How the the power of community can support local seniors this holiday season

Brent Wakefield

Special to the Village News

The holidays are only weeks away, and the CDC has shared safer ways to celebrate as COVID-19 and its variants still impact the public. From vaccinations and masks to being outdoors, the country continues to bubble back to life daily, but not everyone will – or can – join in. Seniors are one such group. The past two years have delivered far less than holiday cheer as they struggled with social isolation, loneliness, and hunger more than ever.

Luckily, local senior nonprofit organizations stepped in. They have done the hard work year-round to keep seni...