the distribution locations

05/13/2017

23rd Annual Talent Show

01/22/2017

We wanted to send a special thank you out to FIT for helping us with our Elfing program. They assembled 50 gingerbread houses for us! The seniors loved them and thank you as well for the wonderful holiday gift.

08/01/2016

All of us look for means to help us to stay healthy. Take a moment and look over these important tips how Yoga, Posture Improvement, and Nutrition will put you on the road to longevity! (Click flyer to enlarge or download)

07/19/2016

Visiting Neighbors wants you be safe during these summer heatwaves. Please read and use these tips to stay cool and safe during these hot summer days! Just click the flyer to enlarge (or to download it)

05/03/2016

Highlights from the 22nd Senior Talent Show

04/18/2016

AmazonSmile: You shop. Amazon gives.

Remember Mother's Day is Sunday May 8th. If you plan on purchasing something special for that someone special, here is a link to Amazon which gives Visiting Neighbors a portion of that purchase you just made. Thanks for thinking of both Mom and Visiting Neighbors!
http://smile.amazon.com/gp/charity/homepage.html?orig=%2Fgp%2Fbrowse.html%3Fnode%3D502659011&ein=23-7379098http://smile.amazon.com/gp/charity/homep98age.html?orig=%2Fgp%2Fbrowse.html%3Fnode%3D502659011&ein=23-73790

12/04/2015

Happy Holidays! It’s that time of the year for Elfing! Elfing is when our volunteer "Elves" bring gifts and spend time with our Seniors to help brighten up their winter spirits.

We are raising funds to help offset the costs of the gifts given out to our wonderful Seniors. We are not asking for money, though donations are always appreciated. Supporters simply shop through the link below and a percentage of their purchases will be given to our fundraiser.

If you have Holiday or personal shopping needs through 1/31/2016, please browse hundreds of retailers and restaurants such as Under Armour, Nike, Starbucks, Panera Bread, and other popular places for great deals. Up to 50% of what you spend goes back to my fundraiser!

Please support us here: https://www.flipgive.com/c/36139

Thanks for your support and have a Happy and Healthy Holiday Season.

Sincerely,
Your friends at Visiting Neighbors

10/15/2015

Art Therapy for Seniors - ASC Blog

The power of Art! Also, we're exactly one week from our fundraiser! Tickets are available now for only $100! Hope to see you there :) https://www.facebook.com/events/981047735254798/

Read our latest blog post to learn the ways seniors can benefit from using art as therapy.

07/27/2015

Advice for older people on staying safe in hot weather

vhttps://www.nia.nih.gov/newsroom/2015/07/advice-older-people-staying-safe-hot-

Summer weather can pose special health risks to older adults and people with chronic medical conditions. It is critically important that adults particularly susceptible to hyperthermia and other heat-related illnesses know how to safeguard against problems. The National Institute on Aging (NIA), par…

07/27/2015

Update: Due to circumstances beyond Visiting Neighbors's control, the Chelsea Day Festival & Senior Talent Show as been postponed and will be at it's usual date next year on Saturday, April 30th, 2016. Please keep in touch and make any necessary changes to your calendar.

10/29/2014

Hi Everyone! We have an important announcement regarding the Art From The Heart III event-

Due to circumstances beyond our control, Art From The Heart III will be POSTPONED. The event will no longer take place on 11/11/14.

Worry not! We will be back and better than ever on Thursday October 22nd, 2015

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience and hope to see you all then!

10/23/2014

Check out this sneak peek of one of our auction items for our Visiting Neighbors Art from the Heart III event!

This beautiful piece is a watercolor by one of our talented senior artists, Pamela Loveless.

"Limes and Lemons", 1990
Watercolor
28" x 32"

This piece and many more will be up for grabs at the silent and live auctions at our event on 11/11!

Tickets are still available! See our event link for additional details: http://on.fb.me/ZJKaNE.

05/08/2014

Senior Talent Show Gives Prizes, Gets Proclamation

In case you missed the Senior Talent Show, there is a nice write up in Chelsea Now.

http://chelseanow.com/2014/05/senior-talent-show-gives-prizes-gets-proclamation/

Courtesy of Visiting NeighborsA Mongolian folk dance troupe (in blue) earned second place, in the Senior Talent Show. In pink: First Prize winner Li Yana.

04/27/2014

Congratulations to our Senior Talent Show winners! The first place performance was a delightful traditional fan dance. This year's talent really spanned the globe with performances inspired from such places as China, Cuba, Japan, Jamaica, Mexico, Mongolia, and Puerto Rico.

Visiting Neighbors also received a special award from the Manhattan Borough President recognizing VN Senior Talent Show Appreciation Day!

04/19/2014

**SENIOR TALENT SHOW**

Visiting Neighbors is pleased to announce that we will be hosting our annual Senior Talent Show during the 8th Avenue Festival on Saturday April 26th at 2 PM. Our booth and the stage will be located near 20th Street. Come join us as we cheer on our seniors as they showcase their talents.

04/03/2014

We received a lovely thank you letter from one of our seniors that we wanted to share with all of you. For this past Valentine’s Day, we worked in collaboration with a local grade school to create care packages for many of our seniors that included Valentine’s cards from the school’s students. This is the heart warming note we received.

“Please thank everyone for the lovely cards and gifts for Valentine’s Day. That was so thoughtful and it was a beautiful surprise. I didn’t want this day to go by without saying thank you and I love everything. The cards were so charming that the children made. I hope you had as wonderful a holiday. Thank you.”

01/25/2014

Thanks to N.Y.U., Visiting Neighbors finds a home | The Villager Newspaper

A nice article about the ribbon cutting at the new Visiting Neighbors office at 3 Washington Square Village is available online. Here is the link:

http://thevillager.com/2013/12/19/thanks-to-n-y-u-visiting-neighbors-finds-a-home/

At the ribbon-cutting for Visiting Neighbors’ new offices in Washington Square Village, from left: Councilmember Margaret Chin; David Gruber, Community Board 2 chairperson; Cynthia Maurer, Visiting Neighbors executive director; and Alicia Hurley, of N.Y.U. ©NYU Photo Bureau: Asselin

07/19/2013

HEATWAVE - Visiting Neighbors' office staff were filmed by WNBC-TV for the 5 p.m. news yesterday. Staff were calling seniors to check in with them at this possibly vulnerable season. We care!

04/29/2013

On Sat. April 27th, a rousing time was had by all in the great warm sunny weather for VN's 19th Annual Senior Talent Show! It was a fabulous event with singers, dancers abound. The audience from those in strollers to those with walkers, watched in rapt attention. Be there for our 20th.

04/02/2013

Next Up..... 19th Annual Senior Talent Show! As part of Visiting Neighbors Chelsea Day Festival, Saturday, April 27, we have a stellar lineup of talent that will compete on our outside stage @ 8th Ave. & 20th St. between 2 &4 PM. JOIN US!