FOCUS 50+ To Open New Senior Activity Center At Northport Community Center In June

NORTHPORT, AL — FOCUS 50+ on Thursday announced it will officially open its fifth Senior Activity Center on Monday, June 10, at the recently renovated Northport Community Center.

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The nonprofit is Tuscaloosa-based social service agency that caters to the interests, needs, and positions of adults ages 50 and older, providing services like meals, transportation and activities gear toward promoting healthier lifestyles for seniors.

As Patch previously reported, a re-opening event was held in April for the Northport Community Center after the City of Northport invested in much-needed renovations in the wake of a failed push to sell the property.

An open house for the Northport Community Center will be held on May 30 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m., which will include a presentation about the program at 10 a.m.

The meal service at the Northport Community Center is set to begin on June 10.

Thanks in part to its financial partners, hot and nutritious lunches are provided to Tuscaloosa County adults ages 60 and older at any one of the current four FOCUS 50+ nutrition sites, with the Northport Community Center becoming the fifth.

FOCUS 50+ says participants are allowed to make a contribution of $1.25 per meal.

"The collaborative partnership with FOCUS 50+ has been great over the past three and a half years," Northport City Council President Christy Bobo told Patch. "We have implemented computer classes for seniors, hearing screenings, health initiatives and informational events"

She then said Northport officials have worked behind the scenes to help determine a path to establish the senior meal nutrition program in the city, while looking to promote more consistent programming for our Northport seniors.

"We're happy to see the efforts coming to fruition this June," she said. "We hope everyone interested can attend the open house and informational presentation."

Click here for a full activity schedule from FOCUS 50+.

The Northport Community Center is located at 2100 Park Street

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