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Henry Street Settlement's NORC (Naturally Occurring Retirement Community) program brings comprehensive supportive services to the Lower East Side community's older residents in response to their unique needs and cultural diversity. The Vladeck Cares/NORC Supportive Service Program is a financial and cooperative partnership between the Henry Street Settlement and the New York City Housing Authority. This innovative and unique model brings a wide array of social and health care services to Vladeck Houses, the first NORC in public housing.
NORC programs are proactive and take a therapeutic, preventative approach to the health and well-being of seniors by working in cooperation with local community health and social services. The Vladeck NORC program helps develop, host and link these supportive services because they increase the autonomy and independence of seniors and keeps them living in the community. In turn, the supportive services are able to provide more organized and comprehensive care to the populations they serve.
The Vladeck Cares/NORC Supportive Service Program is funded by the New York City and New York State Departments for the Aging, and private and philanthropic foundations.
The NORC/Vladeck Cares Supportive Service Program offers:
- Comprehensive and preventative social services
and health care - Medical and nursing services
- Supervised case management
- Mental health counseling and therapy
- Cultural programs
- Educational programs
- Social activities and outlets
- Nutritional counseling
- Home visits
- Escorts
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