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Center hours:
Open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Building closed Fridays. Staff available by phone 8 a.m.-Noon.
Transportation still available on Fridays.
Closed for State and National Holidays
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THE SHELBURNE SENIOR CENTER
A DISCERNING PRESENCE IN
THE HEART OF WEST COUNTY
The mission of the Shelburne Senior Center is to create opportunities
for the older people of Ashfield, Buckland, Colrain, and Shelburne
to grow and be active - physically, intellectually, and spiritually
- and to be valued citizens within their neighborhoods and towns.
Our vision is rooted in the conviction that people are at their best
when they are helping each other and welcoming one another into a meaningful
common life.
The Center is a non-profit umbrella
organization working with the local Councils on Aging
that helps design and
implement programs that address three broad areas of need that form the
heart of the Center's outreach.
The Center is supported by the towns of Ashfield, Buckland, Colrain and
Shelburne with additional funding provided by Franklin County Home Care,
the Massachusetts Office of Elder Affairs, Mary Stuart Rogers Foundation,
local and state Cultural Councils and private donors. It is conveniently
located in downtown Shelburne Falls in the first floor of the Masonic
Lodge. The
Center is fully accessible and open year round.
The Center has a dining room and kitchen, used for congregate meals
three days per week and our larger activities and social gatherings. The
smaller activity room is used as a craft store, library, meeting, and
exercise space, and is a fully equipped computer lab. There is also an
accessible restroom and offices for staff. The Center is open year round
and kept at a comfortable temperature year round with the use of summer
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Staff:
Jamie Godfrey, Director
Jacqueline Stanford, Outreach Worker and Transportation Coordinator
Cathy Buntin, Activities Coordinator
Patricia Sanders , Senior Aide
Hugh Knox, Meal Site Coordinator
Therese Fitzsimmons, NNOC Project Director
Robert Szafran, Van Driver
Paul Cetto, Van Driver
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The Senior Center Board of Directors is comprised
of members of the Councils on Aging from the four towns: Ashfield, Buckland,
Colrain and Shelburne. The Board meets at the Senior Center on the second
Thursday of each month at 3:00p.m. Current members
are listed below:
| Deborah Coutinho |
Shelburne |
| Joan McQuade |
Colrain |
| Chris Myers |
Shelburne |
| Sue Pratt |
Buckland |
| Barbara Scott |
Buckland |
| Suzanne Warsaw |
Colrain |
| Elizabeth Wells |
Colrain |
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The Shelburne Senior Center offers the following services
to elders of the community:
TRANSPORTATION
- Medical appointments
- Shopping trips
- Meal-sites
- Recreation
- Special Needs
CASEWORKER CONSULTATIONS
-
Hospitalization
- Home Care
- Nursing Homes
- Bereavement
- Physical and emotional problems
NUTRITION PROGRAM
- Meals-on-Wheels for homebound seniors and those with special needs
-Monday through Friday
-Frozen meals for the weekend
-now arranged through FCHCC at 773-7702
- Congregate Meal-site
- Inexpensive, nutritious meals
- Nutrition Education
- Social gathering
-Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 11:30 A.M.
- Brown Bag Distribution
-Staples such as flour, sugar and butter — Third Wednesday of each
month
INFORMATION AND REFERRAL
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Home care
- Housing assistance
- Home repair
- Legal Aid
- Mental health
- Health Insurance
- Peer support
ACTIVITIES
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Blood pressure
- Health clinics
- Exercise programs
- Educational /cultural programs
- Arts and recreation
- Social events
See the monthly calendar for activity listings.
A newsletter is published monthly with related
articles and information about services and programs. Please call
us at (413)625-2502 if you would like to be added to our mailing list. |
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