I get a lot of calls asking to learn more about the Senior Community Center. My typical response is a question: “What do you already know?”
Very often, people will mention meals or just answer with “nothing.” This indicates that we’ve got plenty of work to do in our community to bring an understanding of who and what we are, as well as what we offer to our community. So, what is the Senior Community Center?
The Senior Community Center of Owensboro-Daviess County is a gathering place for vibrant and active seniors who have reached the age of 60 and over. Within our walls are friendships and socializing, educational opportunities on a wide variety of topics, billiards, card games like canasta and samba, bingo, line dancing, crafts, and so much more. Our exercise classes include mat and chair yoga, tai chi, SilverSneakers, senior shape fitness, and a couple of workout spaces. Each month, we bring in a live band for an evening dance as well. We are constantly exploring, training, and adding more to our calendar. We also serve lunch each weekday at 11:30 a.m.
In addition to expanding our programming, we have expanded our hours as well. We are open Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. All this is at our main location at 1650 West 2nd Street in the Elizabeth Munday building.
The Senior Community Center also delivers Meals on Wheels throughout Daviess County and serves lunch at five satellite nutrition sites. They are located at Adams Village, Garden Grace, Park Regency, Roosevelt House, and Whitesville Senior Center. You can learn more about our schedules on our website at seniorcenterodc.com.
Through our growing community partnerships, we can offer programs like Pet Meals on Wheels, Singo, and frozen meals. Our Senior Class education series has proven to be a great hit with seniors, bringing in subject matter expert volunteers to teach on a variety of topics. We recently earned distinction as a veteran-friendly senior center through the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs and licensing through Senior Planet to offer their curriculum in-person. Among our other programs are friendly visiting, telephone reassurance phone calls, and transportation services.
In case you haven’t heard, we are building a new facility that will be 26,800 square feet of specially designed space for seniors located beside the Western Kentucky Botanical Garden at 3001 West 2nd Street. We are hoping to move late in 2026.
September is National Senior Center Month and the 2025 theme is “Powering Possibilities: Flip the Script,” inviting us to challenge outdated perceptions of aging and senior centers. It celebrates the dynamic role that centers play in fostering creativity, connection, purpose, and resilience later in life. Senior centers power possibilities through social connections that combat loneliness and isolation, health and wellness programs that promote vitality, economic security resources that offer stability, creative and cultural engagement that bring joy and purpose, and access to services that support independence and well-being.
Lastly, as a nonprofit, we rely heavily on donations. If you would like to donate toward the new facility or a general donation for our operations, you can do so in person or by mail to our office at 1650 West 2nd Street, Owensboro, KY 42301. Donations can also be made on our website at seniorcenterodc.com.
As always, if you are at least 60 years of age, we would love to have you as a member! Membership is free and simple! OL
