‘Junior-Senior Partnership’ center opens

The “Junior-Senior Partnership,” an intergenerational community resource center for mentoring and monitoring, recently held its first workshop.
Administered through the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development with funds provided by City Councilmember David Weprin, this program taps into the experience, expertise and know-how of young and older adults to engage and empower Queens residents with healthy tips for healthy living.
Seniors, for example, might address groups of new moms or mothers-to-be on parenting skills from the heart, or give lessons on tasty cooking for nutritional eating, while teens can help organize the medicine chests of their elderly partners, assist them in writing to a relative, reading the newspapers or learning how to access the Internet.
The first workshop, held at the Queens Health Coalition at 163-13 Depot Road in Flushing, featured home remedies that included advice on using veggies to produce beautiful skin and the benefits of ginger in beating the common cold.
A small stipend is paid to the participants and a MetroCard is provided. The next workshop is scheduled for March. If you are interested in participating, call Moona at 718-762-0346, Ext. 13.