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On Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, Age Friendly Seattle and The Seattle Public Library partnered with the East African Senior Center to host their monthly Civic Coffee. This month’s discussion focused on brain health. Aging Wisdom‘s Kerri Pollock, Dementia Friends Washington’s Katie Hapner, and Swedish Medical Center’s Dr. Ariana Tart-Zelvin led an insightful conversation on how… Read More
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On Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, Age Friendly Seattle partnered with the Seattle Public Library and Providence Elizabeth House to host its monthly Civic Coffee, focusing on autumn cleaning. Janene Pastor, Director of Operations at Aria Environmental, had great insight into the impacts and benefits of decluttering. Janene grounded the conversation in the encouragement to not… Read More
On Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, Age Friendly Seattle partnered with the Seattle Public Library and Providence Elizabeth House to host its monthly Civic Coffee; this month focused on grief and loss. Alice Ryan, assistant teaching professor at the University of Washington School of Social Work and director of the Carol LaMare Program, and Sonja Whittaker,… Read More
On Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, Age Friendly Seattle partnered with the Seattle Public Library and GenPride to host its monthly Civic Coffee, focusing on fall prevention. Paige Denison, Director of Health, Wellness, and Project Enhance at Sound Generations, and Helen Halpern, an occupational therapist with Habitat for Humanity through the CAPABLE program, spoke about fall… Read More
On Thursday, July 17, 2025, Age Friendly Seattle partnered with the Seattle Public Library and GenPride to host its monthly Civic Coffee event with a focus on fraud prevention. Cynthia Henton, a volunteer AARP Fraud Watch specialist and a retired elementary and middle school math teacher, led the conversation. Cynthia began by sharing that people… Read More
On June 12, Age Friendly Seattle and Seattle Public Library collaborated with the Seattle Police Department to host their monthly Civic Coffee hour at Asian Counseling and Referral Services in South Seattle. Joe Elenbaas, East Precinct Crime Prevention Coordinator, and Matthew Brown, South Precinct Crime Prevention Coordinator, led an informative presentation about personal safety, 911 response, and staying… Read More
On April 30, Age Friendly Seattle and Seattle Public Library partnered to host their monthly Civic Coffee event at the Southeast Seattle Senior Center on the important topic of brain health. They were joined by two expert panelists, Katie Zeitler, program manager of Dementia Friends Washington, and Dr. Karen Torres, a clinical neuropsychologist with the University of Washington… Read More
On April 30, Age Friendly Seattle and Seattle Public Library collaborated with Filipino Community Village to host their monthly Civic Coffee event. Dr. Juan F. Gutierrez Sanin, MD, MPH, from NAMI Seattle led an insightful discussion about mental health trends, stigmas, and support. Dr. Gutierrez Sanin has an extensive background in both mental and public health. He has worked as… Read More
On March 26, Age Friendly Seattle and Seattle Public Library collaborated with Filipino Community Village to host their monthly Civic Coffee event focused on spring cleaning. Emily Billow, Older Adult Program Manager for Seattle Public Library, facilitated an engaging discussion featuring panelists Catherine “Cricket” Farr from Full Life (formerly known as Elder Northwest) and Lauren… Read More
On February 26, 2025, Age Friendly Seattle partnered with the Seattle Public Library and the East African Senior Center to host its monthly Civic Coffee, focusing on fall prevention. Paige Denison, Director of Health, Wellness, and Project Enhance for Sound Generations, discussed six essential steps to prevent falls. Denison began by highlighting the importance… Read More