The Social Security Administration introduced the expansion of online services for residents of Virginia available through its my Social Security portal at www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of Social Security, announced that residents of Virginia can use the portal for many replacement Social Security number (SSN) card requests. This will allow people to replace their SSN card from the comfort of their home or office, without the need to travel to a Social Security office.

Mark your calendars for this special concert from the Virginia Symphony Orchestra specifically for the senior community. One concert will be held on the Peninsula and one will be held Thursday, May 30 at 2 p.m. at the Virginia Beach Convention Center.

Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia, a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization, is excited to announce that our historic renovation of the former Hayden High School, 680 Oak Street in Franklin, Va. into a mixed-use facility for seniors is almost complete. We anticipate the opening of the new Hayden Village Center, sometime in early summer 2019.

If you follow Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia at all, you know that senior hunger is a serious national problem. In Virginia alone, 197,181 people or 11 percent of the senior population are threatened by hunger. Every day, we work to lower these numbers through programs such as our Meals on Wheels program. But we can't do it alone. Thankfully, we have help.

New Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia Board of Directors member Desireé Key is excited about joining the agency.

Beatriz Amberman has devoted more than 39 years of her professional career to serving as a human rights advocate in Virginia. She first moved to Virginia with her family while her husband was pursuing his family practice medicine degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School and managed his private practice. Once established in Virginia, she became the chair and founding member of the Virginia Coalition of Latino Organizations, vice chair of The Virginia Latino Leaders Council, and founder of the Hispanic Community Dialogue Organization of Hampton Roads.

June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD). In 2006, the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and the World Health Organization at the United Nations launched the first observance in an effort to unite communities around the world in raising awareness about elder abuse. WEAAD serves as a call-to-action for our communities to raise awareness about abuse, neglect, and exploitation of elders and to reaffirm our country’s commitment to the principle of justice for all.