The Pierre

Pierre moved to Brooklyn from Haiti 40+ years ago. He was a police officer and used to patrol Coney Island and Brighton Beach. He has three children - a son who is a doctor, one daughter who is a teacher, and one daughter who is a nurse. His wife passed away last year. Pierre enjoys dancing and making new friends. He says when he was younger he enjoyed going to parties.

Over 10 years ago, Pierre’s friend from church recommended JASA’s NORC (Naturally Occurring Retirement Community) program and since then he goes almost every day. Pierre says it is so important to stay active and do things. He attends JASA’s exercise classes and dancing classes and enjoys going on trips with the seniors in his community. Most of all, he loves making new friends, and he loves making people laugh. He says he’ll go up to a group of people and start telling jokes. He says he tells all of his friends about the NORC program.

JASA embraces the NORC (Naturally Occurring Retirement Community) model as an effective community-based partnership approach to help adults age in place and strengthen the neighborhoods in which they live. Services include individualized social work assistance and nursing support, group programming, intergenerational events, and volunteer and leadership opportunities. Program staff also offer information and assistance to help older residents secure benefits and entitlements, transportation to medical appointments, home care, and homedelivered meals.

These earrings are handmade with love and care by JASA seniors. Treat yourself today and support older New Yorkers!