CALL TO ACTION
The purpose of Dr. Dash and friends Serving Our Seniors and Veterans is to raise awareness of food insecurity, poverty, transportation, social isolation, and homelessness in senior citizens and veterans. Our program includes sending out ambassadors to raise social consciousness about the cause on a local and global level and holding fundraising events to provide immediate relief an
d assistance to those suffering from food insecurity, poverty, and gender inequality. Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, we changed the method we used to address food insecurity. Presently we provide COVID 19 survival bags to senior citizens and veterans. The COVID 19 bags are stocked with nonperishable food items, personal protective equipment, and mindfulness activities. ORGANIZATION HISTORY
In 2016 while viewing a documentary about food insecurity in the United States, I learned that senior citizens suffer from it at alarming rates. This issue really plagued me and I desired to diminish the problem. At that time I was working on completing my dissertation for my Ph.D. As time progressed this social problem remained on my mind. When I graduated in 2018, I decided to help alleviate this problem. In December 2018 I challenged 30 family members, friends, and coworkers to join me as I cooked a home-cooked meal to serve senior citizens in the community. The volunteers provided games and gifts. From that day forward we have been serving senior citizens and veterans in Philadelphia and surrounding areas. Together we make a difference. Dr. Dash
MISSION, VISION, AND CORE VALUES
Dr. Dash and Friends Serving Our Seniors and Veterans' mission is to enhance the well-being of senior citizens and veterans in neighborhoods across America by minimizing food insecurity, poverty, and social isolation. Our vision is to empower senior citizens and veterans by educating them on methods to access community resources, provide resources to diminish food insecurity, address the inability to access services due to transportation deficits, and enhance community involvement to diminish social isolation. Our core values are love, understanding, inclusion, hope, and community. Every individual served is entreated with love from the moment they are encountered. We serve senior citizens and veterans of all ethnic groups, races, and gender identities. We use a community service model to provide concrete services to those in need.
