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Jan 31, 2022

The Modernizing Senior Centers Resource Center: Helping Senior Centers Thrive in an Ever-Changing World Read Article

Help Older Adults Prevent Falls This September

Join us September 18-24, 2022 for Falls Prevention Week, a nationwide effort to raise awareness that falls are preventable. Encourage older adults to be falls free and independent by leveraging NCOA's Falls Prevention Awareness Week Promotion Toolkit.

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The NISC Senior Center Leadership Collaborative will create a cohesive national senior center network organized to participate in a collaborative learning environment.

Jun 24, 2022

NISC Senior Center Leadership Collaborative Read Article

Jun 23, 2022

Senior Center Spotlight: Good Sam Senior Center Gives Sense of Ownership Read Article

May 26, 2022

How Can Senior Centers Better Support LGBTQ Older Adults? Read Article

May 24, 2022

Senior Center Spotlight: Center on Addison Supports LGBTQ Community Read Article

Tell Your Senior Center Story

Whether you're a senior center employee, a caregiver who depends on a senior center for a loved one's health care delivery, or an older adult who relies on the vital community services that senior centers offer to help keep you healthy and independent—you have a story to tell. Share it with NCOA so we can learn from one another and raise our voices in advocacy efforts that frequently overlook us.

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Jan 26, 2022

4 Reasons to Join NCOA's National Institute of Senior Centers Read Article

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Jan 21, 2022

Benefits of NISC Affiliation Read Article

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Arlington Heights Senior Center offers a one-stop-shop approach to give locals age 55 and older a place for nutrition support, recreation, socialization and more

Apr 22, 2022

Senior Center Spotlight: Arlington Heights Senior Center Showcases Cooperation

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Mar 30, 2022

How Senior Centers Can Help Older Adults Save Money

Find out how Omaha-based Intercultural Senior Center evolved to offer programming and social activities with linguistic and cultural access for older adults from 20 countries.

Mar 30, 2022

Senior Center Spotlight: Intercultural Senior Center Evolves to Serve Seniors with Language Barriers

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Mar 24, 2022

How to Integrate Programming into Care Settings using Community Health Workers

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Mar 23, 2022

Parkinson’s Disease at a Glance and the Resources That Help

A SNAP interview helps determine your eligibility and qualifies you for benefits. When you know exactly what to expect, you can go to your interview prepared.

Mar 16, 2022

How to Establish the Community Health Worker Position

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Mar 9, 2022

Understanding the Community Health Worker Referral Process

Older adults are sitting in a computer training session at the William Hodson Senior Center in the Bronx, NY. The William Hodson Senior Center, widely recognized as the first senior center in the U.S, was created to address social isolation, poor nutrition, and lack of support for older adults.

Feb 23, 2022

Senior Center Spotlight: William Hodson Senior Center Addresses Social Isolation for Older Adults

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Feb 23, 2022

How to Successfully Write Competitive Grants as a Community-Based Organization

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Feb 22, 2022

What Is a Community Health Worker and How Do They Support Evidence-Based Programming?

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Jan 27, 2022

Understanding Federal Funding for Senior Centers

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Jan 6, 2022

How to Collect Powerful Testimonials from Program Participants

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Aug 20, 2021

Making Your Senior Center More Comfortable for Those with Visual Impairments

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Jul 29, 2021

Senior Centers Reach the Hard-to-Reach

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Jul 8, 2021

Senior Center Accreditation - FAQs

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Jun 7, 2021

Senior Center Accreditation Standards Overview

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Jun 7, 2021

Building Excellence: Senior Center Self-Assessment National Accreditation Manual

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May 6, 2021

Creating New Protocols to Serve Seniors During the Pandemic

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Feb 24, 2021

Business Acumen “Office Hour”: Revising Your Value Proposition During COVID-19

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Feb 24, 2021

Developing Your Value Proposition: How-To Guide and Worksheet

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Feb 10, 2021

Facts and Benefits About Senior Centers You Probably Didn't Know

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Feb 1, 2021

Improving Health in Senior Centers

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Jan 1, 2021

Get the Facts on Healthy Aging

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Aug 13, 2020

Pilot Sites Selected for Virtual NISC Senior Center Accreditation Process

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Jun 23, 2020

Vermont's Guidance for Senior Centers Planning to Re-Open

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Jun 12, 2020

Virtual Classes for Older Adults: Here to Stay

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May 15, 2020

Guidance for Resuming On-Site Senior Center Operations

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Mar 27, 2020

'Senior Centers Connect' During the Pandemic

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Mar 10, 2020

Key Resources About COVID-19 for Senior Centers

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Mar 5, 2020

Seattle AAA's Response to the Coronavirus Outbreak

The new 7,200-square-foot, $1.7 million Elder Center and dedicated it as the “Eunice Stick Gathering Place.”

Aug 9, 2018

Building a Place of Gathering and Connection

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May 21, 2018

Animal Programming at Senior Centers

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Jun 1, 2017

5 Ways for Senior Centers to Improve Outreach to LGBT Older Adults

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Sep 1, 2016

Senior Center Success Stories

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