West 7th Community CenterCelebrating 40 Years: Supporting Neighbors, Creating Community

Located in the Historic West 7th Neighborhood of Saint Paul

Programs and Services

• Family & Youth Program• Afterschool Program• Summer Program• Outreach• Circle of Parents• Teen Girls Circle

Senior ServicesMission:

Our goal is to help seniors remain healthy and safe in their homes and connected to the community.

Senior Services & Programs•Meals on Wheels•Homemaking/Respite•Caregiver Program•Care Management•Education•Health and Wellness Programs•Activities•Volunteer Services•Living at Home/Block Nurse Program

Community Power: Simple Ways to Green

Main Goal: To provide seniors and community members of the West 7th area, practical, simple and effective ways of reducing waste, reducing toxins in the home and recycling by providing

information and hands-on activities.

Aging Well Expo Booth

Volunteers were trained on how to read labels on hazardous household products:

WarningDangerToxic

Poison

Aging Well Expo Booth, Continued……

Volunteers educated participants on how to properly dispose of pharmaceutical

waste.

Aging Well Expo Booth, Continued……

Women’s Health Fair

Reducing Junk MailHazardous Household Products

Cloth Bag Pledges

May 2012

Plant Sale

Junk Mail Reduction

Staff & Summer Program Kids Relay Races

Greening our Events!

Offered a vegetarian option. We will continue to do this at

all of our events.

Served condiments in bulk instead of single serving

packets. We will continue to do this at future events.

Challenges•Calling participants

•Keeping volunteers on track