West 7 th Community Center Celebrating 40 Years: Supporting Neighbors, Creating Community Located in the Historic West 7 th Neighborhood of Saint Paul
Programs and Services Family & Youth Program Afterschool Program Summer Program Outreach Circle of Parents Teen Girls Circle
Senior Services Mission: Our goal is to help seniors remain healthy and safe in their homes and connected to the community.
Senior Services & Programs Meals on Wheels Homemaking/Respite Caregiver Program Care Management Education Health and Wellness Programs Activities Volunteer Services Living at Home/Block Nurse Program
Community Power: Simple Ways to Green Main Goal: To provide seniors and community members of the West 7 th area, practical, simple and effective ways of reducing waste, reducing toxins in the home and recycling by providing information and hands-on activities.
Aging Well Expo Booth
Volunteers were trained on how to read labels on hazardous household products: Warning Danger Toxic Poison Aging Well Expo Booth, Continued…… Volunteers educated participants on how to properly dispose of pharmaceutical waste.
Aging Well Expo Booth, Continued……
Women’s Health Fair Reducing Junk Mail Hazardous Household Products Cloth Bag Pledges May 2012
Plant Sale Junk Mail Reduction
Staff & Summer Program Kids Relay Races
Greening our Events! Offered a vegetarian option. We will continue to do this at all of our events. Served condiments in bulk instead of single serving packets. We will continue to do this at future events.
Challenges Calling participants Keeping volunteers on track