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Presentation by Sharing Network -- CANCELED

The Sharing Network is designed for elderly, mostly public housing residents in Fort Greene/Clinton Hill. It offers free social, educational, recreational, artistic, and meditative conversations and activities in small groups over the phone.

 
Its goal is to sustain the emotional health and cognitive abilities of elders who have limited social involvement and who do not have regular internet access. Each group is led by a moderator.  Seniors choose from 15-17 different groups offered at a time. Typical groups are: making and enjoying food, Bible study, R&B and soul hits of the 60’s and 70’s, the sports story of the week, celebrating holidays, stretching and movement, storytelling, civil rights history and memories, Black art at the Brooklyn Museum, and crafts.

Each group meets for an hour a week for a 5 or 6-week term.  To foster cohesion and intimacy, groups are kept small, with up to 10 participants. 
The overriding purpose is to bring people together in intimate, safe, supportive spaces where they can enjoy interacting with friends and make new relationships which help them recover the sense of self that one derives from social contact.

 

Noteworthy:

  • Most participants join 3 groups per week.
  • The groups become eagerly anticipated points on participants’ calendars, helping shape their weeks.
  • Seniors do not even have to remember a phone number.  The staff calls participants and places them in their groups.
  • Moderators are trained to encourage engaged listening and easy participation rather than to just impart information.
  • During the 5 or 6-week term, with moderator encouragement, groups become cohesive support communities and often carry over into successive terms.
  • Participation eases loneliness and depression with immersion in welcoming groups offering culturally appropriate, stimulating content and varied cognitive stimulation.

Current Sharing Network Flyer 2022

For sample description of all groups 

The Sharing Network Winter Term 2022

This event is open to the public, but please register to receive Zoom information and we can reach you if there are scheduling changes.

When:
Tuesday, February 1, 2022, 2:30 PM until 3:30 PM
Where:

Additional Info:
Category:
Informational
Registration is not Required
Payment In Full In Advance Only
This informational presentation for GNPS is on zoom, but programming by The Sharing Network is by phone only.
Cancellation Policy:
Please respect your host, as well as the other GNPS members who have registered, by cancelling your registration if your plans change and you cannot attend.
Thank you.
Capacity:
25
Available Slots:
25
No Fee
No Fee
No Fee
If you are having any difficulty using this site please call us at 917-947-9121
 
 
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