World Health day this year took a fresh look a health data to help us better understand the needs of older people, and some of the associated stereotypes of older adults. 

The theme for the 2012 Florida Conference on Aging is "Aging: New Game, New Rules." It will be held Aug 20 -22 at the Grande Lakes Ritz-Carlton. 

Betty Gamel, director of the Friendship Health Clinic in Naples recently received the Nurse's Excellence in Healthcare award during the Naples Dai...

Check out our newest blog, with insights by Kathy Silverberg. Secretary for the Senior Friendship Centers' Board of Governors, she is currently a ...

Senior Friendship Centers of Lee County thanks Comfort Keepers for their sponsorship of the August Lee County Friendship food program. Pictured here, ...

Senior Friendship Centers of Lee County is featured in this news story by NBC 2 on how budget cuts are affecting nonprofit food distributions.

As with many things in life, things usually go much smoother when you plan and do your research.  Plan, plan, plan, plan, plan…It can&rsqu...

   Have you heard the buzz words “time philanthropy”?  This is the latest lingo for the word “volunteerism”...

"The Living Room," an adult day services program offered by Senior Friendship Centers in Fort Myers, offers an alternative for aging adults,...

Seniors are the "New Hungry," many are older workers laid off or cut off from employment benefits. Senior Friendship Centers of Lee County is working with the Harry Chapin Food Bank to help them.

A very special volunteer partnership continues to form between the Notre Dame Alumni Club of SWFL and Senior Friendship Centers programs.  Over t...

One in four Americans will become a caregiver at some time in their lives, and with the rising number of “baby boomers” reaching age 65; c...

Senior Friendship Centers was recently honored by receiving a Susan G. Komen for the Cure grant to provide the Cancer Doesn’t Wait program. ...

After more than 23 years at Carrell Corners in Central Fort Myers, Senior Friendship Centers has moved 3 miles south to the Summerlin Commons Office C...

The Service Day for MLK Day AmeriCorp/SFC in Fort Myers was a worthy and very needed service project.  A breakfast for the Homeless Ministry ...

  One of SFC’s great friends and supporters – CAMEO of Lee County – presented SFC with a check to grant Christmas wishes fo...

It’s that time of year again!  Lee Senior Friendship Centers is participating in the Holiday Mail for Heroes.    The Am...

Senior Friendship Centers’ Cancer Doesn’t Wait program, presently funded by a donation from the Cape Coral Kiwanis, assists uninsured...

One in four Americans will become a caregiver at some time in their lives, and with the rising number of “baby boomers” reaching age 65; c...

Senior Friendship Centers of Lee County has many wonderful volunteers providing services to seniors throughout the area. One volunteer recently went a...