Services for Seniors
Senior Employment, The American Association of Retired
Person (AARP) and the Senior Community Service Employment
Program (SCSEP) are assisting low-income
Bronx residents, 55 and older, to receive employment
through their outreach, training, and internship programs. For
more info, call the AARP located at 384 E. 149th St., Ste.
608 at (718) 585-2500.
Benefits for Seniors
: There are 39 federal, state, city and private benefits which are avail. for senior citizens.
The Council of Senior Centers and Services of New York
will provide info, education, advocacy, training and other
community services for all persons age 50+. For
info call 588-8200, ext.253, or at
www.cscs-ny.org.
Food Stamps: The state launched a
campaign to increase enrollment into the food stamps program, and
signing up is easier than ever. Those who receive Supplemental Security Income and live
alone will be automatically enrolled. For more info, call 311.
Senior
Centers/Programs A - Z
Sister Annunciata Bethell Senior Center:
243 E. 204th St. The center, now called the after its founder, provides
meals and a wide range of services such as
health, education and recreation programs. For more information, call 365-3725.
The
Bedford
Park Multi-Service Center: (243 E. 204th St.)
Free programming every weekday for
seniors. There is an opera lecture at
11 a.m. and painting class at 1:30 p.m. on
Mondays; a crochet class at
11 a.m. on Tuesdays;
exercise and computer classes at 11
a.m. on Wednesdays;
social dancing at 11 a.m.
on Thursdays; and a
movie at 10 a.m. and a
discussion at 11 a.m.
on Fridays.
Every day, the Center has
exercise at 10:30 a.m.,
lunch at 12:15 p.m., and
bingo at 1 p.m.
Case assistance is also available.
Senior Programs at St. Brendan's Church
in the school cafeteria, located on 207th Street between Perry and
Bainbridge avenues. On Wednesdays,
participants meet for bingo,
raffles, conversation and refreshments
at 12:30 p.m. Exercise
classes are held on
Fridays
at 12:45 p.m. in the Convent, and
lunches are served on Saturdays
at 12:30 p.m. Interested volunteers are encouraged to call Sr.
Catherine at (718) 547-6655.
Tolentine-Zeiser
Senior Center:
2345 University Ave. (at Fordham Rd.), 933-3305, located in the lower
church of St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church (wheelchair accessible)
offers
seniors ages 60 and over:
congregate lunch M-F starting at
10a.m. ($.75), and kosher and non-kosher meals- on-wheels delivered to
homebound seniors. Call Margaret McDermott for details; or Elderly
Support at 547-2600. Also offered: recreational programs, health care
education, safety and security seminars, and special events. TZSC also
offers Bronx elderly residents
one-way transportation throughout the
borough for ages 60+,
including to the doctor's office and TZSC's
facilities M thru F. Participants must find a return ride home.
Pickups are between 9:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. $1/suggested donation.
Van Cortlandt
Village Senior Center, Inc.:
3880 Sedgwick Ave., serves
kosher lunch daily
and offers seniors:
painting, stretching and relaxation, sketching, knitting, short-story,
various morning exercise classes (from yoga to tai-chi) current
events, movies, trips, line dancing, blood pressure screening, and
information about entitlements, etc. Case assistance services provided.
Transportation available for those who qualify. For more details,
call (718) 549-4700.
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