Collier Senior Center-Golden Gate Hosting Free Mini Health Fair

Collier Senior Center-Golden Gate, Collier County’s first nonprofit senior resource center dedicated to addressing the needs of older adults and caregivers, will host a free Mini Health Fair with Healthcare Network from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at 4898 Coronado Parkway, Naples.

Healthcare Network’s Community Outreach Team will be on-site providing free:

• Blood pressure screenings
• Blood sugar screenings
• Wellness screenings
• Tetanus shots
• Flu vaccines 
• Support navigating health and social-related needs

With providers throughout Collier County, Healthcare Network coordinates care to effectively address every patient’s needs – regardless of job, income or insurance status - making healthcare more accessible to all. For more information go to HealthcareSWFL.org, outreach@healthcareswfl.org, or 239.675.7080.

Collier Senior Center-Golden Gate is open Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, providing an array of free services for seniors, caregivers, and those in need throughout Collier County:

• More than 10 weekly programs plus a variety of offerings each month: daily breakfast, hot lunch, and coffee bar; weekly food pantry; monthly birthday parties; virtual and in-person chair yoga, dance, and exercise classes; art and craft classes; cards and games; holiday parties and additional life-enhancing offerings like blood pressure, vision and diabetes screenings; balance testing and fall prevention lectures; counseling and support services.

• 1,100 hot lunches a month to seniors in need; weekly access to a Meals of Hope food pantry to 1,050+ Collier County seniors/month; Harry Chapin “Care & Share” meal kits to 200 older adults a month.

• Centralized source for local and long-distance caregivers seeking senior-related information, services, and resources in Collier County. 

• Partnerships to provide programs, socialization, and convenient access to other agencies.

• Virtual Resource Directory.

The charity maximizes each dollar received by collaborating with trusted partners, including AARP Foundation (job placement and training for out-of-work, low-income seniors), Area Agency on Aging, Catholic Charities (social services), Collier Area Transport, Collier County Nutrition, Sheriff’s Office and more.

To learn more about Collier Senior Center-Golden Gate, please call 239.252.4541, or visit CollierSeniorCenter.org.