Aging in New York

Unleashing the Power of Older Adults

2021
González-Rivera, C. (2021, June 3). Unleashing the Power of Older Adults. Silver Spring, MD: Center for Workforce Inclusion.

christian gonzález-rivera

By casting older adults primarily as service recipients, senior centers as currently structured are missing an opportunity to catalyze the transformation of their communities into places that empower their members to age well. Senior centers should be a platform to unleash the power of older Americans, not a place where they receive a segregated set of services. In this spirit, perhaps even the concept of the “senior center” should give way to a community center that centers both the needs of older adults and the capacities they have to support themselves and their communities.

In this article published by the Center for Workforce Inclusion, christian gonzález-rivera imagines the possibilities for the community center of the future.