Multipurpose Senior Center
The PCS Multipurpose Senior Center has been developed to provide a centralized meeting place for adults 60 years of age and older. The Center provides and opportunity for the older adult to meet their nutritional and psycho-social needs. The Center offers a balanced mealtime; whereby the older adult is able to meet a part of their nutritional needs in a pleasant atmosphere. The Center also offers myriad of activities and social events which are intended to meet the emotional needs of those clients who live by themselves and lack the companionship and interaction needed for emotional stability.

The program philosophy is to provide a single place in which the older adult can receive a variety of services. The Center also provides transportation for those seniors who would not be able to come to the Center on their own. Our program carries out our goals by providing the following activities and events which are scheduled each month.

Exercise class

 

Blood pressure check-up

Medical screening

 

Employment counseling

Seminars on informative topics

 

Grocery shopping (transportation)

Meals & nutrition services

 

Case management services

Choral singing

 

Spiritual well-being discussion groups

Recreational activities

 

Social day care

Transportation

 

 Computer lab and Internet access

Paratransit Services
To assist our community's seniors in traveling to medical appointments, shopping, points of interest and personal visits, door-to-door service is provided by our trained drivers. For those clients who are not able to safely access public transportation, this service promotes their independence and assures access to low-cost travel. During the past year, our busses were used by local senior groups to visit various cultural and entertainment venues and to provide weekly trips for our center participants to local events and ensure seniors with an opportunity to During the past year 12,500 trips were provided to area seniors.

For additional information regarding center activities, transportation or case management needs, please contact Jo Carolyn Dent-Clark, Program Director, at 323-294-5226.

Senior Nutrition Programs
The primary focus of the Senior Nutrition Program addresses the need to have a well-balanced hot meal and provides a nurturing and socially pleasant environment to eat and participate in activities. In addition to our congregate meals, the Nutrition Program also provides home delivered meals to seniors who are unable to attend one of the six nutrition sites.

A hot, well-balanced meal, as well as other nutritional services are provided for seniors 60 years of age or older, who participate in the PCS Senior Nutrition program. Home-delivered services are Congregate nutrition services are provided five days a week, at six sites located in the Southwestern area of Los Angeles. This area includes the following communities: Baldwin Hills, Crenshaw/Leimert, Westchester, Rodeo, Mar Vista, Florence Heights and Baldwin Village.

For additional information, please contact or visit one of the following sites:

Multipurpose
Senior Center

5133 S. Crenshaw Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90043
323-294-5226
Baldwin Villa
3939 Marlton Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90008
323-298-5088
St. Marks United
Methodist Church

8305 South Gramercy Place
Los Angeles, CA 90047
323/753-3535
Jim Gilliam Senior Center
4000 S. La Brea Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90008
323-291-5928
Venice Japanese
Comm. Ctr.

12448 Braddock Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90066
323-822-8885
Westchester Senior Center
8740 Lincoln Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90045
323-649-3317

For additional nutrition information, please contact:
Wanda Boyd at (323) 294-5226