Tom Weber Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

I am the Associate Director of the Community Guardian Program at JASA (Jewish Agency Serving the Aged), with a staff of nearly fifty and serving about 700 clients. This program deals with individuals deemed by the courts to be incapacitated or unable to take care of themselves. This includes individuals with serious mental illness and substance abuse issues and housing issues/eviction cases, as well as the more traditional frail & elderly, and people with dementia and developmental disability and victims of elder abuse and exploitation. This program was deemed an essential worker program during the height of the pandemic and our case workers were required to go into the field while most case management programs went completely remote. I have been instrumental in providing an anchor to our staff on-site and holding our team together, while also collaborating with my social service, legal and financial colleagues to coordinate services for our clients during a very stressful time. This is a fast-paced program with enormous volume and never-ending detail. It is a huge challenge to stay on top of things.

New York, New York, United States

I worked at SAGE for 16 years. In these various roles, I oversaw a large range of both congregate and social service programs for lgbt older adults, as well as outreach and volunteers. This work included launching new programs - an innovative senior center, an employment assistance program and a social adult day program - as well as managing and expanding existing programs and services, including case management. care giver support, friendly visiting, and HIV programs. I presented extensively about LGBT older adults and the intersection of their various issues, and represented the agency in many public venues and networking groups. I continue to facilitate a discussion/support for LGBT older adults there as a consultant.

New York, New York, United States

I directed the staff and volunteers of the volunteer buddy program, which provided emotional and concrete support to individuals living with AIDS. This was a historically significant program for the agency and utilized literally hundreds of volunteers in a vast network of buddy teams. In this role, as well as providing support and supervision, I also performed client intake and crisis intervention and trained new volunteers, as well facilitating in-service trainings.

New York City Metropolitan Area

I worked on-staff in the Volunteer Department as a volunteer coordinator, first supervising administrative volunteers and later on, training and placing client service volunteers, including buddies, group leaders, workshop leaders, and others.