Category Archives: Community News

Thanks to Home Depot for Helping Our Garden Grow

Laura Mason, EngAGE Executive Director, Northern California, reports: “A huge thank you to Home Depot for the generous donation of garden supplies! All will be used to beautify the community garden at The Huntington Senior Apartments in Morgan Hill, California.”

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Welcome to the Team: Henry Sotelo

Henry Sotelo (he/him/his), Program Director / Social Services Coordinator (El Verano, Anaheim, CA) – Mr. Sotelo is a 3rd Generation Angeleno. He has had a lifelong passion for the arts, music, travel, and social justice. In his free time, you can find him hiking/cycling … Continue reading

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Tech Success for a Grateful LBSAC Resident

Talented artist and Long Beach Senior Arts Colony resident Alva McNeal recently requested assistance from Miles Morse who has, among other responsibilities, the job of serving as technology instructor/advisor at several of our EngAGE communities, including LBSAC. Alva shared her … Continue reading

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“Yours Truly” Art Exhibition Opens in San Francisco

“Yours Truly,” the first group art exhibition by residents of the Delivering Innovation in Supportive Housing (DISH) community, opened March 12, 2021, at Swim Gallery in San Francisco, CA. Organized and curated by EngAGE Program Director Mattie Loyce, the exhibit … Continue reading

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Park Plaza Artist Ira Harutyunyan

Ira Harutyunyan, a resident of Park Plaza Senior Apartments in North Hollywood, CA, has been taking care of herself during the pandemic by creating paintings, working with EngAGE art teacher Polet Zargarian. To adapt to COVID-imposed restrictions, Polet has found … Continue reading

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Video: The Book Club at Magnolia @ Highland Discusses “One Hundred Years of Solitude”

EngAGE Program Director Alma Wright, who created this wonderful video, reports: “We finished reading One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez a couple of weeks ago, and these are clips of our final discussion on the book. I … Continue reading

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Tavarua Senior Apartments: Grocery Grab and Helpful Honda Surprise

Residents felt the love last week in the form of free groceries, thanks to two wonderful organizations. Nolan Meija, a Carlsbad teen, created a free grocery shopping service called Grocery Grab, which he and his classmates at Sage Creek High … Continue reading

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