Senior Centers
A multipurpose senior center is a community facility where older adults come together for services and activities that reflect their skills, interests, and diverse needs. Centers are a resource for the entire community, providing services and information on aging, and assisting family and friends who care for older persons. For older persons at risk of losing their self-sufficiency, senior centers are the entry point to an array of services that will help them maintain their independence. Any variety of services to individuals or groups may be accessed depending on local community circumstances.
Examples of individual services at senior centers are information and referral, home-delivered meals, job finding and training, legal assistance, health insurance counseling, transportation, and volunteer opportunities. Examples of group services are group meals, educational sessions, cultural events, health and wellness activities, retirement planning, community service projects, intergenerational programs, volunteer opportunities, and recreational trips.
Certification of senior centers is an initiative designed to enhance their operation and programming. It is a two-tiered model: The Center of Merit and The Center of Excellence. In order to get either of these designations, a Self-Assessment tool known as the SCOPE (Senior Center Operations and Program Evaluation), is used to measure centers for merit or excellence or define areas where improvement is needed. Such designation allows a center to be recognized as a viable, fundable, and qualified provider of best-practice services within the community. They can use their state-certified Center of Merit or Excellence in their literature, grant applications, and marketing materials. Certification will also eliminate the need for future HCCBG Standards monitoring. All certified centers receive additional funding for monies allocated by the General Assembly.
Region G Senior Centers
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John Robert Kernodle Senior Activities Center (336) 222-5135 CENTER OF EXCELLENCE |
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Caswell County Senior Services (336) 694-7447 Contact Person: Donna Pointer dpointer@caswellcountync.gov |
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Lexington/Davidson County Senior Center (336) 242-2290 Contact Person: Thessia Everhart-Roberts Thessia.everhart@davidsoncountync.gov CENTER OF EXCELLENCE |
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Thomasville Senior Center (336) 474-2754 Contact Person: Thessia Everhart-Roberts Thessia.everhart@davidsoncountync.gov CENTER OF EXCELLENCE |
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Greensboro Senior Center (336) 373-4816 Senior Line (336) 333-6981 |
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John O. Harper Senior Center (336) 449-7650 Contact Person: Heidi McBride |
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Mabel Smith Senior Center 2401 Fairview Street Greensboro, NC 27405 (336) 375-2237 or (336) 375-2234 Contact Person: Cindy Hipp Cynthia.hipp@greensboro-nc.gov |
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Roy B. Culler, Jr. Senior Center 600 N. Hamilton Street High Point, NC 27262-4023 (336) 883-3585 Contact Person: Calvin Vaughn Calvin.vaughn@highpointnc.gov CENTER OF EXCELLENCE |
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Troy-Montgomery Senior Center |
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Archdale Senior Center 108 Park Drive PO Box 4064 Archdale, NC 27263-4064 (336) 431-1938 Contact Person: Joy Branning archctr@northstate.net CENTER OF MERIT |
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Asheboro Senior Center PO Box 1852 133 W. Wainman St. Asheboro, NC 27203-1852 1-800-252-2899 or (336) 625-3389 Contact Person: Janice Solarez ashcenter@senioradults.org CENTER OF MERIT |
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Liberty Senior Center 128 S. Fayetteville St. PO Box 336 Liberty, NC 27298-0336 (336) 622-5844 Contact Person: Kaffy Kivett libcenter@triadbix.rr.com |
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Randleman Senior Center |
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Garden of Eden Senior Center 508 Orchard Drive Eden, NC 27288 (336) 627-4711 Contact Person: Faye Carter recreationcent@triad.rr.com |
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Madison-Mayodan Senior Center PO Box 206 300 So. 2nd Ave. Mayodan, NC 27027 (336) 548-9572 or 548-2789 Contact Person: Dixie Penn dpenn@library.rcpl.org |
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Rockingham Community College Center for Active Retirement PO Box 38 Wentworth, NC 27375-0038 (336) 342-4261 ext. 2163 Contact Person: Ruth Mitchell mitchellr@rockinghamcc.edu CENTER OF EXCELLENCE |
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Reidsville Senior Center 201 N. Washington Avenue Reidsville, NC 27320-2743 (336) 349-1088 Contact Person: Cindy Baynes cbaynes@ci.reidsville.nc.us CENTER OF EXCELLENCE |
