Charter Senior Centers Announced
Would you like to see new programs at senior centers? What would you want? What would you think if Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a $25 million new initiative for senior centers? Well, he did on August 25, 2009.
CSCS developed the idea of Charter Senior Centers, which would allow some senior centers to create new programs and services they don’t already offer or expand what they already do - arts, computer training, tai chi, yoga, health and wellness classes - and maybe an idea you have. The NYC Department for the Aging would allow senior centers more flexibility in how they operate every day - lighten up the heavy hand of government bureaucracy that can waste time and create unnecessary headaches. Like charter schools, the idea is to bring in new energy and money to senior centers and lessen bureaucratic control of the every day operations of senior centers.
So, whaddya think? Head to the CSCS website for the latest news on Charter Senior Centers.
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