Agency Details:

Senior Adult Activity Center

The Senior Adult Activity Center provides community, education in life planning skills, personal support, activities and good nutrition to West County adults who are 55 years of age or older.

Description:
The Senior Adult Activity Center, a program of West Contra Costa Adult Education, is for people 55 years of age or older. They meet every Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Richmond. Older adults are provided with a variety of activities from crafts and oil painting to seated exercise and hula lessons, informative speakers on many interesting topics, blood pressure checks, and occasional celebrations. A delicious, inexpensive ($3-$4) lunch is provided.

History:
The Senior Adult Activity Center was first established 40 years ago by the Richmond Adult School to fill a need in the community for seniors to meet, learn, engage in activities and share a noon-time meal together. The director of the program is a credentialed teacher in older adult education.

Contact person: Phyllis Clipson, Director, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (510) 234-7377

Address:

3415 Barrett Ave. Richmond, CA 94805 (See a map)

Web Site: None specified

Directions:

From Hercules, take Hwy. 80 West to San Pablo Ave. Exit. Make a Right off the exit onto Barrett. Take Barrett to 34th St. Make a Right onto 34th St. and then make the first immediate Right. . . (more)

Last updated on October 14, 2009