by Katherine Jordan, Executive Director Jan 2024 As SPSC looks to the future, a very important piece of ensuring all that will be possible, is the addition of an Advancement Manager as part of our team—I am very excited to … Read More
by Janette Garcia, Lead Social Worker Jan 2024 SPSC recently hosted a presentation from the Alzheimer’s Association where our Seniors had the opportunity to learn about the common warning signs of the onset of Alzheimer’s Disease. In addition to learning … Read More
by Corey Poonacha, Operations Manager Jan 2024 Throughout 2023, our team trained on various emergency situations during our quarterly staff meetings. In the month of September, the SPSC staff received CPR training from our favorite trainer, Johnny Bell with Medic … Read More
We had a busy and festive end of year at SPSC – here is what we did and how we celebrated: Hispanic Independence Celebration – Throughout Latin American countries, the month of September is a celebration of independence. At SPSC, … Read More
We had the wonderful opportunity to attend the first ever Rainbow Disrupt Con on Monday October 2nd. Many thanks to one of our own Seniors who heard about this and shared it with the leadership team of SPSC. This event … Read More
SPSC recently had the opportunity (twice!) to partner with the City of Seattle’s Civic Coffee as we hosted two important presentations for our Senior community. For several years, Age Friendly Seattle has hosted monthly Civic Coffee events in partnership with … Read More
Many older Americans do not have dental insurance because they lost their benefits after retirement, and the federal Medicare program (Medicare Part A or Medicare Part B) does not cover routine dental care. As people age, it takes more maintenance … Read More
I would like to introduce our three New Cambodian Program Ambassadors: Sapone, Sarorn, and Savanny! It was decided that this dream team would be a trio to ensure they were able to make it work between their busy family schedules. … Read More
Where are you from and what brought you to Seattle? Evelyn is originally from Puerto Rico. From Puerto Rico she moved to the East Coast of the US before eventually settling in Seattle in 2022. She moved to be closer … Read More
There are lots of Spanish-speaking families in the Puget Sound area, but not very many Spanish-speaking social workers. SPSC has Janette Garcia, who ends up helping people throughout the area gain access to services. KUOW recently ran a story highlighting … Read More
Did you know that we play Loteria as well as Bingo every other Wednesday evening? The traditional lotería has its roots in 15th century Italy, where it traveled to Spain and then was brought to Mexico around 1769. Initially played … Read More
A night full of color and culture! Recently, SPSC celebrated Hispanic Independence with our Seniors and it was a party!! Our Latinx Seniors put on a show and tell to share music, dance, poems, artifacts, and more from their own … Read More
All aboard! For SPSC’s final field trip of the season, we went to the Northwest Railway Museum in Snoqualmie; this time our Operations Manager, Corey, wanted to tag along to join 10 of our Seniors. We were fortunate to have … Read More
Every other Wednesday we are here playing Bingo y Lotería! Our group continues to grow and it’s always a night filled with laughter and excitement. Rumor has it that our prizes will be getting an upgrade Let us know if … Read More
Adventure is out there! In this case, the adventure took us out to Snoqualmie to visit the Cedar River Watershed, alongside Rattlesnake Lake. The Watershed is owned and managed by the City of Seattle, and has an Education Center on … Read More
During the month of August, our seniors participated in a series of evacuation drills. This was inspired by the emergency preparedness training that King County provided in the wake of the COVID pandemic. During the peak times of dining and … Read More
South Park Senior Citizens has received a new funding award from King County Parks. The Healthy Communities Targeted Equity Grant Program helps to increase access for BIPOC, low-income, and immigrant seniors to physical activity through free exercise and dance in … Read More
By Charles Bontémps Our latest Senior Adventure took us to the Museum of Pop Culture, better known as MoPop! We packed the van full with 12 Seniors and three of our staff (including myself, the chauffeur) and headed up to … Read More
Last week took us to Fiji as we had a very special cultural celebration of Fijian/Fiji-Indian food and Bollywood dancing. We all had a wonderful time!
By Corey Poonacha We would like to honor our volunteer Larry Murphy for over one year of service with SPSC! Larry recently retired before moving to South Park to be closer to his daughter and granddaughter. As someone who is … Read More