Agency Details:

Topeka LULAC Senior Center, Inc.

The mission of the Topeka LULAC Senior Center, Inc. is to provide affordable transportation for senior citizens and disabled individuals in order to promote their independence and mobility.

Description:
Topeka LULAC Senior Center, Inc. provides transportation which enables seniors to go to the doctor, shop for groceries/household items, errands, and recreational or field trips. Meet other seniors at the Center for games, movies, toe nail and blood pressure clinics. Each month informational speakers bring current topics to help keep the seniors abreast on subjects and/or concerns they may have. LULAC is also a meal site where meals are provided by the Meals on Wheels program. LULAC also offers greenhouse therapy since we are the only Center that has a full size greenhouse. LULAC also offers programs to everyone in the community regardless of age, such as, English and Spanish classes, translations, and advocacy. Commodities are also distributed every month to those seniors/disabled that qualify for this service. Another valued service that is provided through LULAC in collaboration with the KS. Department on Aging is the "SHICK" program. This service helps those seniors who qualify to receive their prescriptions at minimal or no cost, as well as answers any questions regarding their Medicare/Medicaid status.

History:
The Topeka LULAC Senior Center Inc., was established in 1973 by the members of the LULAC Council #11071. In 1986 Topeka LULAC Senior Center, Inc. became an affiliated agency of United Way of Greater Topeka. Since 1995 LULAC has become more diverse in the population that it serves. At this time we serve 43% Caucasian, 31% Hispanic, 23% African-American and 3% Native Americans.

Contact person: Deborah Shobney, Administrative Assistant, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: 785-233-1828

Address:

1502 NE Seward Avenue Topeka, KS 66616-1242 (See a map)

Web Site: None specified

Directions:

From Downtown go North to 6th Street, turn east on 6th St., to Branner, at Branner turn left. Cross both bridges, at the end of the second bridge it curves to the right to Seward Ave. continue on Seward Ave. It is at the corner of Seward and Scottland about 4 blks. (Eakes Thriftway in catacorner from the center in a old time church bldg. with a greenhouse attacked.)   Nearest Bus Stop: Seward Ave. & Scottland, 1 minute walk

Last updated on March 13, 2009