HARRISBURG, Pa. — On Friday, Governor Tom Wolf announced that 41 senior centers throughout the commonwealth will be the recipients of the Department of Aging’s 2017-18 Senior Community Center Grants – totaling $2 million in funding from the Pennsylvania Lottery.
“Senior community centers serve as gateways for older adults to access vital community services,” said Governor Wolf. “These grants give senior centers the resources they need to revitalize and expand services that enrich the lives of Pennsylvania’s senior population.”
Senior centers have a wide variety of offerings that may include: nutritious meal programs; educational opportunities; transportation services; financial and insurance counseling; exercise programs; and social and recreational activities.
There are over 500 senior community centers across the 67 counties of the commonwealth, and these grants are designed to help centers provide services that attract a new generation of participants.
“Throughout Pennsylvania, senior community centers are constantly seeking innovative and creative ways to meet the needs of an aging population,” said Secretary of Aging Teresa Osborne. “This investment of funds serves to ensure that Pennsylvania’s seniors can continue to benefit from programs and services that promote active community engagement and enjoyment of life.”
For more information on senior community centers, visit aging.pa.gov.
Below is the list of the Senior Community Center awardees and grant amounts:
Senior Center Name | County | Amount |
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Littlestown Area Senior Center | Adams | $24,400 |
LifeSpan Mon Valley at Olympia Senior Resource Center | Allegheny | $54,300 |
Body & Soul Health and Wellness Center (Sharpsburg) | Allegheny | $135,000 |
Vintage, Inc. | Allegheny | $82,000 |
Riverview Community Action Corporation | Allegheny | $60,000 |
Prime Time Activity Center – Bellevue | Allegheny | $142,947 |
Kittanning Senior Community Center | Armstrong | $46,775 |
Ford City Senior Community Center | Armstrong | $52,082 |
Berks Encore | Berks | $99,200 |
Northern Blair Senior Center | Blair | $28,450 |
Middletown Senior Citizens Association | Bucks | $35,465 |
Benjamin H. Wilson Senior Center | Bucks | $57,697 |
Morrisville Senior Servicenter | Bucks | $145,329 |
Forest Hills Senior Center | Cambria | $103,000 |
Centre Region Active Adult Center | Centre | $65,000 |
Kennett Area Senior Center | Chester | $38,500 |
Surrey Services for Seniors | Chester | $19,111 |
Clearfield Center for Active Living | Clearfield | $46,500 |
Benton Senior Center | Columbia | $24,212 |
Lower Paxton Township Friendship Senior Center | Dauphin | $8,856 |
Millersburg Area Senior Center Advisory Board | Dauphin | $60,420 |
Wayne Senior Center | Delaware | $25,700 |
Senior Community Services’ Chester Senior Center | Delaware | $21,863 |
John F. Kennedy Senior Center | Erie | $56,551 |
Erie Center on Health and Aging (LifeWorks Erie) | Erie | $39,950 |
GECAC Tri-Boro Senior Center | Erie | $46,324 |
GECAC Corry Senior Center | Erie | $5,200 |
Chambersburg Senior Activity Center | Franklin | $31,983 |
The Reynoldsville Foundry Senior Center | Jefferson | $30,000 |
Abington Senior Community Center | Lackawanna | $9,983 |
Jewish Community Alliance of NEPA | Luzerne | $40,900 |
Senior Adult Activities Center of Montgomery County | Montgomery | $150,000 |
Pottstown Area Seniors’ Center | Montgomery | $11,818 |
On Lok Center for Seniors | Philadelphia | $8,830 |
Raymond & Miriam Klein Jewish Community Center (KleinLife) | Philadelphia | $28,650 |
Blue Ridge Senior Center | Susquehanna | $5,504 |
Hawley Senior Center | Wayne | $112,616 |
McKenna Center for Active Adults | Westmoreland | $11,753 |
White Rose Senior Center | York | $26,042 |
Crispus Attucks Active Living Center | York | $8,565 |
Yorktown Senior Center | York | $7,500 |