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NISC's Nationally Accredited Senior Centers

From 1998 to 2024, the  National Institute of Senior Centers (NISC) Building Excellence program included a peer review and accreditation process, successfully completed by almost 300 senior centers. They established and set the standard for what senior centers can achieve. As we move into a new phase with broad engagement, we highlight the achievement of those centers.

To advance the quality of senior centers nationwide, NISC developed the program with nine standards of excellence for senior center operations. These standards serve as a guide for all senior centers to improve their operations today—and position themselves for the future. 

The senior centers accredited in 2019-2024:

Senior Center NameCity and State
AgeWell at the JCCPittsburg, PA
Amesbury Council on Aging (Amesbury Senior Community Center)Amesbury, MA
Anacortes Senior Activity CenterAnacortes, WA
Anchorage Senior Activity CenterAnchorage, AK
Arlington Heights Senior CenterArlington Heights, IL
Barelas Senior CenterAlbuquerque, NM
Bear Canyon Senior CenterAlbuquerque, NM
Bloomfield Senior Center (Marilyn Michaelson Senior Center)Bloomfield, CT
Bowie Senior CenterBowie, MD
Brandon Senior CenterBrandon, FL
Callahan Senior CenterFramingham, MA
Cary Senior CenterCary, NC
Center for Active Seniors, Inc.Davenport, IA
Center in The ParkPhiladelphia, PA
Chester Senior CenterChester, PA
City of Kingsport/Senior CenterKingsport, TN
City of MiramarMiramar, FL
City of Rocky Mount Senior CenterRocky Mount, NC
City of St. Petersburg/Sunshine Senior CenterSt. Petersburg, FL
Danvers Council on AgingDanvers, MA
Derby Senior CenterDerby, KS
District 2 Senior CenterSan Antonio, TX
District 5 Senior CenterSan Antonio, TX
Duxbury Senior Community CenterDuxbury, MA
E.L. Roberson CenterTarboro, NC
Encore Experiences in HarleysvilleHarleysville, PA
Enfield Senior CenterEnfield, CT
FiftyForward College GroveCollege Grove, TN
FiftyForward Donnelson StationNashville, TN
FiftyForward Madison StationNashville, TN
Fort Collins Senior CenterFort Collins, CO
Frank Bailey Senior CenterRiverdale, GA
Friendly Neighborhood CenterSalt Lake City, UT
Friendship Circle Senior CenterDarby, PA
Glastonbury Senior CenterGlastonbury, CT
Good Neighbor Senior CenterSharon Hill, PA
Good Samaritan Community ServicesSan Antonio, TX
Grandby Senior CenterGranby, CT
Gretna Senior and Wellness CenterMetairie, LA
Doris Griffin Senior CenterSan Antonio, TX
Groton Council on Aging - The Groton CenterGroton, MA
Groton Senior CenterGroton, CT
Hamilton Township Senior CenterHamilton, NJ
Hanover TownshipBartlett, IL
Heritage Center of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas CityOverland Park, KS
Highland Senior CenterAlbuquerque, NM
Hingham Senior Center - Hingham Department of Elder ServicesHingham, MA
Hoover Senior CenterVestavia Hills, AL
Edward King House Senior Center Newport, RI
Intercommunity Action IncPhiladelphia, PA
Intercultural Senior CenterOmaha, NE
J. Charley Griswell Senior CenterJonesboro, GA
Jerry M. Passmore CenterHillsborough, NC
Johnson City Senior CenterJohnson City, TN
Jonesborough Senior CenterJonesborough, TN
Kinship Care Resource CenterJonesboro, GA
KSC @ LynnView Community CenterKingsport, TN
Lake City Senior CenterLake City, SC
Lake Oswego Adult Community CenterLake Oswego, OR
Lexington Senior CenterLexington, NC
Liberty Lutheran/West Philadelphia Senior Community CenterAmbler, PA
Liberty Senior CenterSalt Lake City, UT
LifeSpan Mon Valley @ Olympia Senior Resource CenterMckeesport, PA
Alicia Trevino Lopez Senior CenterSan Antonio, TX
Los Volcanes Senior CenterAlbuquerque, NM
Lou Walker Senior CenterStonecrest GA
Lourie CenterColumbia, SC
Lowcountry Senior CenterCharleston, SC
Madison Senior CenterMadison, WI
Manzano Mesa Multigenerational CenterAlbuquerque, NM
Marshfield Council on AgingMarshfield, MA
Middleton Senior CenterMiddleton, WI
Midvale Senior CenterMidvale, UT
Millcreek CenterSalt Lake City, UT
Monroe Center for Healthy AgingMonroe, MI
Mount Olympus Senior CenterSalt Lake City, UT
Munson CenterLas Cruces, NM
Nash County Senior CenterNashville, NC
Newark Senior Center IncNewark, DE
Newbridge MadisonMadison, WI
Newington Senior and Disabled CenterNewington, CT
Newport 60+ Activity CenterNewport, OR
Normoyle Senior CenterSan Antonio, TX
North Domingo Baca Multigenerational CenterAlbuquerque, NM
North Shore Senior CenterNorthfield, IL
North Valley Senior CenterAlbuquerque, NM
Northern Worcester County Senior CenterBerlin, MD
O'Neill Senior Center, Inc.Marietta, OH
Ocean City Senior CenterOcean City, MD
ONEgenerationVan Nuys, CA
Palatine Township Senior Citizens CouncilPalatine, IL
Palo Duro Senior CenterAlbuquerque, NM
Philadelphia Senior Center on the Avenue of the ArtsPhiladelphia, PA
Plymouth Council on AgingPlymouth, MA
Pocomoke Senior CenterPocomoke City, MD
Portgage Senior CenterPortage, MI
Prince William Senior Center at ManassasManassas, VA
Prince William Senior Center at WoodbridgeWoodbridge, VA
Progress Village Senior CenterTampa, FL
Raleigh County Senior Center/Raleigh County Commission on Aging, Inc.Beckley, WV
Robert and Pearl Seymour CenterChapel Hill, NC
Rochester Senior Center and Rochester Council on AgingRochester, MA
Rocky River Senior CenterRocky River, OH
Rob Ross Senior Multi-Service Health & Resource CenterSan Antonio, TX
Rufty-Holmes Senior Center, Inc.Salisbury, NC
Schoolhouse Senior CenterFolsom, PA
Senior Citizens of Kodiak, Inc.Kodiak, AK
Silver Linings at Old BridgeOld Bridge, NJ
Snow Hill Senior Center / Charles and Martha Fulton Senior CenterSnow Hill, MD
South Side Lions Senior CenterSan Antonio, TX
Stoughton Area Senior CenterStoughton, WI
Sunday Anderson Westside Senior CtrSalt Lake City, UT
Surrey Services for SeniorsDevon, PA
Sylvania Senior CenterSylvania, OH
Tallahassee Senior CenterTallahassee, FL
Taylorsville Senior Citizen CenterTaylorsville, UT
Tenth East Senior CenterSalt Lake City, UT
The CenterCharlottesville, VA
The Horizon Center - Shelby Senior ServicesShelbyville, IN
The Oaks at Riverview Senior CenterTampa, FL
The Peak CenterLansdale, PA
Thomasville Senior CenterThomasville, NC
Town 'N Country Senior CenterTampa, FL
Turtle Creek Senior CenterTurtle Creek, PA
United Seniors of Athens County IncAthens, OH
Upper Shore Aging IncChestertown, MD
Vesper Hall 50-Plus Community CenterBlue Springs, MO
Vintage, Inc.Pittsburgh, PA
Wallingford Committee on Aging, Inc.Wallingford, CT
Wayne Senior Center/Main Line Sr ServicesWayne, PA
West End Park Senior CenterSan Antonio, TX
West Ouachita Senior CenterWest Monroe, LA
West Windsor Senior CenterWest Windsor, NJ
Wimauma Senior CenterWimauma, FL
Winona Friendship CenterWinona, MN
Wood County Committee on AgingBowling Green, OH

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