Discover your senior center this September
By Najja R. Orr, DBA, FCPP, PCA President & CEO
Celebrated every September, National Senior Center Month highlights the essential role senior community centers play in the health and well-being of older adults.
PCA supports 28 senior community centers and satellite meal sites located in neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia. Senior centers offer unique programming that promotes socialization and a healthy lifestyle through education, recreation, fitness activities and meals.
Older Philadelphians will find a warm welcome at any of these centers! I encourage you to visit several senior centers, including locations outside of your own neighborhood. Each center is different and has something special to offer participants.
As we recognize National Senior Center Month, we applaud all our centers for creating an experience of acceptance, kindness and love for one another that respects the diversity of the communities we serve. We make it a priority to present programming that provides an engaging experience for older Philadelphians and fulfills them in mind, body and soul.
The October 2024 issue of Milestones newspaper includes several articles highlighting senior community centers:
- Senior center map of all locations in Philadelphia (pages 8-9)
- Senior Center Spotlights: On Lok House (page 6) and Norris Square Senior Center (page 4)
- Feature story about Sharlene Waller, executive director of the Mayor’s Commission on Aging, who got her start in a senior center (page 7)
- Health Brief: Health and wellness programs offered at senior centers (page 15)
For more information about Philadelphia’s network of senior community centers, call the PCA Helpline at 215-765-9040 or go to pcaCares.org/senior-centers
