SENIOR CENTERS
The Jackson County Department on Aging has 11
nutrition sites and senior centers which all offer educational programs, various
fun activities, lots of parties, trips, a nutritious dinner, aging services and
exercise programs.
Jackson County’s Dept. on Aging Winter Enrichment Series
Ongoing Activities
from the Dept on Aging click here
for more info
Spring Enrichment Series Offers
Line Dancing Lessons for Older Adults
The Jackson County Department on Aging is providing “Get in Line” line dancing
lessons to adults aged 60 and older, between April 11 and June 6, 2007. This
fun and spirited class will take you step by step through some of the more
popular line dances. Participants can expect to learn at least one new routine
each week! Classes will be held Wednesdays at the Crouch Senior Center, 1715
Lansing Ave. in Jackson, from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm, on the Garden Level in Room
005. There is a suggested donation of $1.00 per class. To come and have a
stomping good time, please call Julie Weisbrod, Health Promotion Specialist, at
768-2149.
Spring Enrichment Series to Offer Tai Chi Courses for Older Adults
The Jackson County Department on Aging is
providing “Tai Chi from the Arthritis Foundation” courses to all adults, age 60
and older, between Monday, April 9 and Wednesday, June 6, 2007. This Sun-style
form of Tai Chi is an internal martial art consisting of 31 movements. These
slowly-performed, fluid movements help to sustain the range of motion in the
joints, tone muscles, improve balance, improve memory, decrease stress, increase
breathing capacity, in addition to providing numerous other benefits. There is
a suggested donation of $15.00 per class series. To register for one of the
following courses, please call Julie Weisbrod, Health Promotion Specialist, at
768-2149:
Tai Chi ~1 (Moves 1 – 12):
Crouch Senior Center – 1715 Lansing Ave., Jackson – Mondays, 11:00 am ~ 12:00
pm, Room 005
Tai Chi ~ 2 (Moves 13 – 20):
Crouch Senior Center – 1715 Lansing Ave., Jackson – Wednesdays, 1:00 pm ~ 2:00
pm, Room 005
Tai Chi ~ 3 (Moves 21 - 31):
Crouch Senior Center – 1715 Lansing Ave., Jackson – Mondays, 1:00 pm ~ 2:00 pm,
Room 005
Spring Enrichment Series Offers
“Sitting Yoga” Classes for Older Adults
Certified
Instructors from BeFITting Yoga are providing “Sitting Yoga” classes at both the
Dept. on Aging’s Crouch and Spring Arbor Senior Centers. The classes are based
on Hatha yoga principles, and with the support of a chair, participants will
learn various stretching, toning and movement exercises. Benefits of this type
of yoga include enhanced overall strength, flexibility, mobility, stability and
mental clarity, along with increased body alignment, relieved tension and
expanded respirations. Classes will be held Tuesdays, from 10:00 am to 11:00
am, between April 10 and June 5, 2007, at the Crouch Senior Center, 1715 Lansing
Ave., Jackson, First Floor, Room 106. On Thursdays, classes will be held at the
Spring Arbor Senior Center, 122 Starr St., between April 12 and June 7, 2007, in
the sitting area. The suggested
fee is $6.00 per class. To register, please call
Julie Weisbrod, Health Promotion Specialist for the Dept. on Aging, at 768-2149
or visit the Instructor’s website at
www.yogajackson.com:
Senior Nutrition Centers
Ackerson Lake,
126 Brooklyn Rd., (Napoleon
Township)
Tuesday and Thursday, 10:00-2:00
Phone: 764-0761
Columbia, All Saints Church,
151 N. Main, Brooklyn
Monday, Wednesday and Fridays, 10:00 - 2:00
Phone: 592-9060
Crouch
Senior Center,
1715 Lansing Ave., Jackson
Monday through Friday, 8:00 - 5:00. Lunch at noon.
Henrietta
Senior Citizen Nutrition Site,
11120 Musbach Rd., Munith
Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, 10:00 - 2:00
Phone: 596-3374
Michigan
Center, St. Aidan's,
361 Grove St, Michigan Ctr
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10:00 - 2:00
Phone:764-2950
Norvell
Township, 106 Sweezy Lake
Monday, Wed, Friday, 10-2
Phone:536-4370
Park Forest,
3300 Spirea Ct., (Blackman Township)
Monday through Friday, 3-7p.m. Dinner at 5:00
Phone: 787-9750
Spring
Arbor Senior Center,
122 Starr St., Spring Arbor
Monday through Friday, 8:30 - 2:30
Phone (517) 750-1010 Also offers health and exercise programs
Word of Light, 800 S. Cooper St., Jackson
Monday through Friday, 10am-1:30pm