Community Living Campaign

📧 Master Gmail in Just Three Weeks! 💻

Want to feel more confident using Gmail? Join Community Living Campaign’s free virtual series, “Gmail Basics in Three Lessons,” and learn how to navigate Gmail, organize messages, attach files, customize settings, search emails, and spot phishing scams.

This beginner-friendly class is perfect for older adults and anyone looking to build everyday tech skills in a welcoming environment. Please come with an existing Gmail account and your passwords ready. Need help setting one up first? CLC Tech Support can help!

🗓 Starts June 2
⏰ 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
🌐 Virtual

Learn more and register here:
https://sfcommunityliving.org/event/gmail/2026-06-02/


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🖌️ UNLOCK YOUR INNER ARTIST! 🎨

Join Community Living Campaign for “Art With Elders: Painting and Drawing” on June 1 and explore creativity in a welcoming virtual environment led by experienced artist and instructor Santiago Gervasi.

Whether you’re brand new to art or already love to draw and paint, this class focuses on self-expression, creativity, and building confidence while learning techniques like perspective, shading, watercolor, acrylics, and more. Bring your imagination — and maybe even some past artwork to share!

📅 June 1
⏰ 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
💻 Virtual Event

🔗 https://sfcommunityliving.org/event/awe/2026-06-01/


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Programs like Community Living Campaign (CLC) create vital opportunities for older adults and people with disabilities to stay connected, learn new skills, and remain active in their communities—from technology classes to social activities that reduce isolation.

When funding for community-based services is reduced, programs like these can face cuts—impacting the connections and support so many people rely on every day.

Here’s what participants say about CLC:

💬 “CLC provides an opportunity for connection and community. It offers educational and fitness classes… The staff is wonderful in providing support, resources and assistance.”

💬 “Through CLC activities, I have had a chance to meet with my neighbors.”

💬 “CLC gives me a sense of community and is a place to get help if I need it.”

These programs are more than activities—they are lifelines for connection, independence, and well-being.

👉 If programs like CLC have made a difference in your life, consider sharing your story.
🗓 June 3 | 1:30 PM
📍 Budget & Appropriations Committee, City Hall

Your voice can help decision-makers understand what’s truly at stake.

🎨 CUT, CREATE & CONNECT! ✂️✨

Looking for a creative way to unwind and connect with others? Join Community Living Campaign’s “A Collage a Day Keeps the Blues Away” virtual class on May 28!

No art experience needed — just bring your imagination. Learn fun collage techniques, explore the work of inspiring artists from around the world, and share your creations in a welcoming community of older adults interested in artistic expression. Plus, pick up helpful tech skills like photographing and sharing your artwork online!

📅 May 28
⏰ 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
💻 Virtual Event

🔗 https://sfcommunityliving.org/event/collage-2-3/2026-05-28/


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What’s Next in the Fight for San Francisco’s Budget?

Hundreds of residents, nonprofit leaders, labor unions, seniors, disability advocates, caregivers, and community organizations have already rallied, marched, delivered postcards, and spoken out against proposed cuts to services that thousands of San Franciscans depend on every day. But June will be one of the most important months in the fight to protect the Dignity Fund and other critical community programs.

This month’s Dignity Fund Coalition meeting will help prepare advocates for the next stage of the campaign as the Mayor’s proposed budget moves through the Board of Supervisors. Community members are strongly encouraged to attend hearings, offer public comment, and continue to show city leaders that San Franciscans are paying attention.

Upcoming Budget Dates:

• June 1 — The Mayor’s proposed budget is officially released.

• June 2 — Election Day. Propositions C and D could impact future city budgets and funding priorities.

• June 5 — The Board of Supervisors discusses the Mayor’s proposed budget, including whether supervisors will push back against proposed cuts.

• June 10 — The Board of Supervisors Budget & Appropriations Committee reviews the Department of Disability and Aging Services (DAS) budget and other key departments.

• June 15 — People’s Budget Day of Action, focused on protecting services for seniors and people with disabilities. Stay tuned for more information.

• June 22 — The Board of Supervisors makes recommendations on additions and reductions to the DAS budget.

• June 25 — Public Comment Day.

If you cannot attend meetings in person, you can still watch proceedings live and provide public comment through San Francisco Government Television at sfgovtv.org.

🤖 CURIOUS ABOUT AI? COME TRY IT OUT! ✨

Ever wanted to see what tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini can actually do? Join Community Living Campaign for a fun, hands-on virtual class exploring how AI can help you write, answer questions, create images, brainstorm ideas, and even have engaging conversations.

No tech background needed — just bring your curiosity and discover how AI can become your virtual assistant and creative partner!

📅 May 27
⏰ 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
💻 Virtual Event

🔗 https://sfcommunityliving.org/event/meet-ai-your-virtual-assistant-and-creative-partner-virtual-2/2026-05-27/


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YOUR STORY CAN PROTECT ESSENTIAL SERVICES 💬
Proposed budget cuts could have real consequences for older adults and people with disabilities—but decision-makers need to hear directly from YOU.
Take a few minutes to share your experience in our quick survey and help show what’s truly at stake: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeidpRNjmrsMyOls_LIjSTY3iJ6aJvuH89kWMDQRxkGPaVK-g/viewform
We’re also collecting stories through postcards—perfect for participants to fill out and color. Print templates are available in English, Spanish, and Chinese, or use our printed copies. Send them back by mail, scan, or arrange a drop-off—we’ll deliver them to Supervisors and the Mayor’s Office.
Postcard templates: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LMrIivRppKNzu8YIkn0g9bOuBvHN1NAW
Every story makes a difference. Speak up. Be heard.

🚶‍♀️SIDEWALK SAFETY STARTS WITH US! 🚶‍♂️

Join Community Living Campaign’s Sidewalk Search Waddle on May 26 from 2:30–3:30 PM and help spot uneven and unsafe sidewalks in San Francisco. Learn how to identify hazards, report problems, and advocate for safer, more accessible neighborhoods for older adults and people with disabilities.

Let’s work together to make every walk safer and more welcoming for everyone! 💪

📅 May 26
⏰ 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
🔗 https://sfcommunityliving.org/event/sidewalk-waddle-2-2-4-4-3/


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CLC is closed today. Remember and Reflect.