The North Brookfield Senior Center is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. The Center provides a wide array of programs and services for seniors including health and wellness screenings for podiatry, hearing, manicure and blood pressure clinics, health education, community fitness programs, nutrition-based services, food distribution program, information and referral services, transportation services, and recreational programs. The Senior Center and the Friends of the North Brookfield COA recently received a grant to provide over 3,000 congregate meals through Tri-Valley Elder Services and our on-site home cooked meals program. The Center recently expanded our referral services to include legal assistance. Our seniors also work on community service projects such as new member welcome bags and knitted hats for various members in town including first responders, schoolchildren, veterans, nursing home residents, NICU infants, and women’s shelters. Other community resources to promote healthy aging include a Council on Aging walking club. The Town’s Playground Committee is currently working to redevelop a park/play area within the Town Common also known as the North Brookfield Commons Master Plan. The overall vision is to improve the deteriorating area into an inclusive public gathering space for community events, games, and activities featuring improved basketball courts, multipurpose athletic fields, little league field, youth play structures, performance center, picnic area, new street trees, and more. The park is approximately 700 feet from the Senior Center and is part of the walking club’s travel route. Senior Center staff will work with the Project Team to coordinate the installation age-friendly and ADA-accessible exercise equipment and resting benches. The Town’s Downtown Development Committee (DDC) is working on an Economic Development Plan and overseeing the development of a Complete Streets Prioritization Plan. We will collaborate with the DDC to ensure that seniors needs, particularly pedestrian improvement projects for senior mobility are prioritized. Lastly, our town is anticipating Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) award funding that will be used for housing repairs focused in the town center area for low-to-moderate income housing, which has historically benefited our community’s senior population in past CDBG awards.