Center Offers Programs To Keep Seniors Busy

CLEVELAND -- Being bored in retirement can often make people feel older than they are.

In this week's Successful Aging, NewsChannel5 reported that there's a local resource that can help solve that problem.

Goodrich Gannett Neighborhood Center is an organization that realizes the strength of a city is based on the strength of its neighborhoods. The center offers programs such as intergenerational gardening, photography, computer training classes and other socialization activities.

"At Goodrich Gannett, we like to bring people together to learn from and about one another," executive director Allison Wallace said.

"We expect to have a range of different programs really looking at what it takes to age successfully," operations director Lee Deangelis said.

Goodrich Gannett is one of four lifelong learning centers funded by the Cleveland Foundation that offer educational opportunities to seniors.

"It gives us an opportunity to really transform ourselves from a senior center, primarily helping people 60 years and older, to now looking at people working with people who are really starting to think about aging," Wallace said.

For more information on the "Successful Aging Initiative" or available resources, write NewsChannel5, 3001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44114, or log onto our special section on aging.