Older Adult Centers
(formerly known as Senior Centers)
Selfhelp is proud to offer a wide variety of life-enhancing programs and services via its five community-based Older Adult Centers. Also known as Senior Centers, these serve over 7,000 older adults from the surrounding communities and are open to all residents aged 60 and older.
Dotting their way across various neighborhoods in Queens, NYC’s most diverse borough, each Center has its own “local flavor”, with programs that reflect the culture, interests, and traditions of its surrounding community. One has been recognized as an “Innovative Older Adult Center,” one of the first of its kind in New York City. All are welcoming and inclusive, reflecting the staggering number of cultures, creeds, and ethnicities who comprise the demographic makeup of this city, a resilient patchwork tightly woven in tolerance, respect, and a communal pride in the incredible city they call home.
General List of Services
- Nutritious meals
- Exercise, health, and wellness classes
- Concerts and performances
- Technology and computer literacy classes
- Arts (painting, stained glass, etc.)
- Social worker assistance
- Educational programs
Programming varies from one site to the next, but each offers meals, classes, activities, and events, a sampling of which is above.
We encourage older New Yorkers to pay a visit – to one, or to all five! With so many programs on offer, you are sure to find one that’s perfect for you – and make a whole new group of friends who share your interests and passions!
Medical Transportation Program in Queens
- Free round-trip transportation to/from medical appointments for older adults living in Queens
- To reserve your car, please call (718) 559-4352 Monday to Friday between 9:00am-12:00pm, one day in advance of your trip
- Guidelines: Each month, seniors who reside in Queens are eligible for either: 1. three rides in Queens or 2. one ride outside of Queens and one ride within Queens. Travel is restricted to five NYC Boroughs and Western Nassau County. Program will operate until funds are depleted
- Generously funded by grants from the Speaker of the New York City Council Adrienne Adams, Councilman Robert Holden, Councilwoman Vickie Paladino, Councilwoman Lynn Schulman, Councilwoman Sandra Ung
- Operated by the Selfhelp Clearview Older Adult Center in Bayside, Queens
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You can also call us at 212-971-7600.
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