Senior Programs

Nancy Greenberg, Adult/Senior Adult Director, ext. 232, [email protected]

Senior Adult Information

The Senior Department quarterly newsletter, Mature Matters, will keep you up-to-date on programs, travel opportunities and special events. Watch your mail!

Our Senior Adult Lounge can be reached by elevator. Wheelchairs and a walker are available for those with limited mobility. Our comfortable lounge is used for programs, lunches, holiday celebrations and more. Stop by during other hours and have a cup of coffee and kibbitz with friends.

Van transportation is provided through the Gery & Emil Eisenberg Assisted Living Residence. Transportation is available during the week for medical, nutritional, and other appointments:

• Reservations must be made at least 24 hrs in advance between 8:30 am and 4:00 pm by calling 508.757.0981.
• The van operates within a 15 minute (not mile) radius of the JCC/Eisenberg Campus.
• One-way fee is $3. (To attend Lunch-Out and/or a program at the JCC, the one-way fee is $2.)
• You must have an affiliation with an organization or agency in the Jewish community.
• Wednesday Grocery Shopping is a free service, thanks to the Lorraine Fay Linder Grocery Shopping Fund. The shuttle currently runs several Wednesdays a month from 1-4 pm, to Price Chopper on Park Avenue or Shaw’s on Gold Star Boulevard in Worcester. Schedule is subject to change. Reservations must be made by Friday.
• For schedule & further information, please call the Gery & Emil Eisenberg Assisted Living Residence at 508.757.0981.
• Limited assistance with transportation is also available through JCC Volunteers.

Lunch-Out

Supervised by the Worcester JCC, a hot, delicious home-style kosher lunch is served every Tuesday and Thursday at 12pm at Bet Shalom Apartments, 475 Chandler St., Worcester. Suggested donation $3.50. Transportation available. Register by 12pm the day prior by contacting Nancy Greenberg.

Mantalk: Looking for a Few Good Men & Women! Mantalk is co-ed!

Please join us on Tuesday mornings from 9-10 am for lively discussion of current events (these days there’s always a lot to talk about!). Bagels and coffee served ($2 appreciated!) And if not every Tuesday, please join us for our monthly Distinguished Speaker. $2/per meeting, ongoing.

• With cancellation of Worcester Public schools, all morning senior programs are cancelled, including Mantalk, Bridge and Lunch programs.