Hearts for Seniors

They Paved the Way. Now It’s Our Turn to Be There for Them.

The generations before us built the communities we call home.

They raised families, built businesses, served our country, taught our children, cared for their neighbors, volunteered in our communities, and spent a lifetime creating opportunities for the generations that followed.

Now, some of them need us.

At the Center for Creative Living, we believe growing older should never mean becoming disconnected from the world around you.

We have members in their 70s, 80s and 90s—and even members who have reached 100 years old. No matter their age, they still need friendship. They still need laughter. They still need purpose. They still need somewhere to go where people know their name and are happy to see them walk through the door.

They still need to feel part of the world.

That is the heart behind Hearts for Seniors.

More Than a Senior Center

For 45 years, the Center for Creative Living has provided older adults with something that becomes increasingly important with age: connection.

CCL is a place to make friends, exercise, learn, create, volunteer, play games, participate in activities, celebrate milestones and simply enjoy being around other people.

For some, it is a place they visit occasionally.

For others, it is an important part of their everyday life.

Approximately 100 people participate in activities, classes, programs and services at CCL on a typical day. Behind every one of those numbers is a person with a lifetime of experiences and a continuing need to belong.

A Life Doesn't Become Less Valuable With Age

Reaching 80, 90 or 100 shouldn't mean becoming invisible.

Imagine living an entire century—watching the world transform around you, experiencing generations of change, raising a family and contributing to your community—and still wanting the same basic things all of us want:

Someone to talk to.

Something to look forward to.

A reason to get dressed and leave the house.

A place where you belong.

Someone who notices when you're not there.

That is what we're working to preserve.

Your Heart Can Make a Difference

The Hearts for Seniors Campaign supports the Center for Creative Living and our work to provide meaningful connections, healthy living opportunities, creative activities, social engagement and a welcoming community for older adults.

Your contribution helps us keep the Center operating, strengthen existing programs, create new opportunities and ensure our seniors continue to have a place where they can participate in the world around them.

Whether you give $25, $100, $1,200 or more, you become part of something much bigger than a fundraising campaign.

You are telling an older adult:

You still matter.

You still belong.

Your story isn't finished.

They Paved the Way. We Carry It Forward.

The seniors we serve have spent their lives giving something to the generations that followed.

Now we have an opportunity to give something back.

Help us make sure that whether someone is 55 or 105, there is a place in our community where they can walk through the doors and find people, purpose and possibilities.

Open your heart to our seniors.

Give today. Share their stories. Help us build a brighter tomorrow together.

Hearts for Seniors

People. Purpose. Possibilities. At Every Age.

A campaign of the Center for Creative Living.

Because no one should ever outlive their need to belong.