AmeriCorps mother-daughter duo Andee Heistand and Carla Conley are making a difference in the lives of older adults attending The Kathleen K. Catlin Senior Friendship Center in Venice.

Join us in celebrating Older Americans Month 2012 at Senior Friendship Centers. This year's theme is Never Too Old to Play, and the Centers offer multiple ways to have fun and put play into your life. 

A mentoring partnership bewtten Senior Friendship Centers' RSVP Program and CareerEdge funders is a collaborative "win-win" for senior volunteers and new jobseekers. 

Tech Boot Camp is an opportunity for beginners to learn to use the latest technology from computers to smart phones, iPads and more. This award-winning program uses an intergenerational approach, with student mentors providing one-on-one, hands-on tutoring to compliment classes taught by professionals. Student volunteers are currently being sought to help this summer, call 941. 556. 3249 to learn more. Hours can be used for the Bright Futures program.

Friends of the Center is a new opportunity to show your support for your Senior Center, while gaining valuable member benefits. 

New Scan systems implemented at Senior Friendship Centers in Sarasota and Venice will enable the Centers to capture data for future planning and grant applications. 

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. 

The Senior Friendship Centers for Healthy Aging Dental Clinic in Venice is in urgent need of volunteer nurses and clinic aides.

Whether you are able to volunteer  for a few hours a day, once a month, or once a week, it’s an exciting opportunity to help older adults in medical need in our community  while working with an outstanding professional team. We welcome nurses and clinic aides who may be retired, or currently working in the field, and we’re willing to train interested individuals. Call 941.556.3249 for more information.

Stop by and visit Senior Friendship Centers  booth at the 20th Annual Sharks Tooth Festival in Venice April 13 (4- 9 p.m.), 14 , and 15, (10...

Compeer Gulfcoast seeks $10,000 match for challenge grant. Housed at Senior Friendship Centers, Compeer matches adults in the recovery phase of a diagnosed mental health disorder in friendship with a caring volunteer.  Compeer serves as a complement to therapy which empowers people to become more socially integrated and combat the effects of mental illness, from loneliness to isolation and low self worth.

The caregiving experience touches almost all of us at some point in our lives, and it presents not only challenge, but opportunity.  Writer Hannah Wallace looks at one of the most challenging, and often rewarding experience in life, in the March issue of Sarasota Magazine. 

Just as athletes benefit from crosstraining to improve their physical performance, the human brain can be strengthened by alternating activities, and ...

Say the word and join us for "You Bet Your Life... a Madcap Evening" to benefit the programs of the Senior Friendship Centers on Tuesday,March 13 at The Friendship Center in Sarasota.

Senior Friendship Centers  invites you to join us for The Music Man at Venice Theater Feb. 28, with proceeds to benefit SFC's Pat Buster Health Clinic in Venice. Staffed by volunteer doctors, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, office assistants and clinic aides,the clinics provide mroe than 3,000 visits annually to low income and uninsured older adults. 

Don't miss a great morning on the links for a wonderful cause. The fourth annual Tee it Up for the CRC will be held May 4 at Heritage Oaks Golf & Country Club in Sarasota. This annual favorite supports Senior Friendship Centers' Sarasota Caregiver Resource Center which helps hundreds of caregivers and families each year.

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 has received a $5,000 from the Linnie E. Dalbeck Memorial Foundation Trust to underwrite program support for Powerful Tools for Caregivers. This program addresses the needs of individuals caring for a frail elder through using Powerful Tools for Caregivers, a six week educational curriculum teaching  caregivers how to cope with the challenges and joys of caregiving.

Celebrating Our Essential Pieces was the theme of the 39th annual Senior Friendship Centers Volunteer Recognition Breakfast. Since SFC was founded volunteers have given 1,240,257 hours valued at $31,114,049. 

Senior Friendship Centers for Healthy Aging Dental Clinics in Sarasota and Venice are in urgent need of volunteer dental assistants and clinic aides. Training provided. If you can help, please call 941.556.3249.

It's fun for a good cause from The Music Man at Venice Theatre Feb. 28  to SFC's signature gala A Madcap Evening with the The Marx Brothers  March 13.  Call 941.556.3205  to reserve your tickets today!

Make reservations now for what promises to be the dance event of the season featuring this awesome band.  Friday, February 3, 7-10:00 pm.  T...

Get your game on?  Practice times will be made available on a first come first serve basis as people sign up to participate. ...

The Venice SFC is looking for someone to facilitate a book club in the Venice Center.  This is a great volunteer opportunity for a...

Call Daisy at 584-0075  to find out when this popular service will be provided to us.  

Friday's 10:30 am.  Enjoy fun and healthy exercise  island-style!

Love the music of the '50s, '60s and '70s? Get your pals together, come out and take a cruise down memory lane. Groove to the tunes of the...

Praised as a model for intergenerational activities. Tech Boot Camp at Senior Friendship Centers has tech savvy youth helping to teach seniors how to use tech tools: digital cameras, cell phones, basic email and internet, skype and more.

Senior Friendship Centers and the Senior outreach Committee of the Venice Area Chamber of Commerce invite you to a Health and Wellness Fair from 9 a.m...

For many older adults in Sarasota County, the holidays are bittersweet. Memories of seasons past and feelings of isolation, loneliness and loss, can m...

A Salute to Veterans with special celebration of the Veterans of WW II is slated Thursday, Nov. 11 at the Friendship Center, 1888 Brother Geenen Way, Sarasota. The 1 p.m. program will feature presentation of colors by American Legion Post 312. Senior Friendship Centers  President and CEO Robert Carter and WW II veteran Harold Ronson will speak, followed by refreshments and dancing to the music of Lillette Jenkins-Wisner, including WW II era tunes. Veterans are invited to attend as special guests and to wear their military hats and bring items for a memorabilia table. If there is interest, a new Veterans group may be forming at The Friendship Center. 

Volunteers really are the champions of Senior Friendship Centers, where "people helping people" has been the foundation of our programs since 1973. A Breakfast of Champions will be held from 9:30 - 11 a.m. Nov. 5  at the Kathleen K. Catlin Friendship Center in Venice, and Nov. 12 at the Friendship Center, 1888 Brother Geenen Way, Sarasota.

Volunteers in Sarasota County will join millions of Americans across the country on Saturday, Oct. 23 for the 19th Annual National Make a Difference D...

The FREE  four-part CARE program is designed to enhance care while helping caregivers address their own physical and  emotional needs. It will be offered in at Senior Friendship Centers Caregiver Resource Centers in Sarasota and Venice during the month of October.
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Retirees in Service to the Environment (RISE) is an eight-week course offering opportunities to explore and learn about the environment. It meets Tuesday mornings, and will include visits to Mote Marine, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Oscare Scherer State Park, Orance Blossom Community Park, Urfer Family Park and Save Our Seabirds

Gather up a foursome and join us Saturday Oct. 30, at Mission Valley Golf and Country Club in Laurel for the annual Swinging With Friends Golf tournament to benefit  Senior Friendship Centers Venice campus. 

We love to dance. No partners necessary. Try Line Dancing for example during National Line Dancing week September 13-17.

More than 30% of hip injuries due to falls are fatal, but your chance of falling can be reduced dramatically. Learn more Monday, Sept. 20 at 9:30 a.m. at The Friendship Center, Sarasota, at a Balance Movement demonstration, including how to get up from a fall and safety in the home.

This month, we celebrate Senior Friendship Centers' 38th Anniversary, National Accredication and National Senior Center Month. Join us in Sarasota on Friday, Sept. 1 at 1 p.m at The Friendship Center in Sarasota, or in Venice on Friday, Sept. 3 at 1 p.m. in Venice at the Kathleen K. Catlin Friendship Center.

Join us Sept. 30 for an aftternoon of fun and friendship on the links at Mission Valley Golf & Country Club.

Join us Sept. 30 for an aftternoon of fun and friendship on the links at Mission Valley Golf & Country Club.