Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Groundbreaking ceremony scheduled for Joplin Senior Center

(From the City of Joplin)

City officials will join representatives from the Area Agency on Aging for a significant milestone as they break ground to start the construction of the Joplin Senior Center. The groundbreaking event will be at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 29 at the new center’s location, 2616 S. Picher Avenue. The public is invited to attend the groundbreaking.

The 14,400-square foot Senior Center will be located on the south side of 26th Street and borders the east side of Mercy Public Park. The center provides many benefits to the senior community by offering expanded meal services, exercise classes, computer lab, health and wellness checks and counseling.

The current center received structural damage during the May 2011 tornado. In addition to the building damage, the kitchen and service areas are inadequate for the level of food service and demand, as the nutrition program has grown. Programming has also expanded over the years and now includes fitness, health and recreational activities not originally planned for that facility. The new facility connects to walking trails for health and fitness and includes outdoor areas for recreation.

Funding for this project is through the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery program offered to the City of Joplin from U.S. Housing and Urban Development following the May 2011 disaster.

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