Older Adult
Centers
RAICES currently operates nine older adult centers, five in Brooklyn and four in Queens, N.Y. All of the older adult center staff enthusiastically embrace their responsibility to the community in providing its participants with information, socialization, education, and programming that will help them live positive, healthy, and independent lifestyles. Similarly, all older adult centers offer their participants a sense of belonging, friendship, and fellowship.
The older adult centers aim to enrich the participants' lives, building upon their skills, knowledge, and unique abilities and strengths. This is achieved by providing the members with innovative health and wellness activities that include, but are not limited to, arts and crafts, musical entertainment and sing-a-longs, chair-aerobics, tai-chi, discussion groups, holiday and birthday celebrations, local outings, and educational discussions and presentations on various topics such as Elder Abuse, Crime, Fall and Fraud, Prevention, Health Management, Fire Safety, and more.
In addition, all older adult centers provide their participants with an array of case assistance, advocacy, information, and benefits and entitlements assistance with Medicaid, Medicare and Medicare Part D, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Social Security (SSA), Medical Insurance Counseling, Food Stamps, Senior Housing Issues, the Senior Citizens Rent Increase Exemption Program (SCRIE), and the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP).
All centers serve older adults 60 years of age and older and have a dedicated bilingual staff that provides culturally competent services in English and Spanish.
RAICES Corona Older Adult Center
Alexandra Rodriguez-Canizare, Director
107-24 Corona Avenue
Corona, NY. 11368
718-458-7259
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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RAICES Astoria Older Adult Center
Jenedier Leon, Director
21-21 30th Drive
Long Island City, N.Y. 11102
718-726-9642
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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RAICES Times Plaza Older Adult Center
460 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11217
718-694-0895
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Wyckoff Gardens Older Adult Center
Blanca Morocho-Ramirez, Director
280 Wyckoff Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11217
718-237-1802
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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Gowanus Older Adult Center
420 Baltic Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11217
718-797-2472
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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Red Hook Older Adult Center
120 W. 9th Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11231
718-269-0519
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Farragut Older Adult Center
228 York St.
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201
718-624-0771
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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Astoria Social Club
4-05 Astoria Boulevard
Astoria, NY 11102
646-828-4767
Hours: Monday - Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Bland Social Club
Ariadna Muñoz Santos, Coordinator
40-15 College Point Boulevard
Flushing, N.Y. 11354
917-933-8884
Hours: Monday - Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.