Collier Senior Center-Golden Gate Hours for Week of February 20th

Collier Senior Center-Golden Gate, Collier County’s first nonprofit senior resource center dedicated to addressing the needs of older adults and caregivers, will be closed for President’s Day on Monday, February 19, and will close at 1:00 p.m., on Tuesday, February 20, 2024.

“While Collier Senior Center-Golden Gate regularly closes for federal holidays like President’s Day on February 19th, the limited hours on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, are due to a scheduled power outage by FPL Power Delivery Department,” explains Senior Center Director Esther Lully.” She continues, “We will resume normal hours of operations, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, on Wednesday, February 21, 2024.”

Collier Senior Center-Golden Gate is open Monday – Friday (excluding major holidays), 9:00 AM – 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.

* More than 1,000 hot lunches a month to seniors in-need and weekly access to a Meals of Hope food pantry to 780+ Collier County families, including 330 needy seniors, and provides 200 older adults Harry Chapin “Care & Share” nutritious, easy-to-prepare meal kits each 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.