News of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) continues to grow globally, and we know you are concerned about the wellbeing of your families, clients, and our community. We extend our support, and encourage opportunities for creativity during this uncertain time. We especially acknowledge the impact of social isolation on older adults, those with compromised immune systems, and the communities we serve that are no longer able to gather. This is also a time for creativity to shine brighter than ever, and an opportunity for the creative force within each of us to do good for each other and the world. We encourage you to remain inspired, connected, engaged, and joyful.
We hope you'll find ways to:
CASF is working on ways to continue to be of support and to provide ongoing inspiration in the coming months, so you will be hearing from us again soon.
May your days be healthy, fulfilling, and creative!
We hope you'll find ways to:
- Reach out to a neighbor or friend to check in
- Read that creative book you've always wanted to read
- Find personal time in your studio to make art, poetry, and more
- Make time for ritual and creative practices: dance, sing, meditate, and more
- Pick up that hobby you haven't had a chance to pursue
- Spend time in nature
CASF is working on ways to continue to be of support and to provide ongoing inspiration in the coming months, so you will be hearing from us again soon.
May your days be healthy, fulfilling, and creative!
Stay Home. Save Lives. Check In
Call, text, and (safely) knock on doors to make sure your neighbors, friends, and family are connected and have the support they need! Use this Community Check-In Checklist, the share it with at least 5 people you know.
Take the pledge. https://www.engageca.org/check-in
Call, text, and (safely) knock on doors to make sure your neighbors, friends, and family are connected and have the support they need! Use this Community Check-In Checklist, the share it with at least 5 people you know.
Take the pledge. https://www.engageca.org/check-in
The Hummingbird Project: Activity Ideas during Covid 19
click link above for useful tools and ideals on creative aging at home.
click link above for useful tools and ideals on creative aging at home.
CASF Let's Stay Connected!
While protecting ourselves from the health risks associated with COVID19, it is crucial to stay socially connected. Social isolation affects our feelings of connectedness to ourselves and each other. Join us in celebrating simple moments of creativity to fuel our resiliency and bring us together.
While protecting ourselves from the health risks associated with COVID19, it is crucial to stay socially connected. Social isolation affects our feelings of connectedness to ourselves and each other. Join us in celebrating simple moments of creativity to fuel our resiliency and bring us together.
- Join a group or make a friend on the phone! Well Connected and Well Connected Español hold exciting group calls every day via phone and computer – about history, art, conversation, music, and much more.
- Would you like to chat with someone one on one? Try a Social Call friendly visitor to talk with once a week about current events, your hobbies, and shared interests. For either program, call 877-797-7299 or visit covia.org to sign up.
For Russian and Chinese phone programs, call DOROT University Without Walls at 877-819-1947 - Exhibit at a Ruth’s Table group gallery show! Mail any art form to be included in a gallery show later this year; draw on the back of an envelope, write a recipe or poem, paint, make a collage, whatever inspires you. Mail to: 580 Capp St, San Francisco, CA 94110. https://www.ruthstable.org/programs/enduring-inspiration
- Take a picture of anything that inspires you; the way the light hits the wall in your living room, your cup of tea, birds chirping outside, the raindrops on windowpane. Email it to creativeagingsf@gmail.com. We’ll feature your work at Ruth’s Table!
Create To Connect! sign up for 2 weeks of daily creative challenges.