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Navigating COVID-19 for LGBT Elders
The current Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is changing the landscape of our daily lives, causing disruptions to everyday activities and uncertainty for the future. As a service provider for older adults, Empath Health is highly aware of the challenges presented to...
read moreEvery Day Is A Gift
Howard Zinn is an American historian, playwright and thinker whose words continue to inspire us on this beautiful Monday morning: We don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human...
read moreMeet Our Volunteers of the Year: Part 3
As we look towards National Volunteer Month and Volunteer Appreciation Week this April, learn about our final set of 2020 Volunteer of the Year Award recipients and their contributions to Empath Health. Chris Zogorean - Specialized Volunteer Service Award Bereavement...
read moreHelping Kids Cope with Anxiety
Over the past weeks, lives have been turned upside down as we face the COVID-19 outbreak. Closures of schools, stores and restaurants, cancellations of events and shortages of essential items have left many feeling stressed and anxious. While everyone has experienced...
read moreStaying Grounded During Challenging Times
Challenging times present us with an opportunity to be patient when we encounter frustration, calm in the midst of chaos, and compassionate with those who are fearful or overwhelmed. Our spiritual practice can help us to access the resources we need to stay connected...
read moreMeet Our Volunteers of the Year: Part 2
Our celebration of volunteers continues as we introduce our second pair of 2020 Volunteer of the Year recipients and applaud their extraordinary service. Nero Jones - Organizational Support Volunteer Office – Welcome Center Jones began volunteering with Empath Health...
read moreOn Love
If you ever wonder what it is that stirs us from within to strive to be a better person, or enables us to “feel with” someone who is suffering or in pain, or celebrates when good things come together, or spurs us on towards an unlikely or difficult to attain goal, or...
read moreMeet Our Volunteers of the Year: Part 1
Every day the Empath Health family of volunteers are making a difference in the lives of others. Whether supporting the organization from behind the scenes or providing comfort directly to patients and families, we appreciate all our volunteers do to help us provide...
read moreMaking an Impact on Care – Cathy Lasky
Congratulations to our February Impact award winner, Cathy Lasky, creative services producer for Empath Health. Lasky has been with the organization for 26 years. In her role, she supports the mission through visual storytelling with...
read moreGolden Repair
Have you heard of Kintsugi? –also known as Kintsukuroi (金繕い, "golden repair"), is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum, a method similar to the maki-e...
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