Tartaglione: Grant Funding Approved for Norris Square Senior Community Center

Harrisburg – June 14, 2016 – A grant of $80,877 has been awarded to the Norris Square Senior Community Center, state Sen. Christine Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia) said today.

“Grants for senior centers help bolster activities and provide critical assistance to seniors in Philadelphia and the surrounding region,” Tartaglione said. “The funding approved today for the Norris Square Senior Community Center will help the center continue providing invaluable service to the area.”

According to the Department of Aging, 43 senior centers from around the state will share in $2 million in grant funding in this round.

The funding helps advance programming for seniors. It also enables senior centers to complete critical projects, improve technology, recruit new members and meet the needs of area seniors. Grants enhance social and recreational activities while providing a safe community meeting place, Tartaglione said.

“The grants are resources that can be used to help seniors stay involved in the community,” Tartaglione said.

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Tartaglione Senior Expo Draws Hundreds to Excel Academy

 HARRISBURG, Sept.  21, 2012 –  With confusion swirling about voting rights and the future of health care and hundreds of seniors turned out yesterday for Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione’s Senior Expo for answers to a wide variety of questions.

“The political season has brought with it some confusing advertising about seniors and health care and that’s been a problem for many people,” Tartaglione said. “Thrown on top of that is the uncertainty about voter ID, so this might have been the most important senior expo we’ve ever had.”

 Tables lining the gymnasium at Excel Academy on Bustleton Avenue were manned by experts from government and private industry on topics ranging from foot wear to Medicare.

“There is a wealth of information at the expo, but there’s also a lot of fun.  I get so see a lot of friendly faces that I haven’t seen since last year’s event,” Tartaglione said.

The Senior Expo has been a longstanding partnership between Tartaglione and students at Excel Academy.  The students volunteer to set up the event, serve food, help seniors find their way around and take down more than 100 tables afterward.

“Bringing two very different generations for one big event really brings people together and gives them an appreciation of the city they share,” Tartaglione said. “It’s very touching to see the hugs and pats on the back among people separated by 50 years or more.”