OUR PROGRAMS

 

For Seniors 60 Years and Over:

 

Congregate Hot Lunch (Meals for seniors and monthly birthday luncheons and special holiday meals. The meals are tailored to meet Asian dietary needs)

 

Health and Wellness Promotion (Programs in collaborative partnership with leading hospitals and health care organizations serving southern Brooklyn. The program includes medical screenings and an annual Senior Health Fair)

 

Medicare D Enrollment (Enrollments of seniors in Medicare Part D prescription Drug Program)

 

• Music Group Singing

• Arts & Crafts

• Tai Chi

• Ping Pong

• Mah-jongg

• All-day bus trips

• Ballroom Dancing

• English As Second Language Class

• U.S. Civics Class

• Birthday Parties, Cultural Events

• Social Adult Day Care (SADC)*

• Community/Educational Workshops

• Voter Registration

• Cards and other table games

 

Community Services (All Ages):

 

U.S. Citizenship & Immigration/ Refugee Assistance (Programs including outreach, application processing and follow-up with the federal government for U.S. Citizenship)

 

Access, information and referral services (Services includes a government benefit assistance screening program and individual case assistance) * In 2005, HCS launched a program called Social Adult Day Care (SADC) for Chinese-speaking elderly, with support from the NYC Department for the Aging, to assist frail and physically challenged elderly, who would otherwise be homebound, participate in daily senior center activities. It’s the first time ever that a Chinese senior center in Brooklyn received approval to establish this type of program. SADC seniors are provided round-trip transportation from their homes to the HCS senior center where they participate in arts and crafts, physical therapy sessions, music instruction, life sotry sessions and other activities in a bilingual and bicultural supportive setting. There are more than 20 seniors enrolled in SADC so far and they all express their satisfaction with this program.