In celebration of Community Action Month and Older Americans Month, Pierce County Human Services will host two free events this May, featuring resource fairs and public screenings of the award-winning documentary, “Cooked: Survival by Zip Code.”The events aim to spark community dialogue around poverty, racial disparities, and disaster preparedness. Both gatherings will feature a robust…
Category: Seniors
Aging and Disability Resources to host inaugural guardianship summit
PIERCE COUNTY — Pierce County Aging and Disability Resources (ADR) and the Health Care Providers Council of Pierce County invite professional and family caregivers to the upcoming guardianship summit. If you are acting as a power of attorney, guardian, protective payee, or personal representative for a senior or adult with disabilities, this event is for…
Start your New Year at Graham Senior Center
Retirement is not a good time to hide out in your home. Every human needs and deserves a little social time with good friends old and new. It has been shown to actually increase your life span. If you are in Graham, Thrift, Kapowsin, or Benston, here is a suggestion. Carol Wright of the Graham…
Shrinking senior budgets
By Marianne Lincoln The Social Security Administration recently released their cost of living increase for 2025. The raise amounted to 2.5%. The average Social Security check is about $1783, so that is an additional $44.58 each month. (My friends checks are more like $1300, so that is $32.50 more each month.) Based on my own…
Graham area Senior Center program expands
The Graham Senior Center has been at Frontier Park on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Lodge Room B for over a year now. But 8 hours a week wasn’t quite enough to seek funding for their programs, so they found the Benston Hall, so they could expand to 15…
Senior Center Services sought
Pierce County has just released the following opportunity:Senior Center Services RFP Here is a summary of the project: Pierce County Human Services, Aging and Disability Resources (ADR) is seeking proposals from eligible and qualified organizations to provide senior center services. Senior centers serve as critical community focal points for older adults, offering a variety of activities…
June 9-10, eviction sale at Spana-Park Senior Center
If you are a business or perhaps a food bank and need a freezer or refrigeration unit, you might check out the Spana-Park Senior Center Eviction Sale. The doors will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, June 9 & 10. The location is at the LeMay Museum at Marymount,…
SpanaPark Senior Center Eviction Sale
EVICTION SALE AT Spana-Park Senior Center Friday 5/12 – Saturday 5/13 10 am to 4 pm 325 152nd ST E, Tacoma Located behind the LeMay Collection Museum on the Marymount Event Center property. Please see our other listings for more commercial/restaurant equipment! Follow our page for more information and future sales. Brand new commercial single…
Eviction Sale at Spana-Park Senior Center, April 14-15
Friday 4/14 and Saturday 4/15, 10 am-4 pm, No Early Birds, 325 152nd St E, Tacoma, located behind the LeMay Collection Museum on the Marymount Event Center property. NO PHONE OR MESSAGE QUOTES-sorry, no time NO HOLDS WITHOUT PAYMENT IN FULL PAYPAL, CASH APP, VENMO, CC’s, AND CASH ONLY. NO CHECKS NO DELIVERY AVAILABLE Highlights…
Senior Property Tax Exemption Seminar, March 1
Join us for a property tax exemption seminar on March 1, from 1-3 p.m. at the Parkland/Spanaway Library. The Pierce County Assessor’s Office will be at the Parkland/Spanaway Library March 1 from 1 – 3 p.m. to answer your questions and provide valuable information at this free event. Topics include income categories, appeal of denials…
Spana-Park Senior Center lease termination
By Marianne Lincoln I was contacted by the Spana-Park Senior Center Director, Beth King and told they have been asked to leave the Marymount location by the LeMay Collection Museum at Marymount. I am currently looking into this and making contacts. There is a great deal of fear, animosity and suspicion among the parties. Attorneys…
Graham-Kapowsin Community Council Senior Center opens June 28
From Council District #3 news: The Graham-Kapowsin Community Council Senior Center is holding an opening ceremony Tuesday (June 28) at 10:15 a.m. Join the opening in Room B at the Frontier Park Lodge, 21718 Meridian Ave. E. in Graham. If you plan to have lunch at the center, please RSVP: 253-921-2914. The center will be open…
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