There are lots of Spanish-speaking families in the Puget Sound area, but not very many Spanish-speaking social workers. SPSC has Janette Garcia, who ends up helping people throughout the area gain access to services. KUOW recently ran a story highlighting … Read More
Did you know that we play Loteria as well as Bingo every other Wednesday evening? The traditional lotería has its roots in 15th century Italy, where it traveled to Spain and then was brought to Mexico around 1769. Initially played … Read More
A night full of color and culture! Recently, SPSC celebrated Hispanic Independence with our Seniors and it was a party!! Our Latinx Seniors put on a show and tell to share music, dance, poems, artifacts, and more from their own … Read More
All aboard! For SPSC’s final field trip of the season, we went to the Northwest Railway Museum in Snoqualmie; this time our Operations Manager, Corey, wanted to tag along to join 10 of our Seniors. We were fortunate to have … Read More
Every other Wednesday we are here playing Bingo y Lotería! Our group continues to grow and it’s always a night filled with laughter and excitement. Rumor has it that our prizes will be getting an upgrade Let us know if … Read More
Adventure is out there! In this case, the adventure took us out to Snoqualmie to visit the Cedar River Watershed, alongside Rattlesnake Lake. The Watershed is owned and managed by the City of Seattle, and has an Education Center on … Read More
During the month of August, our seniors participated in a series of evacuation drills. This was inspired by the emergency preparedness training that King County provided in the wake of the COVID pandemic. During the peak times of dining and … Read More
South Park Senior Citizens has received a new funding award from King County Parks. The Healthy Communities Targeted Equity Grant Program helps to increase access for BIPOC, low-income, and immigrant seniors to physical activity through free exercise and dance in … Read More
By Charles Bontémps Our latest Senior Adventure took us to the Museum of Pop Culture, better known as MoPop! We packed the van full with 12 Seniors and three of our staff (including myself, the chauffeur) and headed up to … Read More
Last week took us to Fiji as we had a very special cultural celebration of Fijian/Fiji-Indian food and Bollywood dancing. We all had a wonderful time!
By Corey Poonacha We would like to honor our volunteer Larry Murphy for over one year of service with SPSC! Larry recently retired before moving to South Park to be closer to his daughter and granddaughter. As someone who is … Read More
by Janette Garcia Jeaneth Garcia is the SPSC Latinx Program Ambassador, and has been attending SPSC since we restarted dinner and activities in-person on Wednesday evenings again after the pandemic. Jeaneth was very pleased with the services she had been … Read More
by Katherine Jordan SPSC is part of the Hub for Asian American Pacific Islanders (the HAAPI Hub), which includes our partners ACRS (Asian Counseling and Referral Service), CISC (Chinese Information Service Center), and IDIC (Filipino Senior and Family Services). The … Read More
by Charles Bontémps Another newsletter and yet another cultural celebration at SPSC! In April, we celebrated the Cambodian New Year (also known as Khmer New Year) with our Seniors and it was a wonderful success. We kicked off the evening … Read More
by Courtney Yorks It is a true joy of mine to be asked to take up a bit of space in the SPSC newsletter. My name is Courtney Yorks and I have been part of the Board of Directors at … Read More
by Katherine Jordan As summer arrives, and the temperatures begin to rise, we have been preparing in every way to keep our Seniors comfortable and safe, while keeping the Center open and programming happening! If you’ve joined us during the … Read More
Dascha has been volunteering with SPSC, assisting in our Community Dining program, for almost a year now. Dascha grew up in Delaware, in a suburb just outside of Philadelphia. With the allure of Seattle’s diversity, and great food scene, she … Read More
by Janette Garcia South Park Senior Citizens has launched a new initiative for 2023—Wealth of Health. Through this programming, SPSC will be working to ensure that healthcare resources are more accessible for our Seniors. As part of Wealth of Health … Read More
by Charles Bontémps Our most recent adventure took us to the Seattle Aquarium! Although the temperature was quite cold, we had blue skies and lots of sun on this beautiful day heading to Seattle’s waterfront. There is still a lot … Read More
by Charles Bontemps Reflecting on 2022, I will say that the entire year was extremely fulfilling. I loved seeing our Seniors engage in the Culture Focus programming SPSC provided – it was wonderful to see their excitement as they learned … Read More