IMPORTANT RSS UPDATE - January 4, 2022
Due to the rise of Omicron and in an abundance of concern for the safety of you, our staff, and those we all may come into contact with RSS will be doing the following:
- Strictly enforcing our mask policy for anyone in the Center. Masks must be worn at all times and fully cover the nose and mouth.
- Going to Grab-and-Go Meals starting January 11. We will not be serving meals in the Center starting Monday, January 10th. Click Here to learn more about this and register for upcoming meals.
- Suspending Marketplace trips in January. We will continue to offer transportation to the Center to those currently receiving transportation.
NOTE: The Center will still be open for activities. Please check out the In-Person calendar.
We will update you at the end of January on any changes to our new process.
If You Need Help:
Call Us at 718.884.5900 or Email info@rssny.org
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RSS: The Center for Ageless Living is more than just a meeting place. RSS is a place for emotional, cultural and physical engagement. We're a multi-faceted center - an exercise studio, an arts studio, dance floor, lunch spot and social hub - all in one place!
RSS champions older adults and their friends and families by giving community members the opportunity to live better, happier and healthier lives.
All programs and services are free to any one 60+. We are located in the Bronx, New York.
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News & Events
Horace Mann School and RSS have had a close relationship for years. Students involved in the Service Learning after-school program came weekly to do activities with our members including building garden beds for the terrace and doing artwork together. When COVID hit we were no longer able to meet in person but that didn't stop the desire to continue intergenerational programming and so we adapted and continued to meet online to have discussions and still create beautiful artwork to share.
Every Wednesday at 10 AM a dozen or so RSS members meet to read plays, sing together, and to socialize. I sat in on the RSS Drama Club, as an observer and an occasional participant, in order to understand the nuts and bolts of acting in a small theater ensemble. I was interested in the individual performers, and their motivations for participating in this particular group.The first time I came to observe, the club was preparing for an upcoming Holiday Show. They had only a few sessions to practice Christmas Carols and several traditional readings. They ran through everything at least once and I could not figure out how it would all come together in time for the performance. As I watched them from the back of the room, my impression was that they were having too good a time rehearsing for the show. Shouldn’t they be as anxious as I am about it turning out? Was I hearing way too much laughter here? How come they joke around so much? I expected a drama club to be so much more serious.
For over 20 years, the RSS/Reverend Tieck Adult Day Program has been devoted to those 60+ that are challenged by memory loss. Here, the Director of our Adult Day Program for Memory Loss talks about what dementia is, how family members can help those with dementia, and the stresses for caregivers.
