Florence E. Smith Senior Services

08/28/2026

Today we celebrated all our members born in the month of August, along with a special celebration for our very own Director, Ms. Deborah Barnes! Her leadership and dedication to our community inspires us everyday. Happy birthday, everyone!

08/26/2026

Happy birthday to our friend, Maria, who turns 98 today! Her son Ed brought in a beautiful cake and a singer for her special day!

08/21/2026

The Advance Warning System (AWS) disseminates information to people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs through their service providers. Please share the important information below with your clients and other agencies or individuals to empower them to make informed decisions.

Dear AWS providers,

The NYC Housing Recovery Operations (HRO) has activated the damage report portal for New Yorkers who have experienced property damage from the thunderstorms on Thursday, August 20, 2026.

The damage report will assist the City in providing accurate data on the impact of this event to State and Federal agencies. This information also allows the City to identify and, where available, provide eligible New Yorkers with disaster recovery assistance. Based on the submitted, the City may also refer affected individuals to additional benefits or programs for which they may be eligible.

If you or your clients have been impacted, please submit a damage report at: reportdamage.nyc.gov or call HRO at (212) 615-8329. Please assist impacted clients in submitting a report if they are unable to do so on their own.

The Advance Warning System (AWS) alerts organizations who work with people with disabilities and access and functional needs to various types of hazards and emergencies in New York City that may affect people's independence and daily lives. Participating organizations receive public preparedness and emergency information that they can relay to their clients and other similar agencies. If you work for an organization that serves people with disabilities or access and functional needs you can subscribe for AWS Alerts at the following link: https://www.advancewarningsystemnyc.org/aws

The NYC Housing Recovery Operations (HRO) has activated the damage report portal for New Yorkers who have experienced property damage from the thunderstorms on Thursday, August 20, 2026.

08/12/2026

Happy birthday to our friend, Eddie! Eddie turns 81 today, and we celebrated with cake and snacks. Happy birthday!!!

07/31/2026

Thank you to all our participants in this year's Talent Is Timeless competition! And thank you to our guests from NYC Aging, and Assemblywoman Larinda Hooks for speaking with us. We also had 3 judges with us: Kim Dabney, our Jewelry/Painting instructor, Jose Suazo, President of the Senior Advisory Council, and FESS team member Candace Lin.

Our performers were: Men Solo from Forest Hills OAC, Tibet Minority Dance by Joanna Yang from Florence E. Smith OAC, A woman's Love by Ya Ya Mei from Florence E. Smith OAC, 24 Tai Chi by the Tai Chi group from Florence E. Smith OAC, What a Wonderful World by Golden Phoenix Signing Choir from Elmcor Golden Phoenix Club One, and The Three Tenors from QCH Rego Park.

Congratulations to 3rd place winner, Joanna Yang, 2nd place winner, The Three Tenors, and 1st place winner, the Golden Phoenix Signing Choir!!

We also celebrated all our members born in the month of July and gave away some great raffle prizes! See you next month!

07/03/2026

Hello all, the cooling center at Florence E. Smith Senior Services will not be available on Saturday, July 4th.

07/03/2026

Florence E. Smith Senior Services is a cooling center during this intense heat wave- come and cool down with us! Our members are staying safe and chill by watching the world cup, playing board games, and just having a good time together this Friday afternoon.

06/29/2026

The sun can be fun but too much sun can be hazardous. Our eyes can be especially vulnerable. Join us on Tuesday, July 28, 2026 @ 10 AM when the Lighthouse Guild presents Tips for Protecting Your Eyes From The Sun.

Tuesday, July 28, 2026, 10-11 AM EST

via Zoom

Meeting ID: 93364901298

Call in # 646-558-8656 (NYC)

06/29/2026

Happy birthday to all our members born in June! We sang songs and handed out some great raffle prizes to a few lucky winners.

06/12/2026

Thank you to Senator Jessica Ramos for visiting us during our Father's Day Celebration! We had a wonderful singing performance dedicated to all the dads.