Neighborhood Naturally Occurring Retirement Community

Aging in Place in Albany | An Interfaith NNORC Project

877 Madison Avenue Albany, NY 12208

P: (518) 514-2023 F: (518) 489-5839

Katalin Mandelker NNORC Program Director kmandelker@jfsneny.org		Deb Riitano NNORC Outreach Coordinator driitano@jfsneny.org
	NNORC Volunteer Form

Neighborhood Naturally Occurring Retirement Community is an interfaith partnership led by Jewish Family Services of NENY, and also includes Senior Services of Albany, Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, United Jewish Federation of NENY, St. Peter's Home Care and CHOICES program, Catholic Charities, Sidney Albert Albany Jewish Community Center, and University at Albany School of Social Welfare. NNORC's allow adults to remain in their homes, and give them opportunities for social interaction and increased health and social services. With the Baby Boom generation moving into the 60+ age range, the need for development of supportive services for older adults wishing to remain in their homes has never been more timely.

As the first NNORC in the region, we hope this pilot program will serve as a model for other local communities and neighborhoods. It is our goal to promote innovative, interfaith, supportive services to seniors who wish to live independently. By providing access to a range of health and supportive services, we hope to improve the residents' health, social outcomes and quality of life as they age in place.

NNORC services include:

Information and referral services
Case management and case assistance
Opportunities for volunteer activities among older residents
Shopping assistance and friendly visiting
Access to health screenings, walking and exercise programs
Outreach to all residents in the NNORC geographic area

The NNORC area is a southwest section of Albany that has one of the highest concentrations of older adults in the Capital Region. According to the most recent US census, in this area of Albany, 27% of the residents are over the age of 60 and 47% of the households have at least one resident 65 years of age or older. The boundaries of the area Academy Road/Marwill Street on the east, Whitehall Road on the south, New Scotland Avenue on the north, and the western border at the intersection of New Scotland Avenue and Whitehall Road.

Many of the residents of the single- and two-family homes and garden apartments in this approximately 2 square mile region have lived in this area for many years. All of these residents aged 60 and above are eligible to participate in the NNORC project.