Monthly Calendar
March Events
Michael Allen Harrison Benefit Concert
Music With Friends
March 21, 7 p.m.
Taylor Meade Performing Arts Center
Pacific University
Proceeds to benefit educational opportunities at Forest Grove Senior & Community Center and Forest Hills Lutheran School, a partner in outreach services.
Tickets available at the Senior Center or Forest Hills Lutheran School. Cost $25.00
Thank you for your support!
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Catering/Rental
Catering by Kathy
Customized menu for your event
Building Rental – call for rates 503-357-2021
Special Event Planning
Weddings – indoors or out
Receptions
Anniversary
Birthdays
New! Soloflex
Whole Body Vibration Platform - $395Exercise doesn’t get any easier than this. Just standing on a Soloflex WBV Platform ten minutes a day provides about the same strength gains as a moderate weightlifting program. You can sit on it, stand on it, lie on it and, of course, you can exercise on it too. It works for all ages. Come and try a demonstration at the Center at 2037 Douglas Street, Forest Grove. for more information contact Soloflex
Get fit and help support the Center all at the same time.
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Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance (SHIBA)
Are you lost in the Medicare maze? Do you need help filling out insurance paperwork or collecting payments? Don’t struggle alone – a Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance (SHEBA) volunteer may be able to help you find your way out of the confusion. SHIBA volunteers are trained to help you understand:
Medicare
Medicaid
Medicare HMOs
Medicare supplement insurance
Long-term care insurance
SHIBA volunteer – 1st Wednesday of each month or call Washington County Dept. of Aging 503-640-3489 ext 2252
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Forest Grove Senior Center
P.O. Box 784
2037 Douglas Street
Forest Grove, Oregon 97116
P 503-357-2021 or
P 503-357-7910
F 503-357-5544
Ways to Help
The Forest Grove Senior Center relies on the generosity of individuals, businesses, foundations, and organizations. Here’s how you can help assure the ongoing support and future growth of programs and services for the sake of our area’s large senior population and for the benefit of our entire community.
Volunteerism
Volunteers are needed and welcomed! Spend a few hours or as much time as you have available. If you have the experience or expertise to help in support of one of our programs or activities, or if you just want to help whenever you are needed, please call at 503-357-2021.
Donations / Memorial Gifts / Endowment / Sponsorships
The Forest Grove Senior Center gratefully welcomes and appreciates your contributions. Here are some ways to give:
Donations are gladly accepted for our meals, our services, or for any reason at all!
Memorial Gifts are received from many community members to memorial funds honoring the memory of childhood friends or loved ones who were part of our senior family.
Endowment Fund is a way for individuals to perpetuate the benefits of a gift to the Senior Center for many years to come. The fund grows with bequests, annuities, honorarium, and other gifts. An endowment fund gift is best way to make certain that the Forest Grove Senior Center is able to meet the needs of future seniors.
Please contact us at 503-357-2021 or 503-357-7910 for more information on any of these giving methods.
The Forest Grove Senior Center is a non-profit 501c3 organization.
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Senior GAP: Money management, guardian, conservator, and information referral services.
Senior Guardianship Assistance Program (Senior GAP) One of the many services provided by the Forest Grove Senior Center, Senior GAP. This program provides valuable services that enable older adults and people with disabilities to maximize their independence, self-sufficiency and dignity.
Senior GAP Advisory Board
Mary Jane Nordgren, D.O. Retired
Lauren Danahy, RN
Carol Bryant
Kathleen Leatham
GAP Money Management
Senior GAP professionals help clients manage the regular tasks of paying household bills, balancing checkbooks, organizing payment schedules and managing general financial accounts. Senior GAP can become a Representative Payee for those who only have Social Security and need money management assistance.
GAP Guardianship and Conservatorship
Trained Senior GAP guardians and conservators help clients make decisions about health care, food, shelter, finances and other needs essential for daily living. Guardians and Conservators are court appointed positions and report to the court.
Nutrition Programs:Home Delivered meals to high risk seniors, in-center lunches, and nutrition seminars. For more information contact Loaves and Fishes.
Outreach Assistance: Energy assistance, home repairs, and Medicaid referals.
Socialization: Volunteer opportunities, card games, bingo, music, singing, dancing, and a cozy enviroment in which to enjoy conversations with friends.
Education Programs: Money-management workshops, memory classes, home-safety courses, and lending library.
Services: (Book all appointments with Forest Grove Senior Center.) Senior Law Day consists of free half-hour appointments with local attorney on the third Tuesday of each month. Tax Assistance consists of free tax preparation appointments beginning in February. Bi-monthly newsletter is available via mail, or stop by and pick one up. While you’re here, be sure to visit our Gift Shop from 10:00-2:00.
Recreation:Travel, field trips, shopping, picnics, and other outings.
Health and Fitness Programs:Low-impact exercise, dancing, health screenings, foot clinic, and medical-equipment loans.
Computer Lab:Computer classes, Internet use, and email access.
Aging Services: Washington County Disability Aging & Veteran Services, 503-640-3489, For more information, contact Aging Services.
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Alzheimer’s
Tuality Forest Grove Hospital
1809 Maple St.
Forest Grove, OR
Monthly-second Tuesday, 1:00
Tuality Health Education Center
335 SE 8th Ave.
Hillsboro, OR
503-681-1700
Monthly-third Tuesday, 7:00pm
For more information contact Alzheimer’s Association
Cancer
Tuality/OHSU Cancer Center
299 SE 9th Ave.
Hillsboro, OR
503-681-4200
Monthly-first Tuesday, 3:30pm
Caregiver Support Groups
Washington County Disability, Aging, & Veteran Services/
Family Caregiver Training/Program
133 SE Second Ave.
Hillsboro, OR
503-615-4672
Depression
Tuality Health Education Center
335 SE 8th Ave.
Hillsboro, OR
503-681-1700
Monthly-first & third Monday, 7:00pm
Forest Grove Senior Center
2037 Douglas Street
Forest Grove, OR
503-357-2021
Monthly-first & third Monday, 1:30pm
Fibromyalgia
Tuality Health Education Center
335 SE 8th Ave.
Hillsboro, OR
503-681-1700
Grief Support
Hospice & Palliative Care of Washington County
503-648-9565 for more information on time and locations
Insurance
SHIBA-State Health Insurance Benefits Assistance
Forest Grove Senior Center
2037 Douglas Street
Forest Grove, OR
503-357-2021
Monthly-first Wednesday, 11:00am
Life After Tobacco
Tuality Health Education Center
335 SE 8th Ave.
Hillsboro, OR
503-681-1700
Monthly-first & third Monday, 6:30pm
Mediation
City of Beaverton-Dispute Resolution Center (DRC)
503-526-2523 (By appointment)
City of Hillsboro (for residents west of 185th Ave.)
503-615-6651 (By appointment)
Parkinsons
Alterra Wynwood
3110 19th Ave.
Forest Grove, OR
503-357-3288
Monthly-third Thursday, 10:00am
Respite
The Lifeworks NW Adult Day Services (Step by Step)
14255 SW Brigadoon Court
Beaverton, OR
503-641-1475
Women with Addictions
Tuality Health Education Center
335 SE 8th Ave.
Hillsboro, OR
503-681-1700
Weekly-every Thursday, 7:00pm
Welcome !
The Forest Grove Senior Center, located within the rolling hills of Forest Grove, Oregon is a center of caring.
We care for our community’s senior citizens by providing them with hot meals, outreach programs, and fun activities that promote and contribute to their good health, general welfare, and social involvment.
From our humble beginnings in 1971, to our current facility today, the Senior Center has always been a second home to many seniors. They come to eat, learn, exercise, take field trips, volunteer, dance, and enjoy the company of other others. They also come to experience new things, from acupuncture treatments to computer classes, two of many services we offer that help them feel healthy and engaged in life.
Please feel free to stop by for a visit, or contact us at the telephone number below if you have any questions. Meanwhile, take a moment to peruse our new website. We have a lot of information to make available, plus new events are happening all the time, so stop by often as this site will be changing frequently. Thanks and enjoy your visit!
Forest Grove Senior Center
Our Mission
Fighting elder abuse through education and intervention.
To match services to the needs of the aging community.
To enable older adults and people with disabilities to maximize their independence, self-sufficiency and dignity by advocating for their basic needs and helping them access essential services.
Forest Grove Senior Center
P.O. Box 784
2037 Douglas Street
Forest Grove, Oregon 97116
503-357-2021 or 503-357-7910
Fax: 503-357-5544
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