Audrey Hilliard began as a Senior Planet scholar in 2016 earlier than shortly becoming a member of the employees as an outreach coordinator. Ever since, she’s been a significant workforce member hopping from mission to mission till her most up-to-date stint on the Related NYCHA hotline.
We chatted along with her about her years of expertise with Senior Planet and the way youthful generations don’t personal the idea of “wanting extra.” For extra details about the Related NYCHA program click on right here!
How did you first get entangled in Senior Planet?
I began working with Senior Planet after I was 66, now I’m 72. Again in 2016, Senior Planet got here to my senior heart with a pc class and I graduated from it. Since then I’ve been engaged on and off doing varied surveys and tasks, together with this most up-to-date time on the Related NYCHA hotline.
To let you know the reality I take pleasure in it, it introduced me to the place I’m now. It helped me establish who I’m.
“Growing older with perspective means you need higher.”
What’s your favourite half about working with Senior Planet?
It’s the reference to my coworkers. It’s attention-grabbing to me to listen to them speak. I’ve labored with quite a lot of folks and that’s how I study – by speaking with others.
Plus each time I’ve labored with Senior Planet it has helped me develop personally. Serving to different seniors helps my life-style. It’s helped me to be extra audible – I didn’t actually converse a lot till I began doing surveys.
How have issues modified with working from dwelling as a result of pandemic?
It’s been good. That is like medication for me, after I get on right here and I do work. It takes me away from all of the distractions. There’s a lot occurring proper now on the earth.
And it’s not simply me – Senior Planet has opened the door for lots of seniors to allow them to know that it’s not over. I can converse for them! It’s not over!
What does getting older with perspective imply to you?
It means to me… transferring ahead into the longer term to do higher. It means you need higher. And I really feel that every one Seniors need higher.
Pam Hugi is Senior Planet’s Neighborhood and Advocacy Supervisor. Based mostly in Brooklyn, she runs Senior Planet’s Supporter program along with being a contributing author for this website. She might be reached at [email protected].