The Bronx-based multi-service agency R.A.I.N. held a gala celebrating its 60th anniversary at Marina Del Rey in the Bronx on Thursday, Sept. 12.
The main mission of the organization is to enhance the well-being and quality of life for those of all ages in need of help by meeting their interim needs. The agency offers a myriad of services, focusing on a continuum of care that includes a range of services for seniors and people with disabilities.
In addition to having full-service neighborhood senior centers at 12 locations in the Bronx and another one in Manhattan, R.A.I.N. also offers home-delivered meals to homebound elderly, transportation services, assistance with benefits and entitlements, case management and elder abuse services and Cucina Dolores, a community-based mobile meals program for homeless and hungry people in the South Bronx, in collaboration with the Bob and Dolores Hope Foundation.
One the organization’s notable commitments to the elderly is sponsoring two residential housing projects providing apartments for low-income seniors. Additionally, its affiliated Home Health Care Program provides in-home attendant and personal care services for elderly, disabled and homebound individuals of all ages.
During the gala, multiple dignitaries were honored for their service and contributions to R.A.I.N. Among the honorees were New York City Department for the Aging Commissioner Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez, Camber Property Group Principal Rick Gropper, KZA Realty Group President Kathy Zamechansky and retired nurse and R.A.I.N. Board Member Catherine Alicia Georges.
