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Longfellow/Seward Healthy Seniors is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, community based organization serving a diverse population of older adults in the Longfellow, Seward, Cooper, Howe and Hiawatha neighborhoods of south Minneapolis. We also provide limited outreach services in Cedar-Riverside, Ventura Village, and Phillips West neighborhoods. Our mission is to enable community seniors to live healthy, independent and socially connected lives. We’ve been providing services to seniors since 1994. We serve about 500 seniors annually.
We’re a member program of the Living at Home Network, which is a coalition of Living at Home/Block Nurse Programs throughout Minnesota that helps seniors live independently. Financial support for our program comes from public and private grants, foundations, donations, fundraising events and bequests. Donations and bequests are tax deductible. |
Board of DirectorsThe board of directors who govern us include:
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Our Service Area
Longfellow/Seward Healthy Seniors serves older adults in the Seward, Longfellow, Cooper, Howe and Hiawatha neighborhoods of Minneapolis. See a map of our core service area below.
Longfellow/Seward Healthy Seniors serves older adults in the Seward, Longfellow, Cooper, Howe and Hiawatha neighborhoods of Minneapolis. See a map of our core service area below.
Meet Our Staff
Mary Albrecht
Executive Director Mary has been employed at Longfellow/Seward Healthy Seniors since 2005 and has worked in the nonprofit sector for 35+ years. She's been the director of several nonprofits: the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault; two separate domestic violence/sexual assault programs and shelters in North Dakota; and the YWCA of Billings, MT. Mary was raised by her grandparents and has always been interested in the lives of older adults. She's passionate about our mission and considers herself fortunate to work for an organization that helps seniors live healthy, independent lives. [Email Mary] |
Julia Ockuly
Volunteer & Services Coordinator Julia developed her love of volunteering and working with older adults as a volunteer driver with Nokomis Healthy Seniors. Before coming to work for LSHS in 2017, Julia was a site coordinator for TRUST Meals on Wheels in Minneapolis. She previously lived and worked in Los Angeles as the Director of Adoptions for the Los Angeles Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Julia has lived in the Longfellow neighborhood for over twenty years. [Email Julia] |
Ahmed Yusuf
Somali Elders Coordinator Ahmed is working to help LSHS enhance services to Somali elders. Ahmed worked as the East African Community Organizer for Minneapolis Community Education and the Midtown YWCA. Ahmed was born and raised in Mogadishu, the capitol of Somali. He later moved to India to further his education. There he worked for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. He moved to the United States in 2014 and settled in Minnesota. Ahmed currently co-owns and operates a group home for people with disabilities. [Email Ahmed] |
Barb deBorhegyi, RN
Community Nurse Barb has her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from the University of Wisconsin. She previously worked with with spine patients at Twin Cities Orthopedics and as a nurse at MHealth Fairview Southdale Hospital. Barb and her family immigrated from Switzerland to Madison, WI when she was eight years old. Her hobbies include traveling, gardening, cooking, and hiking. [Email Barb |
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Rose James
Program Assistant Rose comes to us with a history of education and nonprofit experience in the Twin Cities area, previously working with the Minnesota Historical Society, The Scott County Historical Society, and as a social studies teacher. Rose has also lived and worked globally, directing a youth program in the British Virgin Islands and working in science support for the U.S. Antarctic program. Rose lives in the Seward neighborhood. [Email Rose] |