CENTER FOR ACTIVE OLDER ADULTS

Sunnyside Community Services’ lively Center for Active Older Adults enables a multicultural group of active older adults to connect daily with a warm human community and to receive additional services as they cope with the normal aging process. Our volunteer program helps the Center achieve its goals while providing opportunities for seniors to feel useful and needed as they help others.

To download a copy of the latest calendar of activities,click here. For more information, call (718) 784-6173, ext. 411 or 412 | (TDD/TTY (800) 662-1220).

Social and Recreational Activities

The Center offers about 40 activities each week, including exercise and dancercise, Tai Chi, meditation, ballroom dancing, chair yoga, tai chi, lectures, bingo, cards, and dominoes, creative writing, billards, painting, arts and crafts, movies, discussion groups, flea markets, trips to places of interest, and special celebrations including birthday and holiday parties, concerts, and performances.

The Center is open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. A hot lunch is available from noon to 1 p.m., with an additional meal available to take home on Fridays. The Center is open on Sundays for coffee and Bingo from noon to 3:30 p.m.

Educational Programs

Educational programs available for seniors are based on the expressed interest of members each year. These include mature driving, conversational Spanish, health and nutrition classes, and lectures on various topics.

One very popular educational program includes English for Speakers of Other Languages and a civics class, helping immigrants prepare for the examination they must take to become citizens.

Social Services

Seniors (and their families) receive assistance including benefits counseling (information and advice on obtaining Social Security, SSI, Medicare, and other entitlements); mental health services, including individual and group counseling and support groups; emergency assistance (e.g., concerning heat, medical bills, etc.); and other services that address seniors’ basic needs and physical and mental health.
For information on benefits and other social services, call (718) 784-6173, ext. 415 (TDD/TTY (800) 662-1220).