Older Adults
The Senior Center
Our Senior Center provides a place for older adults to mingle and socialize.
University Settlement's Senior Center
is a hub of the community, where older adults can emerge from their
isolation to interact with their peers. What makes it unique on the
Lower East Side is its bona fide multiculturalism: The Center brings
together Europeans representative of the old Lower East Side with a
large population of Latinos and a rapidly growing group of Chinese
residents. Members of all ethnicities intermingle and socialize,
helping to break down cultural isolation.
The Center,
open five days a week from 8:00 in the morning until 5:00 in the
evening, has 1,000 members. On any given day, more than 150 of them
come to share in a nutritious, hot breakfast and lunch, and stimulating
classes and activities. They also receive full social service support,
and participate in festive events throughout the year. This rich
program helps seniors to continue to lead full and independent lives.
Additional Services
At
the same time, the Settlement offers targeted services for those who
are unable or unwilling to make the trip to the Center. We offer
breakfast in the community room of a nearby senior public housing
building. We provide escorts to accompany seniors who can't get around
on their own and/or need help conducting their business. In addition,
we deliver hot meals daily to 75 homebound seniors, giving us a chance
to check in with them and find out how they are, and whether they need
additional assistance.
- For information about the Older Adults Program please call (212) 473-8217.
