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The Face of Senior Services: Serving Seniors

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SDM: Faces of SD 2026

Melinda Forstey

Stepping into her role in 2025 after 16 years of leadership experience, Serving Seniors President and CEO Melinda Forstey represents a fresh approach as Serving Seniors moves into its sixth decade of service.

Serving Seniors strives to meet the urgent needs of thousands of older adults living in poverty. Under Forstey’s direction, Serving Seniors’ nutrition program delivers over 1.5 million meals annually, leads in developing affordable housing communities, and drives the adoption of prevention programs that are cost-effective and compassionate. 

With Forstey’s guidance, Serving Seniors has become a national model addressing the growing crisis of older adult homelessness. Serving Seniors understands that true power for change is rooted in coalition building and community. 

Every day, every senior matters. Melinda Forstey and Serving Seniors represent leadership changing the conversation about older adult homelessness in San Diego County and beyond.

Serving Seniors

525 14th Street, Suite 200, San Diego California 92101 | 619-487-0701  |  servingseniors.org

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