Friendly VOICES, a New Volunteer Program, Helps Limit  
 Social Isolation Among Older New Yorkers during COVID-19 
 This  pandemic  has  lasted  
 longer than any of us expected.  
 But we will get through this, by  
 staying emotionally, mentally  
 and physically healthy, and by  
 staying connected. 
 If you would like to volunteer  
 for Friendly VOICES, call Aging  
 Connect  at  212-Aging-NYC  
 (212-244-6469), or fill out an  
 online volunteer interest form.  
 Older Adults who wish to join  
 the program can also call Aging  
 Connect or fill out an online  
 participant form. 
 NYC Department for the  
 Aging Commissioner  
 Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez 
  
  
  
 New Friendly VOICES program matches volunteers with older  
 adults to connect on a weekly basis over the phone or video calls  
 and help relieve social isolation. 
 is designed to limit social isolation  
 and build ongoing engagement.  
 Friendly VOICES is different  
 as the program is available to  
 all older adults who are socially  
 isolated. In addition, Friendly  
 VOICES offers older New Yorkers  
 the option to have a peer-to-peer  
 match and be connected with  
 another  older  adult  or  join  a  
 small virtual group. Becoming a  
 Friendly VOICES volunteer is an  
 easy way to brighten your day. We  
 recommend that anyone wlling  
 to volunteer or join the program  
 reach out to us. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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 I also want to remind older  
 adults to get the Flu Vaccine.  
 Doctors say getting a flu vaccine  
 this year has never been more  
 important. The flu vaccine does  
 not prevent COVID-19. But by  
 preventing the flu and having  
 a  healthy  immune  system,  
 a  person  will  have  an  easier  
 time fighting off a COVID-19  
 infection. The City Department  
 of Health and Mental Hygiene  
 has  a  locator  map  to  help  
 you find the nearest vaccine  
 location. There are also outdoor  
 flu vaccination pop-up events  
 throughout the city this season. 
 There  are  also  two  other  
 vaccinations that can keep older  
 adults healthy: the pneumonia  
 vaccine and the shingles vaccine.  
 The  CDC  recommends  all  
 adults  65  years  or  older  get  
 a pneumonia vaccine yearly;  
 some older adults with specific  
 conditions may require a second  
 shot at another time. Shingles,  
 which is caused by the same  
 virus that causes chicken pox,  
 produces  a  painful  rash  and  
 blisters that can lead to serious  
 complications. Adults age 50 and  
 older need to get 2 doses of the  
 vaccine, the second dose two to  
 six months after the first. 
  
  
  
  
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 It has been more than seven  
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 pandemic  began  and  our  
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 the pandemic has led to many  
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 with loved ones and becoming  
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 Social isolation has always  
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 it.  For  older  adults,  social  
 isolation  can  be  especially  
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 wellbeing and leading to health  
 problems like depression and  
 heart disease. 
 Throughout this pandemic,  
 the  City  Department  for  
 the  Aging  (DFTA)  has  been  
 working to limit social isolation  
 through virtual programming,  
 wellness checks and the Friendly  
 Visiting program, a successful  
 initiative  that  has  matched  
 more  than  2,000  volunteers  
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 for weekly visits that are now  
 being done virtually via phone  
 and video calls. 
 In  June,  we  ran  a  Social  
 Isolation PSA campaign and  
 more  than 400 New Yorkers  
 signed  up  to  volunteer  for  
 Friendly Visiting. This told us  
 that New Yorkers want to stepup, 
   volunteer,  and  help  our  
 older adults. Well, we heard the  
 City loud and clear, and we are  
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