Senior Center Spotlight for Professionals

Read the real-life stories from senior centers on how they make an impact in the lives of their participants and their communities.

Senior Center Month
National Institute of Senior Centers
Modernizing Senior Centers Resource Center
Center for Healthy Aging

Senior Friendship Centers in Sarasota County, Florida, will harness their trusted community partners and their long-standing belief in people helping people to increase COVID-19 and influenza vaccine uptake among older adults.

Jan 18, 2023

Senior Center Spotlight: Senior Friendship Centers Improving COVID-19 and Flu Vaccine Access Read Article

Dec 14, 2022

Senior Center Spotlight: Vida Senior Centers Elevate Social Justice and Social Service for Hispanic/Latino Community Read Article

Nov 16, 2022

Senior Center Spotlight: ONEgeneration Takes Intergenerational Approach to Meet Community Needs Read Article

Oct 27, 2022

Senior Center Spotlight: Sunshine Center Highlights Innovation Read Article

The Morrisville Senior Servicenter, located in a rural part of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, has a unique partnership with PathStone that helps link older adults to job training and career placement.

Sep 28, 2022

Senior Center Spotlight: Morrisville Senior Servicenter and SCSEP are Making a Difference for Older Adults Read Article

Floods in July 2022 have devastated the Knott County Senior Center in Kentucky and the community, which already had been hard hit by the COVID pandemic.

Aug 24, 2022

Senior Center Spotlight: Kentucky Floods Take a Toll on Knott County Senior Center 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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As the coronavirus pandemic continues, senior centers are finding ways to bring older adults back, both physically and with other types of outreach.

How Senior Centers Serve Older Adults

A group of four multi-ethnic senior women are enjoying water aerobics at a senior center.

Jul 19, 2022

Get the Facts on Senior Centers Read Article

Aug 24, 2022

How Senior Centers are Bringing Back Older Adults Read Article

Jul 25, 2022

Improving Health in Senior Centers Read Article

May 26, 2022

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

A Black senior hand is placing coins in a clear piggy bank.

Mar 30, 2022

How Senior Centers Can Help Older Adults Save Money Read Article

A group of senior women are having fun, holding up mustache/various masks while posing for a photo together.

Jul 20, 2022

Senior Center Success Stories Read Article

Not a NISC Member Yet?

Join the only national organization dedicated to serving senior center professionals. Free to join, NISC supports senior centers through best practices, professional development, advocacy, research, and national standards and accreditation.

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A group of seniors are doing exercises while seated at a senior center.

Getting to Know NISC

A network of wooden blocks depicting teamwork with a yellow background.

Jan 26, 2022

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

Up close shot of a Hispanic senior center professional in an office standing and looking away from the camera.

Jan 21, 2022

Benefits of NISC Affiliation Read Article

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You're passionate about serving older adults. We're passionate about giving you the latest knowledge to do your job even better. NCOA Connect is where aging professionals can access educational content at your convenience. Access live and on-demand webinars, conferences, and events sponsored by NCOA and our partners.

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