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    How to Keep the Holidays From Derailing Your Financial Intentions

    How to Keep the Holidays From Derailing Your Financial Intentions

    By Brandon Miller – The holiday season has a way of speeding everything up. Calendars fill, inboxes overflow, and suddenly you’re juggling festive plans, family logistics, travel costs, year-end deadlines,…

    Elder Care Planning in the Bay Area: Legal Strategies for LGBTQ+ Seniors

    Elder Care Planning in the Bay Area: Legal Strategies for LGBTQ+ Seniors

    By Jay Greene – As LGBTQ+ community members in the San Francisco Bay Area age, thoughtful elder care planning becomes key to maintaining independence, dignity, and connection. This involves legal…

    ‘A Place That Feels Like Coming Home’

    ‘A Place That Feels Like Coming Home’

    Photos Courtesy of On Lok By Grace Li – For its participants, Openhouse + On Lok Community Services is more than a day center. It is the place where they…

    Openhouse and Mercy Housing California Awarded New Funding for LGBTQ+ Senior Housing Project

    Mercy Housing California and Openhouse on December 11, 2025, announced that the 1939 Market Senior Housing community has been awarded funding through the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program, administered…

    Fighting for Those Who Fought for Us

    Fighting for Those Who Fought for Us

    By Morey Riordan – As I reflect on my first couple of months as the Executive Director of Openhouse, my experience has been one of deep learning, joy, and appreciation…

    Fighting Ageism: LGBTQ+ Seniors and Friendly Visitors Connect for Life-Affirming Companionship and Support

    Fighting Ageism: LGBTQ+ Seniors and Friendly Visitors Connect for Life-Affirming Companionship and Support

    By Charles Renfroe – Gilbert, a gay man in his late 60s, came to Openhouse after entering sobriety and recovering from prolonged substance abuse. “Having just finished my addictions, I…

    Caring When It Counts: Why the ‘Culture of Care’ Program Matters for 2SLGBTQ+ Older Adults

    Caring When It Counts: Why the ‘Culture of Care’ Program Matters for 2SLGBTQ+ Older Adults

    By Carla Peña – As people age, many of us eventually rely—whether temporarily or permanently—on caregivers, long-term care facilities, adult day services, home health aides, or senior-serving organizations to help…

    Where Style & Inclusion Blossom: The Charles Pacific Grove

    By Ryan MacCarrigan – Along California’s Monterey Peninsula, the town of Pacific Grove sits quietly between the pines and the ocean just over two hours south of San Francisco. It…

    Help Shape Services for Older Adults and Adults With Disabilities

    Help Shape Services for Older Adults and Adults With Disabilities

    The San Francisco Department of Disability and Aging Services (DAS) is conducting the 2025–2026 Dignity Fund Community Needs Assessment (DFCNA), and they need your help to spread the word widely…

    San Francisco Bay Times Columnist Dr. Marcy Adelman Receives SF Pride’s Lifetime Contribution Award

    San Francisco Bay Times Columnist Dr. Marcy Adelman Receives SF Pride’s Lifetime Contribution Award

    At the City Hall VIP Pride Party on Sunday, June 29, 2025, Dr. Marcy Adelman received San Francisco Pride’s Teddy Witherington Award for lifetime contributions to the LGBTQ+ community. She…

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