Did you know that the fastest growing age group in California is 85 and older? At Eskaton, we believe in living life to its fullest. We are the largest nonprofit community based organization serving seniors in the region. We are mission-focused and care about all seniors whether living in an Eskaton community, residing in affordable housing or choosing to age in their own home.
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Over 50% of the seniors Eskaton serves live below the poverty line.
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Every 8 seconds someone turns 65 in the U.S. This will continue to happen every 8 seconds for the next 16 years.
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Eskaton has 30 communities, 15 of which are for extremely low-income seniors.
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In Sacramento, the number of 65 year olds will increase by 172% in the next few years.
Eskaton Foundation and its board are inspired to move forward to meet the increasing needs of seniors.Improving lives, that’s what Eskaton does best, and it represents the very core of who we are.
THE CAUSES
HealthCorps is a non-profit national service program founded by Dr. Mehmet Oz and his wife, Lisa, to lead a nationwide movement to combat the childhood obesity crisis.
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A new educational paradigm for wellness
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An innovative and interactive curriculum
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A living research laboratory for health messaging
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A hub of coordinators to connect similar organizations
HealthCorps Coordinators carry out unique in-school and community programming targeting high-need populations. Using peer mentoring to deliver a progressive curriculum in nutrition, fitness and mental strength, HealthCorps Coordinators give teens purpose, help develop human character and inspire an interest in health and culinary arts careers.
HealthCorps’ national peer mentoring program spans 66 high schools in 14 states. Since our inception, we have impacted 144,100 students and 288,200 friends and family through our work. By 2015, HealthCorps aspires to be in 100 schools across the country and impacting students in all 50 states.
