A look ahead: New ideas for senior programming
Senior
centers have been enhancing the lives of older adults since the first
center opened in New York City 59 years ago (U.S. Administration on Aging).
The role of senior centers has expanded over the years and centers
continue to evolve with each new generation.
As the Baby
Boomers enter into a new phase of life, senior centers are promoting
what they have to offer this new generation of older adults.
Boomers want new sources of recreation and socialization and senior
centers are shaking it up with fresh ideas and expanded programming,
all the while maintaining the offerings that their current membership
has come to enjoy.
Click
on the links below to learn about some of the programs taking shape
in communities across the country.
- A New and Innovative Approach
to Senior Programming "The town of
Swampscott, Massachusetts adopted a unique approach to addressing the
community's need for a new senior center - they incorporated it into
the design of the new high
school."
(Click on the link above to view the
website and learn more about Generations United)
- Senior Adult Services in Kettering,
Ohio
- Randolph County Senior Center Offers
Drive-Thru Service
By Hilary Magacs
Published: September 17, 2008
ELKINS, WV - The
senior center says so far, it's been a success.
- 'We
want more than bingo': Artists Cater to Seniors
By Kay Harvey
Published: April 23, 2008
It's
a good day for
participants in a day program in St. Paul for older people with memory
loss. This is the day they dance.
Read more...
- It's Appeal Slipping, the
Senior Center Steps Livelier
By Jane Gross
Published: March 25, 2008
CHICAGO — At a cheerful cafe and
neighborhood gathering spot, eight
women squeezed around a table, with bottomless cups of 35-cent coffee
and plenty to do between the salads and paninis. Read More...
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