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Fair Housing and Older Adults: Know Your Rights

H.O.M.E.'s Executive Director, Gail Schechter, discusses Fair Housing Month, and how to recognize if older adults are being discriminated against in terms of housing. Resources include filing a housing discrimination complaint or contacting Access Living or Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance.

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How do you infuse love in the everyday?

Pam Smith writes a blog for H.O.M.E.'s Senior Moments. She discusses expressing love through ordinary tasks such as cooking or folding laundry. Other ways one can spread love is to volunteer with us; we have opportunities for groups to guest chef, paint, or just play games with seniors.

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Be SMART this year!

Social work intern Jack provides helpful tips for seniors on how to set SMART goals: goals that are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-based.

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Introducing our spring intern

Welcome to H.O.M.E.'s newest intern from Chicago Semester! She will be working with seniors in the Good Life Senior Residences program.

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