Several Westmoreland and Allegheny County senior centers are receiving grant money that will help modernize buildings and expand programs.
As part of the Pennsylvania Department of Aging, almost $2 million in grants was given to almost 50 senior centers across the state. In Westmoreland County, the New Kensington Center for Active Adults received $15,000, McKenna Center for Active Adults received $5,800 and Latrobe Center for Active Adults received $7,500.
In Allegheny County, Brighton Heights Senior Community Center received the highest amount with $100,000, followed by the Greenfield Healthy Active Living Center, which received $66,055. Homewood Healthy Active Living Center, Brighton Heights Senior Community Center, Highlands Senior Center and the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh also received funds.
“Pennsylvania has more than 500 senior community centers and they serve as an access point for older adults in need of services,” Robert Torres, acting secretary for the Department of Aging, said in a release. “This $2 million investment will benefit the senior population of today, and for generations to come.”
Grant reciepants:
Allegheny County
Homewood Healthy Active Living Center — $38,200
Greenfield Healthy Active Living Center — $66,055
Brighton Heights Senior Community Center — $100,000
Highlands Senior Center — $15,407
Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh — $62,788
Armstrong County
Ford City Community Senior Center — $75,780
Beaver County
Center at the Mall — $42,700
Bedford County
Hopewell Area Senior Citizens — $39,500
Berks County
The Center at Spring Street, a program of Boyertown Area Multi-Service — $33,316
Casa de La Amistad — $25,000
Bucks County
Bensalem Senior Citizens Association — $67,590
Middletown Senior Citizens Association/Middletown Senior Community Center — 34,867
Cambria County
Johnstown Senior Activities Center — $105,597
Chester County
Senior Adult Activity Center of Phoenixville — $20,830
Coatesville Area Senior Center — $17,250
Clarion County
Rimersburg Senior Center — $39,380
Cumberland County
Carlisle Senior Action Center — $14,680
Mechanicsburg Place: A Senior Center and More — $7,000
Dauphin County
Jewish Community Center Senior Club — $41,300
Senior Citizens Center of Derry Township, Mohler Center — $33,916
Erie County
GECAC RBW Central City Senior Center — $5,213
Franklin County
Chambersburg Senior Activity Center — $5,300
Huntingdon County
Three Springs Senior Center — $23,760
Indiana County
Indiana Social Center — $16,216
Lancaster County
Lancaster Neighborhood Senior Center — $6,853
Lancaster Recreation Commission Senior Center — $36,743
Lehigh County
Casa Guadalupe Center — $31,300
Luzerne County
Hazleton Active Adult Center — $50,000
McKean County
Mount Jewett Senior Center — $77,307
Monroe County
Loder Senior Center — $58,314
Montgomery County
TriCounty Active Adult Center — $27,435
Northampton County
Old York Road Senior Center — $46,500
Slate Belt Senior Center — $112,442
Northumberland County
Sunbury Senior Action Center — $125,000
Philadelphia County
The Center at Journey's Way — $48,600
Center in the Park — $40,800
Philadelphia Senior Center on the Avenue of the Arts — $80,000
Schuylkill County
Pottsville Senior Community Center — $102,550
Snyder County
Selinsgrove Senior Center — $13,059
Penns Creek Adult Resource Center — $5,245
Union County
Lewisburg Senior Center — $16,790
Warren County
Allegheny Community Center — $11,200
Wayne County
Hamlin Senior Center — $57,656
Westmoreland County
New Kensington Center for Active Adults — $15,000
McKenna Center for Active Adults — $5,800
Latrobe Center for Active Adults — $7,500
York County
Crispus Attucks Active Living Center — $15,000
Windy Hill Senior Center, Inc. — $13,800
White Rose Senior Center — $63,461
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