Programs & Contact
The role of the East Bay Korean-American Senior Services Center, while similar to other senior centers, is unique in that it is bilingual by necessity. The Center strives to serve Korean seniors, so that they can enjoy their lives as well as contribute to society.
Meals Program
* Korean Hot Lunch (Tuesday through Saturday, 12 - 1:30)
* Nutritionally Balanced
* See Menu Page
Health Care
* Health information and screening, nutritious hot lunches, and physical fitness classes.
* Public safety information
* Accompanying seniors to the doctor's office and translating their symptoms
* Coordinating with other health organizations for administering influenza shots
Social Services
* Forms and document assistance for Medicare, Medi-Cal, SSI, CAPI, Food Stamps, and other public assistance
* Immigration information and referrals to other agencies
* Translation services for documents, correspondence, and forms
* Coordinating with various government agencies and other social services organizations
* Assistance with filling out U.S. citizenship applications, voter registration, and related documents
* Filling out applications for Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) and telephone rate discount program
* Applying for In-Home Supportive Services Worker's Job and matching workers with consumers
* Applying for Home Owner's and Rental Assistance
* Volunteer home visitors program
* Providing public transportation information and selling senior discount tickets
* Providing transportation services for senior housing residents
Educational Programs
* English as a Second Language (ESL) classes taught at 3 levels by certified instructors and Conversational English classes
* Dance, chorus, and music classes
* Lectures and programs on various topics, such as health, cultural barriers, U.S. history, current events, elder abuse, scam prevention, etc.
* Field trips, picnics, ethnic holiday celebrations
* A senior choir, which participates in various local events.
* Citizenship class on Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Approximately 10 seniors. Citizenship test and directed to swearing in ceremony. Lee-Wooing Song is the instructor, who prepares the Form 400, teaches and takes people to the swearing in ceremony. All free.
Drumming class & karaoke
Fund Raising Event:
EVENT: (KAPS) Kappy Hour: wine tasting & hors d'oeurves
DATE: April 9th, 2015
TIME: 6pm to 9pm
LOCATION:
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Four Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-4109
https://www.facebook.com/events/944002768973875/
It's official, the first KAPPY Hour of 2015. This year we start things off right with professional sommelier Josiah Baldivino, previously head sommelier at Michael Mina restaurant, bringing six excellent wines to pair with a dazzling array of hors d'oeurves, including many vegan/gluten-free options.** See the menu below.
By the way this event will be completely FREE.***
***KAPS members have priority entry
***This event is open to KAPS Members, KAPS FB Group, Affiliates and Friends
It will also be a great privilege to be joined by members of the East Bay Korean American Senior Service Center to honor their 35th anniversary. The EBKASSC provides programs serving senior citizens in the east bay, including health screenings, ESL classes, nutritionally balanced meals, and local transportation.
http://www.eastbaykoreanamericanseniorcenter.org/goals--history.html
We will be accepting donations during the event. Please help support EBKASSC's great work, every bit counts.
This event has been made possible thanks to the generous outreach by our event sponsor Sheppard Mullin LLP. http://www.sheppardmullin.com/
Ranked recently by Legal Times Korea as one of the top 10 foreign law firms in Korea, Sheppard Mullin was one of the first U.S. firms to open an office in Seoul.
PAIRING MENU
· Pewsey Vale Riesling Eden Valley Australia 2013
· Lauer Barrel X Riesling Saar Germany 2013
· Selbach Rieslign Spatlese Mosel Germany 2013
· Drouhin Bourgogne Rouge France 2012
· Illahe Pinot Noir Willamette Valley Oregon 2012
· Pali Riviera Pinot Noir Sonoma California 2012
· GYOZA served with dipping sauces (vegetarian pot stickers; chicken)
· SUSHI PLATTER: sashimi; nigiri; specialty rolls
· TRADITIONAL DIM SUM: including steamed buns, dim sum balls, shrimp and veggie dumplings and pork shu mai
· THAI CHICKEN MEATBALLS: chicken breast mince marinated with French bread crumbs, sliced green onions, parsley, garlic & lemon juice. Served with sweet chili & lemon sauce
· BEEF & ASPARAGUS NEGIMAKI (gluten-free): char-grilled tamari sauce marinated asparagus cutlets wrapped in beef strips
· PAD THAI SALAD TUBS (vegan, gluten-free)
Self-serve non-alcoholic beverages available as well.
***While space is available and while supplies last, we have the right to refuse service.
Planned Events:
May 2017
1. Raise the Korean flag in Oakland City Hall Plaza
2. Pyeongtack City to be in sister city program with City of Oakland
3. Citizenship lectures to make permanent residents into US citizens
4. Senior Center to be voting center for all Koreans
5. Korean language to be officially translated for the Koreans
6. Asserting our rights with the mainstream community
7. Plans to organize Oakland & East Bay Korean American Association
8. Put Sr. Center and other related Korean associations under 1 roof. Feasibility study to put a 2nd and 3rd story onto current building
June 2017
Director to attend multicultural meeting on 6/13.
Misc. Information:
Letters to Congressman Ed Royce re: Economic "Sanctions Against North Korea and Policy Enhancement of 2016 Act." Center is working on the Korean War Memorial Monument at SF Presidio with US Marine Corps.
Searching for suitable building with City of Oakland and Alameda County Real Estate Department to house the children to the seniors as a Korean Cultural Center using Senior Center's building's proceeds as seeds money.
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March 2018 - Joanna Selby has received a Reward for Excellence from Alameda County - HRC - Excellence in Human Relations. The event will take place on April 28, 2018. Each of the 6 recipients can bring up to 5 guests.
Saturday, 4/7/2018 Korean Navy Veterans Group organizes the first meeting and some Korean Seniors are invited.
Saturday, 4/7/2018 Human Relations Committee of Alameda County will award Joanna Kim-Selby.
Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 11:00 we are going to have 38th Anniversary Celebration. By the way, Mary Louise and Tara are invited. I will send you the invitations.
Thursday, May 17, 2018 the Korean War Veterans (3 of them) are invited by Antoinette Warren who is producer to memorialize the Korean War.
May 8, 2018 Senior Rally in Sacramennto. All Korean Senior Center members go up to Sacramento.
Saturday May 12, 2018, we will have Parents Day but I have to negotiate date with the restaurant
First Friday June 1. 2018 will have Korean Night with KONO (Koreatown and Northgate) Program.
Monday, June 25, 2018 we will visit the San Juaquin Valley National Cemetery for those U.S. soldiers lost lives during the Korean War
.We have to negotiate the date with many Koran War Veterans Groups. This is every year event for the Senior Center.with the Korean War Veterans.
Every First Saturday of each month KAYLP (Korean American Youth Leaders Program) will clean up Telegraph Ave. after the First Friday Event .
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October 12, 2018 - Karim Kim has joined our staff.
Karim Kim, kimkarim99@gmail.com Ms. Kim has worked for 14 years at the Korean Broadcast System (KBS), the # 1 media company in South Korea. Her work at KBS covered social affairs in a news room. Her other experience includes coverage at the Ministries of Unification, General Equality & Family, Ministry of Public Administration and Security, and Seoul. Ms. Kim as also worked at MBC. Karim majored in Journalism at Kyeongbook National University & received a certificate from the UC Berkeley School of Advanced Journalism Advanced Media Institute. Ms. Kim holds a green card (permanent US resident, and she is fluent in Korean, Japanese and Korean.
We are pleased to welcome Karim Kim, a former KBS reporter and now ESL teacher for the center. She began working for the Senior Center in October 2018 and the Korea Times Daily Hankok Daily paper interviewed her on 10/18/2018.
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This is the link for Detoxication for Seniors: https://www.detox.com/elderly-addiction/
May 2019 - Joanna has been honored on behalf of the Senior Center to be one of the presented & interviewed via emails during the last 2 & 1/2 months for a "Master Plan for California Seniors", a plan presented by Governor Newsom & Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, involving presentation of California wide issues.
September 2019 - Overseas Korean Foundation donated $6,000 to extend political power to the Koreans.
The Senior Center will be closed at least until the end of April, but most likely it will remain closed until the end of June 2020. Under this emergency situation, in which the Senior Center is closed for events, the management is working on ways to distribute cash, masks, ginger tea, as we as other ways to help the elderly community. Meals and related services are being delivered.
Archstone Foundation.and the Foundation Granted $2,000 for the non-profit use.
10/7/2020
We, the East By Korean American Senior Services Center have already made the emergency package list and mailed out twice about one month and one week ago in Korean. Particularly we made HELP sign with Korean word on top of the HELP word so anybody can read Korean can help them out since most of our members are monolingual. Especially not to forget cash for emergency use.
1. Cash, ID card, Medicare/MediCal, SSA/SSI card
2. Long sleeve blouse & Long slacks, 2 sets of socks, 2 sets of underwear, shoes
3.Jacket, hat, mask ,plastic gloves, small blanket, small plastic bags
4. Eyeglasses, sun glasses, hearing aids Cellphone, flash light
5 Small towel , tooth brush, toothpaste, Listerine, cups
6. Medicine, sanitizer
7.Cup Ramen, water, crackers
8.Spoon, chop sticks ,fork, small knife
9.Pen, envelope, paper to write, stamps
10. Bank statement, Apt contract paper, passport, burial paper,
11 Address where he/.she lives
12. Large black garbage bag to wear for protection from rain or debris
13, Adult children's addresses
14.Family doctor's name address, phone number
15 HELP sign to use an emergency post on window in the house or hang around neck for help
16.Those who have house or car take insurance paper, life insurance paper
17 Cane, walker, wheel chair
18 If you have a pet carry along
19 Not to fall walk carefully
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We sent out twice the emergency package lists.
Thank you for the warning reminder Senator
Joanna Kim-Selby
Volunteer Executive Director
East Bay Korean American Senior Services Center
1723 Telegraph Ave.\Oakland, CA 94612
510-235-6179
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10/10/2021
The Senior Center wasmostly be closed until the end of the pandemic, but the seniors will be receiving meals and some other services in the interim. Meanwhile, the building will most likely be used for vaccinations per discussions involving discussions involving Supervisor Carson's staff, Joanna Selby, and the Alameda County Health Authorities.
Note from March to April 2023. - Thanks to Supervisor Kith Carson re: Yoon Sang-Soo connection concerning the 3/1 Korean Uprising Memorial Ceremony.
5/1/2023
We have our fundraising supporter New York Life in the SF office.
We just received $10 from one Korean outfit
We received $255 from 5 Korean outfits.
We hope to grow our sponsors so far. all Korean business outfits.
We have a volunteer who is very well trained in administrative area.Her name is AH LEE
Photos from SFKorean.com
https://sfkorean.com/subs/news_detail.php?news_id=23584&kind=B