Center+50+plus

Center 50+ city of Salem for seniors Marilyn Daily – Director [|www.cityofsalem.net]

2615 Portland Rd. NE, Salem, OR. 97301 (503)588-6303 Monday – Thursday 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Friday – Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Closed Sunday

Center 50+, the city of Salem senior center, serves as a gateway to senior citizens and their families to local programs and services. It is the only designated full-service focal point senior center in Marion County. Seniors report that they use the center because of meals, recreation, volunteer opportunities, and education. The center represents a unique collaboration partnership between City of Salem, concerned citizens, and the 501©3 non-profit, Friends of the Salem Senior Center. Founded in 1992; Friends of the Salem Senior Center exists to support the center with gifts of time, talent, and money.

More than 700 seniors use the center daily, and more than 500 senior’s citizens annually utilize the health screening clinics at the Center. Partnerships generate over $500,000 of added value programs and services at the Center, which also leverages community support. Some of those programs and partnerships include:


 * Partner Salem-Keizer Meals on Wheels, serves more than 48,000 meals annually.
 * Over 40 Chemeketa classes are held monthly at the center.
 * The Center is home to the only social activity model group day Alzheimer Respite Program in Salem.
 * Cherriots busses stop at the Center six days a week and over 2,000 times a year.

Center 50+ is a non-membership community center providing programs and services to adults age 50 and older. There are over 200 different program and service offerings, including a state of the art Wellness Center and Computer Lab. The Center also has support services such as Among Friends, an adult day respite center for families dealing with the challenge of Alzheimer’s disease.


 * Classes Include: **
 * Artisan Shops
 * Arts and Crafts
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 15px;">Computer
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 15px;">Fitness
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 15px;">History
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 15px;">Languages
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 15px;">Music
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 15px;">Personal Enrichment
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 15px;">Services include: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 15px;">Career Center
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 15px;">Fix-It Brigade
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 15px;">Health and Wellness
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 15px;">Respite Care, Support & Education: Memory loss, Alzheimer’s, Dementia
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 15px;">Travel Program
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 15px;">50+ Support Group / Foster Grandparents

(Information compiled by Leslie Cooper, Sabrina Lee, Tabatha Elam, Alicia Garcia, and Kimberly Meyer~February 2013)