Mission
SENIOR FRIENDSHIP CENTERS, INC. (SFC) WAS FOUNDED IN 1974 TO REDUCE ISOLATION & LONELINESS & TO HELP SENIORS MAINTAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE, PREVENTING PREMATURE INSTITUTIONALIZATION. THE MISSION IS TO SUPPORT HEALTH, DIGNITY & QUALITY (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) OF LIFE ON THE JOURNEY OF AGING. THE ORGANIZATION'S MYRIAD OF SERVICES AND PROGRAMS ADDRESS THE PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF THE AGING POPULATION AND THEIR FAMILIES. INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED SENIOR CENTERS ARE ON THE FOREFRONT OF PROGRAMMING.DAILY NUTRITIOUS LUNCHES ARE OFFERED AT NEIGHBORHOOD DINING SITES. ADULT DAY PROGRAMS AND FAMILY CAREGIVING SUPPORT CREATE A TRUSTED HAVEN DURING SOME OF THE MOST DIFFICULT TIMES IN LIFE. SUPPORTIVE AGING PROGRAMS INCLUDE HOME DELIVERED MEALS, IN-HOME COMMUNITY-BASED CARE, AND FRIENDSHIP AT HOME. FOR THOUSANDS OF OLDER ADULTS, SENIOR FRIENDSHIP CENTERS IS THERE THROUGHOUT THE JOURNEY OF AGING. DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC, SFC MOBILIZED AND DRASTICALLY INCREASED THE HOME DELIVERED