The Rev. Eugenia Kinney- Director
415-776-5552 x316
July 2 : The Rhythm Tappers Special Independence Day Performance at 11:15am (note earlier time) Bingo 1:00 pm
July 9: Crafts Project 11am
June 12 Trip Thursday: $2/person Meet 1pm at the church or 2pm at the museum. Going to the Asian Art Museum
July 16: Judith's Collages Munro Room 11am; Birthday Party!
July 23: Uncle Moh discusses the Successful Risistance to Civil Defense Drills, Munro Room 11am
July 30: Special Party! Come on down for some good FUN!
Weekly Activities:
10:00 Computer Room; Exercise Video; Mah Jong
11:00 Computer Room; Arts and Crafts; Chair Massage
12:00 Lunch $1.75 donation
1:00 Singing; Chair Massage; Arts and Crafts
1:30 Tai Chi; Lip Reading
2:00 Line Dancing
Mission Statement To create a place to gather weekly that promotes health, spirit, socialization, education and recreation for contemporary, vital seniors.
History - In the early 60’s, 12 one-day senior centers were started that were attached to a church. The model was that volunteers for the senior center would come from the church, serving seniors of the church and the community. Someone from the San Francisco Community College District would be the director. The center was run similarly to a Montessori school with different activities in different parts of the room(s)for different interests. In the 60’s, they sewed quilts and made large weavings with big looms. Attendance was around 100 seniors per week, and a lunch was served. A Social Worker was also available on-site.
In the 70’s, more services became available to seniors such as City operated Senior Centrals, Adult Day Health, and federally funded lunch meal programs. Because of this availability, numbers at the senior center decreased. There was always, however, a good size following. The SF Community College District also folded, changing who would run the program.
Read about the dedication of the Doris Krauss Senior Center
Weekly activities include: mah jong, massage, tai chi, qi gong, informal piano playing by seniors, singing, line dancing, crafts projects, lip reading, a movie, and exercise. We are investigating offering a Spiritual Directions program to enable seniors to discuss spiritual issues in their lives. Twice monthly, we have volunteers who come in to play the piano for singing. We have a birthday party once a month and celebrate major holidays, including Chinese New Year. We have lunch weekly, made by a group of volunteers, both from the church and the community. We also have special guests who speak on different topics. Once a month, a nurse takes blood pressures, a social worker comes to help people, and a podiatrist visits. Free magazines are available. We have a computer center for those who wish to check e-mails and search the internet, staffed by a volunteer. Seniors volunteer weekly in the set up for lunch and cleaning up after lunch.
Organizations We Work With
Community Health Resource Center provides a nurse monthly.
Self-Help for the Elderly provides a Social Worker monthly.
Eldergivers is assisting us in our Spiritual Directions focus, as well as creating an intergenerational program with children and elders.
The Welcome Ministry provides some food for us, as well as sharing information and resources.
Old First Concerts provides complimentary tickets as birthday presents to the seniors and is our trip destination to a concert free of charge in February 2003.
The Seminary (name) is working with us on the Spiritual Directions focus.
Northern California Presbyterian Homes and Services is collaborating with us on the Spiritual Directions focus and their foundation is working with us to establish a special fund, honoring a woman who ran the Senior Center for many years.
