Friday, September 14, 2012
Still Interviewing
Hi, everyone. We are still doing interviews! Please call us at 917-575-7158 or email Gallagher.Initiative@gmail.com if you or someone you know are interested in participating. We are interviewing participants in all five boroughs who are age 55 or over and are Irish or of Irish descent.
Thursday, August 23, 2012
About the Gallagher Initiative
The Gallagher Initiative
The Gallagher Initiative is a response to the outrage experienced by many Irish Americans when they learned of the death of Tony Gallagher, a 72-year-old Irishman from County Mayo who died alone at his home in Queens in December 2008 and whose body wasn’t discovered for over a week.
The purpose of the Gallagher Initiative is to learn about how aging Irish Americans are coping. We want to learn about what health services, social services, or other services are needed and wanted. We are especially interested in talking with older adults who are living alone or are isolated. The survey is being conducted by professors from Hunter College and Fordham University under the auspice of the Fund for the Advancement of Social Services. If you volunteer to participate in this survey, you will be interviewed by a trained interviewer at a time and location that you choose. The interview will be private and confidential.
To learn more about the survey or if
you or someone you know would like to participate in the survey, please call: 917-575-7158 or email
Gallagher.initiative@gmail.com
The Gallagher Initiative is a response to the outrage experienced by many Irish Americans when they learned of the death of Tony Gallagher, a 72-year-old Irishman from County Mayo who died alone at his home in Queens in December 2008 and whose body wasn’t discovered for over a week.
The purpose of the Gallagher Initiative is to learn about how aging Irish Americans are coping. We want to learn about what health services, social services, or other services are needed and wanted. We are especially interested in talking with older adults who are living alone or are isolated. The survey is being conducted by professors from Hunter College and Fordham University under the auspice of the Fund for the Advancement of Social Services. If you volunteer to participate in this survey, you will be interviewed by a trained interviewer at a time and location that you choose. The interview will be private and confidential.
You may participate in the survey if:
· You or
your parents or any of your grandparents were born in Ireland
· You
live in New York City (any of the five boroughs)
· You are
age 55 years or older
Whether you are in excellent health or
poor health, working or retired, have recently immigrated or are second
generation, we hope you will considering participating in the survey.
Participants will receive a FREE tote bag and resource pamphlets
upon completion of the interview.
Monday, July 23, 2012
We are still interviewing!
Hello, everyone. I hope you are all enjoying the summer. It has been very hot in New York City, but it seems to be getting just a little bit cooler these days. I just want to let you know that the Gallagher Initiative is still interviewing. If you have not participated, but would like to, please shoot us an e-mail or give us a call. If you have participated and know anyone who is eligible, tell them to call us!
We truly appreciate everyone who has participated, gotten the word out, and referred others to us. This could not be done without you. Please continue to support us!
We truly appreciate everyone who has participated, gotten the word out, and referred others to us. This could not be done without you. Please continue to support us!
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Council Member Gale Brewer
We would like to thank Council Member Gale Brewer for including us in her
newsletter this month (see below). If you read about us and are eligible, call
us! We'd love to hear from you and capture your stories.
The Gallagher Initiative - The purpose of this survey, called “The Gallagher Initiative”, is to learn about how aging Irish Americans are coping. What health services, social services, or other services are needed and wanted. Which older adults who are living alone or are isolated. The survey is being conducted by professors from Hunter College and Fordham University under the auspice of the Fund for the Advancement of Social Services. If you volunteer to participate in this survey, you will be interviewed by a trained interviewer at a time and location that you choose. The interview will be private and confidential. You may participate in the survey if:
The Gallagher Initiative - The purpose of this survey, called “The Gallagher Initiative”, is to learn about how aging Irish Americans are coping. What health services, social services, or other services are needed and wanted. Which older adults who are living alone or are isolated. The survey is being conducted by professors from Hunter College and Fordham University under the auspice of the Fund for the Advancement of Social Services. If you volunteer to participate in this survey, you will be interviewed by a trained interviewer at a time and location that you choose. The interview will be private and confidential. You may participate in the survey if:
·
You or your parents or any of your grandparents were born
in Ireland
·
You live in New York City (any of the five boroughs)
·
You are age 55 years or older
Whether you are in excellent health or poor health, working or retired, have
recently immigrated or are second generation, you can participate in the
survey. Participants will receive a FREE tote bag and resource pamphlets upon
completion of the interview. You can contact us at 917-575-7158 or email Gallagher.initiative@gmail.com
or visit: GallagherInitiative.blogspot.Frequently Asked Questions
1. Is the interview private and confidential?
Yes. The only people who see the interview are the researchers of the project.
2. Where is the interview done?
The interview can be done at a place of your choosing. Many participants prefer to have the interview done in their homes because it is more convenient for them. Others have done interviews in public places such as cafes, restaurants or senior citizen centers.
3. Who does the interview?
We have a team of well-qualified and trained interviewers. They are assigned to cases and call a participant to set up the interview shortly after we receive contact information from the participant.
4. How long does an interview take?
The interviews generally last an hour. However, depending on how much a participant wants to share it can be longer or shorter.
5. What type of information is asked in the interview?
The purpose of the survey is to determine what needs the elderly Irish/Irish American population have and which are not being met. To that end, the interviewer will gather some background information (i.e. age, gender, when did you or your parents move to the U.S.), ask about services that you receive, and services you would like to receive. It is beneficial to the study and the community to answer these questions as they provide us with a better idea of what needs to be done. However, if there is any question you do not wish to answer, you do not have to.
Yes. The only people who see the interview are the researchers of the project.
2. Where is the interview done?
The interview can be done at a place of your choosing. Many participants prefer to have the interview done in their homes because it is more convenient for them. Others have done interviews in public places such as cafes, restaurants or senior citizen centers.
3. Who does the interview?
We have a team of well-qualified and trained interviewers. They are assigned to cases and call a participant to set up the interview shortly after we receive contact information from the participant.
4. How long does an interview take?
The interviews generally last an hour. However, depending on how much a participant wants to share it can be longer or shorter.
5. What type of information is asked in the interview?
The purpose of the survey is to determine what needs the elderly Irish/Irish American population have and which are not being met. To that end, the interviewer will gather some background information (i.e. age, gender, when did you or your parents move to the U.S.), ask about services that you receive, and services you would like to receive. It is beneficial to the study and the community to answer these questions as they provide us with a better idea of what needs to be done. However, if there is any question you do not wish to answer, you do not have to.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Gallagher Goes to Ireland
The Director of the Gallagher Initiative, Dr. Elaine Walsh, recently visited Ireland where she did many interviews with radio and newspaper reporters. Below is a link to the article written about the project on the BBC website.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18132374
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18132374
Thursday, March 8, 2012
State Senator Liz Krueger
We have gotten some more coverage lately. State Senator Liz Krueger has featured us in her newsletter and website. Check us out on her website:
http://www.manhattancc.org/common/News/articles/detail.cfm?QID=8974&classification=news&topicID=0&clientID=11001&subnav=news
The New York Daily News also ran a story on us this past Monday. Below is the link.
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/program-inspired-lonely-death-elderly-irishman-expands-older-irish-americans-citywide-article-1.1032107
http://www.manhattancc.org/common/News/articles/detail.cfm?QID=8974&classification=news&topicID=0&clientID=11001&subnav=news
The New York Daily News also ran a story on us this past Monday. Below is the link.
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/program-inspired-lonely-death-elderly-irishman-expands-older-irish-americans-citywide-article-1.1032107
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