A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
The Early Childhood Development Program set up an information table in the hopes of recruiting some totas for their classrooms. (L to R) Victoria White and Rosalie Morris.
One lucky door prize winner, Lilly Swamp, won herself a new flashlight.
The ladies from SRMT's Health Services were ready to answer questions about tick safety, sun safety and foot care. (L to R) Louise Ingle, Lacey Peters, and Elan Conger.
Jenna David works in a newly formed Victim Services program through Akwesasne Community Justice Program.
One employee, Nancy Vosbrink, from the Office for the Aging, was the lucky winner of the ECDP goody bag. (L to R) Helen Gray, Nancy Vosbrink and Rosalie Morris.
By: Jaclyn Hall
June 15th marked World Elder Abuse Awareness Day and the Office for the Aging organized an event to coincide with the day. The event was held on Friday, June 14th, and was sponsored by the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's Office for the Aging. Several organizations set up tables with educational information and some door prizes. The organizations and programs present during this year's Elder Abuse Awareness Day were ECDP, Office for the Aging, SRMT Health Services, Bank of Montreal, Akwesasne Community Justice Program, Three Sisters Program, Alzheimer's Disease Caregiver Support Initiative, Akwesasne Mohawk Police and Adult and Child Protective Services.
A lot of good resources and information was shared, giving the seniors in Akwesasne a better understanding of the different help that is out there for themselves and their caregivers. Some of the initiatives and programs are new, such as the Akwesasne Community Justice Program's Victim Services, while others have been in Akwesasne for some years, but are not well known to many seniors. A select few are willing and able to serve Seniors throughout Akwesasne, no matter what side of the border they live, although some programs are only able to serve Seniors who live on the U.S. side of Akwesasne. Any senior, no matter where they live, can go to the Office for the Aging and receive the help and assistance needed. "It's important elders know we respect them and they are important to us," stated organizer Helen Gray.
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