Artist Delma Tayer; Founding member

YSNN is actively monitoring the current COVID-19 situation in our area and developing new resources, policies and activities.

Members and volunteers please read and keep the new Service Requests Policy and Procedure for your records. If you need a copy mailed to you call the office at 509-853-1917. Thank you

Click here to view YSNN Service Request Policy and Procedure

MEMBERS CALL -509-853-1917

We are happy to help with transportation and other ways to connect!

Phone calls to say hello and check in

Ride to appointments

Light gardening- move the hoses

Change high up light bulbs

Help with making the bed

Grocery deliveries

Pick-up prescriptions

Restaurant food pickup

Walking buddy

Help with smart phones and computers

WE ARE A LOCAL
volunteer-based, non-profit founded to empower members of our community over 50 years old to continue living in our homes, where we want to be as we age.

WE EMBRACE
a wide range of opportunities to connect with one another, care about one another, and make choices in how we live, give back and spend our time.

WE MAKE IT POSSIBLE
to lead vibrant and healthy lives while living in our own homes and being engaged in our neighborhoods and community.

JOIN

DONATE

VOLUNTEER

YSNN volunteers are generous people of all ages who are willing to use their passions and skills to help members remain independently in their home as they age!

Do you have a true passion to help others and want to become a YSNN VOLUNTEER?

Download/print and complete the YSNN Volunteer application and call 509-853-1917

*You will be asked to provide information for a criminal background check.

Print and Keep Volunteer Handbook for orientation.
Volunteer Handbook

What do volunteers do?

Help with smart phones and computers

Help YSNN with events and potlucks.

Help with outreach for YSNN

Call to schedule NEW VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION 509-853-1917

CLICK ON LINKS TO VIEW OUR NEWSLETTERS:

Spring 2021 Newsletter

Fall 2020 Newsletter

Spring 2020 Newsletter

Open to the public social connections:

Zoom presentations, walking group, potluck picnics and more.

YSNN Zoom Talks via zoom are back!

w/Claire Carpenter, YVC BIO Instructor, Alphabet Soup: An Update on Covid 19 (It's all Greek to Me...)

Wednesday September 29th at 4:00pm

Upcoming YSNN Zoom Talks Wednesdays 4pm

John Baule and Jo Miles, Yakima's Gilded Age 1885-1914
Wednesday October 20th at 4:00pm

We will send out emails with the zoom link starting September 29th!

"Tip-Offs to Rip-Offs"
Free AARP Consumer Event-The free online event will be held from 10:00-11:30 am Wednesday, September 22

Click on link:https://states.aarp.org/washington/tip-offs-to-rip-offs-free-consumer-event

The numbers are in, and they’re headed in the wrong direction. According to new statistics from the Federal Trade Commission, Washington consumers lost nearly $69 million to fraud in 2020, more than double the amount lost in 2019. Participants will hear about the latest scams targeting cities across the state, including a deep-dive presentation on robocalls and imposter scams which are fast becoming some of most effective and dangerous tactics in the con-artists’ playbook.

Simply Living

4pm-5pm via Zoom Thursdays Sept. 23, Oct. 7 & 21

Click on Zoom Meeting Invite https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81164806865?pwd=Nk9vc1IySmhiN2JTR1hnK2M0bzdOdz09

Join Deborah Ann and Mary Lou Rozdilsky for three lighthearted sessions to share ideas on how to simplify our lives and not get overloaded with “stuff.” What this is NOT: A guilt trip! What this IS: Encouragement, fun, resources, starting points, ideas from others deciding what to do with their STUFF. Join Us!

We have been invited to join:

Yakima Valley Audubon for a ZOOM program

Thursday, September 23rd at 7 pm

Please click this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84425576656

Birding Guatemala’s Highlands
with Jason Fidorra

Jason Fidorra presents photos and stories about the birds and birding in Guatemala from a trip in February 2020. The highlands of Guatemala are a UNESCO awarded colorful haven for several birds that are, or soon will be, on every birder’s most wanted list: Pink-headed warbler, Resplendent Quetzal, Azure-rumped Tanager, and the near-mythical unicorn, the Horned Guan, top the list as some of Central Americas finest avian attractions.

Please join us virtually on Zoom with the link above. A recording of the program will also be available later on the YVAS website at www.yakimaaudubon.org .

Emerald Toucanet with breakfast at a Guatemalan Coffee Farm

Photo by Jason Fidorra

Jason Fidorra in front of a colorful mural in Guatemala

WALKING GROUP at KISSEL PARK

Fridays at 9AM

KISSEL PARK

Meet directly on the right in the driveway

ADDRESS: 3000 W. Mead

In between 24th and 32nd on W. Mead

For directions or questions call: 509-853-1917

Hope to see you there!

Come join us and enjoy local produce!
Sunday 9am - 2pm!
October 10 Last day of the Market Year

Interest Groups and Workshops: Open to members, volunteers and donors of YSNN. To join us for these groups, consider membership, volunteering or donating to YSNN as a supporter of our organization.

Click link to JOIN DONATE VOLUNTEER

YSNN Interest Group-Coffee and Conversation 9am Tuesday mornings via Zoom

Virtually sharing a cup of coffee and discussing a book or a movie or chatting about the world. No agenda just a chance to connect!

* Call to join 509-853-1917

YSNN Interest Group-StoryShare: Freely sharing, writing, adlibbing stories with a small group monthly on Mondays from 2:30 to 4:00 pm * call to join 509-853-1917

August 16
September 20
October 18
November 15
December 13
2022
January 17 (if Martin Luther King day is a holiday for the Y, then January 24)
February 21 (If President’s day is a holiday for the Y, then February 28)
March 21
April 18
May 16
June 20

YSNN Balance Class via Zoom Mondays at 9am:
July 19, 2021-Click on image for video

*Basic level balance class. Must be pre-approved by instructor. Call 509-853-1917 for more information.

YSNN Balance Class: Lead by retired physical therapist and member, this class offers a practical and fun approach to building our balance stamina while we go at our own pace, and gradually build up to the repetitions that help us improve our balance, pushing ourselves to gain strength, but respecting our limits. This class is not recommended for anyone who depends on a walker or a cane for balance, or is experiencing vertigo or dizziness. All participants should modify the exercises to meet their needs and abilities.

DATES via ZOOM Mondays at 9am:

September 13
September 20
September 27

October 4
October 11
October 18
October 25

November 1
November 8
November 15
November 29

December 6
December 13

PAST WORKSHOPS 2021

Emergency Planning 101 Sessions via ZOOM:
We are done for the season, check back this fall!

If you have thought about but not acted on Emergency Preparedness, this series is for you!

Past Videos- Click Here

TECH TIPS TUESDAYS VIA ZOOM

Sessions are done for the season.

Our goal is to make challenges with your devices more simple, less frustrating.

Come tell us what you want from Tech Tips. Come prepared after going over the questions.

Click on Links to handouts:

Tech Tips- A Few Basics
Tech Tips- Streaming
Tech Tips- TECH RESOURCES

PAST

Tech Tips Videos - Click Here

Photo collage YSNN gatherings.

Thank you to our business sponsors

The Y

Thank you to all of the donors and supporters who believe in us.

The Yakima and Selah Neighbors’ Network received a $5000 award from the Legends Casino Charitable Donation Committee (Yakama Cares) to be used for marketing that will raise our profile in the community.

We would like acknowledge the grant of $5000 from Yakima Valley Resilience and Response Fund. This grant is the result of a funding partnership with United Way of Central Washington, the Latino Community Fund, and the Yakima Valley Community Foundation.

Yakima ValleyCommunity Foundation, www.yakimavalleycf.org.Yakima Valley Community Foundation has awarded grants since in the Yakima Valley since 2004. The Yakima Valley Community Foundation’s mission is to connect people, resources and ideas so people and communities thrive. Contact Info: grants@yakimavalleycf.org, 509-457-7616

www.latinocommunityfund.org.The Latino Community Fund cultivates new leaders, supports cultural and community based non-profit organizations, and improves the quality of life for all Washingtonians. Contact Info: info@latinocommunityfund.org,(509) 901-2798

www.uwcw.org. United Way of Central Washington gathers together people, ideas and resources to strengthen communities and improve lives. United Way of Central Washington is a local non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization, serving Yakima &Kittitas counties. Contact Info info@uwcw.org,(509) 248-1557

YAKIMA AND SELAH NEIGHBORS’ NETWORK
PO BOX 11691 YAKIMA, WA 98909
WEB: YESNEIGHBORS.ORG
EMAIL: YSNN.WA@GMAIL.COM
OFFICE MESSAGE PHONE: (509) 853-1917

YAKIMA & SELAH NEIGHBORS’ NETWORK IS A PART OF THE NATIONAL VILLAGE MOVEMENT | YSNN IS RECOGNIZED AS TAX-EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501 © (3) OF THE US INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. VILLAGES ARE NOT PLACES BUT CAREFULLY PLANNED NETWORKS | TO LEARN MORE VISIT THE VILLAGE-TO-VILLAGE NETWORK WEBSITE: WWW.VTVNETWORK.ORG

WE ARE A LOCAL volunteer-based, non-profit founded to empower members of our community over 50 years old to continue living in our homes, where we want to be as we age.

WE EMBRACE a wide range of opportunities to connect with one another, care about one another, and make choices in how we live, give back and spend our time. WE MAKE IT POSSIBLE to lead vibrant and healthy lives while living in our own homes and being engaged in our neighborhoods and community.