Senior Services
The YWCA Senior Services program helps keep seniors safe, healthy and helps relieve stress on today’s working families. Quality senior programming is an important component in violence prevention and intervention strategies. With more and more seniors being left alone with sometimes no supervision, at the YWCA they can benefit from safe structured educational programs.
At the West Los Angeles Center, we provide multiple classes and assistance including: Overview of Life Planning & Work, ESL & Farsi classes, Rental Assistance, Health & Prevention Classes on various types of cancers, Assistance with Legal Documents, Tai Chi/Yoga Classes, Sewing/Arts & Crafts, and Field Trips. Equally important, the program offers seniors a safe haven and opportunities for positive physical, emotional and spiritual momentum through community service.
Our West Los Angeles site is one of our most productive sites and has been in operation since 1985. In 1996 the program moved from West Los Angeles Center into Felicia Mahood Senior Center. Every year, hundreds of seniors between the ages of 60 and up enjoy services tailored to their needs. 75% of the participants are Persian and 25% are people of other ethnicities. Approximately 90% of the seniors participating in the program are living alone or in households with other relatives.
Program Director
Sharon Shelton
Senior Director, Empowerment Services
