PROGRAMS
Senior Nutrition -
Provides a hot lunch Monday through Friday at the Kerman Senior Center for persons 60 and older. Reservations need to be made one day in advance by contacting the Nutrition Coordinator at 846-9330. Homebound meals are also available for those unable to leave their homes due to illness or disability. Meals are funded through the Fresno-Madera Area Agency on Aging (FMAA
A). For more information about the services FMAAA provides, log on to their website at www. fmaaa.org
Senior Companion
A voluntary program for person 60 and over who, for a small stipend, provide care-giving services to at-risk seniors. Companions serve seniors by reading, walking, listening, arranging transportation, and helping with meal preparation. Senior Companions can advocate and provide emotional support, as well. Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
A program for persons 55 and over to use their life experiences and skills to answer the call of their neighbors in need. Giving from 4 to 10 hours per week, volunteers help by teaching children how to read, tutoring and mentoring children, counseling small businesses, assisting at health clinics, teaching other seniors how to use the internet, distributing food to the town’s homeless, creating a recycling program, providing much needed support to non-profit agencies and making the community strong. Weekly Activities for Seniors
Sewing Class
Billiards
Bingo
Water Aerobics (June-August)
Exercise
Monthly Activities for Seniors Trips
Presentations on resource topics
Shopping in Fresno
Blood Pressure Check - every first Thursday of the Month at 10am
Annual Activities
Holiday Luncheon - December
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program Award Luncheon
Volunteer Recognition and Senior Prom
Senior Companion Christmas Awards Luncheon
Easter Bonnet Parade
Halloween Party - October
Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Fourth of July Celebration
Valentine Celebration
Labor Day Luncheon
Memorial Day Luncheon
Mexican Independence Day Celebration
Health Fair and Flu Shot Clinic
Thanksgiving Dance and Dinner - November
KCSO Holiday Food Drive
