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Stories of Impact

The best proof of our impact in the community are the stories about the issues we address and the people that we serve

We are thrilled to introduce you to our new Senior Director of Clinical Services, Allyson Holmes-Knight, PhD! With immense pride, we welcome Allyson to our...

From A Charmed Life by Marika Somogyi Something magical happened. I woke up to something I thought was an apparition. At the foot of my...

Herta Weinstein tells the story of her journey from the Rhine Valley to San Francisco....
Ilse Eden writes about the experience of both her maternal and paternal grandparents who were born and grew up in Germany....
This story is based on the life of Alec and his parents, Dyna and Jakob, who were living in Lodz when Germany invaded Poland in...

Loaf of Bread By R.A. Denise ran noiselessly up the narrow path and through the olive grove, dodging the gnarled tree trunks twisted and bent...

One Story About Courageous People in Nazi-Occupied Holland by Edith Heine I was born in July 1938 and lived in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, when the...

This story is about a girl who grew up in Mannheim, Germany and the events following “Kristallnacht” in November of 1938....
This story is about a girl who was growing up in Vienna, Austria when the events happening in 1938 changed everything....
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  • Strengthen essential services for older adults and caregivers

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