For those of you in the Detroit Metro area, Wednesday, September 4th has been designated as Senior Day at the Detroit Zoo. Seniors 62 and older and a caregiver get free admission and free parking. Details can be found in the attached flyer.
Kari Wilson
Kari Wilson has a heart that beats to the social work drum.
Kari joined the Hannan Family in April of 2012. Currently, Kari has two homes: one at the Royal Oak Manor Cooperative and the other at the Madison Heights Cooperative. Kari’s undergrad was at the University of Missouri, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism. Kari’s path drove her to acquire a MSW degree from Wayne State University and she is currently a LLMSW.
Kari worked as a copy editor for the Free Press for 10 years. During that time, she edited many special projects, including some about child abuse and neglect. Kari felt helpless but at the same time she felt a need to do something. During her MSW program, she had two great internships: one as a service coordinator at Bethany Villa senior apartments in Troy, and one with Citizens for Better Care as a volunteer long-term care ombudsman. Kari worked to resolve problems of individual residents and to improve residents’ care and quality of life. This is when she met Ann Kraemer, also part member of the Hannan family. During this time, she worked at Ambassador nursing center on Jefferson Ave in Detroit and Sorrento Care Center on West Chicago (now closed), and also worked on a research project about adult guardianship.
Kari spends her free time reading mysteries and historical fiction, especially medieval, regency and Victorian. Kari has too many favorite authors to list but she did name a couple: Dorothy Dunnett was a Scottish historical novelist who started her career as a press officer in the civil service, and she was also professional portrait painter. Iain Pears is an English art historian, novelist and journalist. Deanna Raybourn is an American author of mystery novels set in Victorian era England. If she wasn’t a social worker, Kari would love to be a professor of medieval European history.
Kari loves Monty Python, classical and New Wave music, the Stratford Shakespeare festival and “The Princess Bride.” One of Kari’s favorite quotes is by “Great Gatsby” author F. Scott Fitzgerald, “I am a cynical idealist.”
Kari has passed on her love for reading and the arts to her children, Tristan, 11, and Annabel, 8. She has traveled to London and Ireland with her husband, Jeff, and to Ireland with Tristan as part of a Suzuki Royal Oak music tour. This summer, Kari and Tristan will be traveling to Estonia and Russia, also on a music tour. History, music, art, what a grand adventure for this history- and music-loving mother.
Written By: Monika George
Depression in the Workplace
Did you know that depression is the leading cause of disability in the U.S. and Canada? A recent Gallup study found that about 12% of workers have been diagnosed with depression at some point, and that depression costs U.S. workplaces $23 billion in absenteeism each year. In addition, depressive illnesses can significantly affect an individual’s ability to find, retain, and regain meaningful employment.
However, programs focused on raising awareness and promoting early identification and effective treatment of depressive illnesses can help employees thrive at work and improve their quality of life.
In these six short videos, U of M Depression Center experts offer basic education on depression treatment approaches and practical suggestions for self-care. They include tips on improving nutrition, sleep, and exercise, and provide information on various psychotherapy techniques, managing medication, and neuromodulation therapies for treatment-resistant depression.
http://www.depressiontoolkit.org/expert_advice/
Declining Depression Rates Among Older Americans
Depression rates have fallen significantly among the majority of older adults in recent years, with the most pronounced drop among the elderly, who have historically been a higher risk group for depression. This is according to a new study led by Depression Center member Kara Zivin, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry in the U-M Medical School and research investigator at the VA Center for Clinical Management Research, which found that fewer Americans over 50 are experiencing symptoms of depression. The results were not all good news, however, as increased depression rates were found among “late middle agers” (55-59 years of age) over the study period (1998 to 2008).
http://www.michiganradio.org/post/fewer-older-adults-report-depression-symptoms-except-one-group
New Able Business Phone Number for Printing
The phone number for ABLE @ Hannan Business Center is (313) 832-0922.
– provided by Karen. Thanks!
MMAM: HUD Property Contract Administrators
I have a helpful resource to share regarding HUD policy. Michigan Multi-family Asset Mangers (MMAM) has Resident Coordinators. They are a mediator agency; a contract administrator for some HUD properties. (MSHDA also does this for other properties.) They are investigators and mediators to make sure HUD rules are being followed by management. They can open an investigation, for example, when there are discrepancies between members, who did not recertify on time, and management. They cannot investigate while a member has an attorney. They can investigate after a member has signed a repayment plan. They are a great a great source of information about HUD policy. For instance, they may find rules were not followed with management’s delivery of letters to members…some letters have to be mailed by certified mail and given to the person, sometimes putting them under the door is fine. If CSI makes an exception for a member, with no history of doing the same for all members in the past, this is not allowed. (“What we do for one we do for all.”) Here is the contact information:
Michigan Multi-family Asset Mangers (MMAM)
2395 Jolly Road, Suite 180
Okemos, MI 48864
Phone: (517) 267-9277
Fax: (517) 267-9894
Tenant Inquiries Phone: (517) 267-9905
(517) 267-9905
Tenant Inquiries Fax: (517) 267-9894
Tenant Inquiries Email: residentcomplaints@mamhousing.com
SC Conf Call Meeting Minutes 7/25/13
Attached are the meeting minutes from the July 25th Conference Call. So sorry for the delay.
Stretch your dollar at MH Co-op
Amy Parten from GreenPath Debt Solutions will be at Madison Heights Co-op from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Aug. 21. She’ll lead a program on ways to save money and make and stick to a budget. Other SCs are welcome to attend — bring your favorite money-saving tips to share with the group!
Fair Food Network Hosts Detroit Telephone Town Hall on Healthy Food Access – Aug. 8
| With the expansion of the Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB) program into grocery stores, Fair Food Network is hosting its second telephone town hall for Detroit residents to discuss affordable, healthy food options using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Last December, more than 7,500 Detroiters participated in the first telephone town hall.
Join the conversation: Panelists:
How it works: Detroiters with landline telephones within 1.5 miles of the three participating DUFB grocery stores – Honey Bee Market, Metro Foodland, and Mike’s Fresh Market at Gratiot – will receive an automated invitation call. Callers from Detroit will be invited to participate in poll surveys using their touchtone phones and submit questions to the panelists. How YOU can participate: Call in at 7:00 p.m. ET to this number: (855) 756-7520 We will also be tweeting throughout the call. Be part of the conversation@FairFoodNetwork.
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