WHERE YOU LIVE MATTERS,
Life-Changing When a 3rd grader walked into the Forest Park afterschool program, he was not a very happy young man. His family had moved four times in the last year, he was failing academically, and, in his frustration, had started acting out in ways negative to himself and others. In time, he became a regular participant in “The Exploration Station.” Twice a week, he received one-on-one tutoring in math and reading, and enjoyed other small group activities. He loved the hands-on academic games, and was able to capture the skills he had not mastered in the 1st and 2nd grades. David will proudly tell you that he still enjoys The Exploration Station, has become the lead organizer of our weekly Chess Club, and now earns a great report card in all subjects.
Life-Saving Some decisions don’t just affect your life, they might just save it. One Bayview Towers resident had a healthcare history that is all too common. With no health insurance, regular medical care was not an affordable option. Knowing this, her neighbors encouraged her to join them in taking advantage of an important OP partnership. Working with the Stamford Tully Center’s visiting Wellness Van, Operation Pathways made free mammogram screenings and OB/GYN exams available to the financially-challenged women living in Bayview. Thankfully, that resulted in detection of one woman’s breast cancer at a relatively early stage where it could be completely removed surgically. Had it not been for this OP partnership, her cancer may not have been detected and treated until a much later stage, or worse.
Life-Protecting At 92, Edmund is Ships’ Cove’s oldest resident. His 89-year-old sister Dot also calls Ships’ Cove home. Edmund knew exactly where to turn when he received a deeply disturbing phone call. Greeting his Resident Services Coordinator with the exclamation “Oh, thank God you’re here!,” Edmund shared that the caller
wanted him to send money through Western Union to
help Edmund’s granddaughter, apparently injured in Canada. The RSC acted quickly to confirm to Edmund and his family that it was a criminal hoax and his granddaughter was safe and had been at her US workplace all along. She helped Edmund file a police report, and called the Canadian number herself— informing the scam artists that they had been reported to the authorities and not to harass her client any further. Edmund and Dot were greatly comforted: had an RSC not been available at Ships’ Cove apartments, Edmund and Dot may have been scammed out of their life savings.
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