SENIOR CENTER INC
540 BELVEDERE BOULEVARD, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22901 thecentercville.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: SENIOR CENTER, INC.'S (DOING BUSINESS AS "THE CENTER AT BELVEDERE- OR "THE CENTER") MISSION IS TO POSITIVELY IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY BY CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HEALTHY AGING THROUGH SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT, PHYSICAL WELL- BEING, CIVIC INVOLVEMENT, CREATIVITY, AND LIFELONG LEARNING.

FITNESS/PHYSICAL WELLNESS - THE CENTER OFFERED OVER 45 RECURRING HIGH- QUALITY, SENIOR-APPROPRIATE FITNESS AND PHYSICAL WELLNESS PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE OR MAINTAIN THE PHYSICAL HEALTH OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPANTS SO THEY CAN REMAIN INDEPENDENT AND ENJOY A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE. 669 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED 11,397 TIMES IN THESE PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE CREATED TO BE AFFORDABLE, MEET A WIDE RANGE OF ABILITY LEVELS, AND PRESERVE OR INCREASE FUNCTIONAL FITNESS. ADDITIONALLY, THEY HELP DELAY, DECREASE, OR AVOID CHRONIC DISEASES-THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AND DISABILITY IN THE U.S. IN A SURVEY CONDUCTED AFTER A WELLNESS SEMINAR, 100 PERCENT OF PARTICIPANTS SURVEYED REPORTED THAT THE WORKSHOP EXCEEDED THEIR EXPECTATIONS AND THAT THEY LEARNED NEW INFORMATION THAT ENCOURAGED THEM TO LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES - NOT ONLY DOES RESEARCH SHOW AN IMPRESSIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VOLUNTEERING AND GOOD HEALTH, IT SUGGESTS THAT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL BENEFITS ARE GREATER FOR PEOPLE 65 AND OLDER. 468 CENTER VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 46,713 HOURS OF SERVICE AT THE CENTER AND AT 49 NONPROFITS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. ACCORDING TO THE VIRGINIA OFFICE ON VOLUNTEERISM AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THESE VOLUNTEER SERVICE HOURS EQUATES TO OVER 1.3 MILLION. CLINICAL STUDIES SHOW THAT SENIORS WHO VOLUNTEER ARE HAPPIER, HAVE AN INCREASED SENSE OF WELL-BEING, ENJOY BROADER SOCIAL NETWORKS, AND LIVE LONGER. WITH LIMITED PAID STAFFING, VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE MUCH OF THE LABOR REQUIRED TO RUN THE CENTER, ALLOWING US TO KEEP THE COSTS OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES LOW. THESE VOLUNTEERS ARE ALSO CHANGING THE WAY PEOPLE THINK ABOUT OLDER ADULTS: USING THEIR TALENTS AND SKILLS IN MYRIAD WAYS TO BETTER THE COMMUNITY, SENIORS SHOW THEY ARE ACTIVE, INVOLVED, AND ESSENTIAL.

LIFELONG LEARNING/INTELLECTUAL WELLNESS - THIS IMPORTANT PROGRAMMING ENABLES PARTICIPANTS TO GROW INTELLECTUALLY, SPIRITUALLY, AND/OR CREATIVELY. 513 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED 4,132 TIMES. NEUROSCIENTISTS AND GERONTOLOGISTS HAVE DEEMED LIFELONG LEARNING ESSENTIAL TO HEALTHY AGING; PARTICIPANTS IN THESE PROGRAMS DEVELOP NEW SKILLS AND CONNECT WITH OTHERS WHILE GAINING A BROADER UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD. THE CENTER OFFERED OVER 70 HIGH-QUALITY LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMS. IN PARTICIPANT SURVEYS, 99% REPORTED THAT THEIR MINDS WERE STIMULATED BY A PROGRAM THEY ATTENDED.

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