2005 News

August 3, 2005
Commissioners Authorize Funding Increase For Senior Centers

During their bi-monthly meeting held today at the Bucks County Courthouse, the Commissioners signed off on over $500,000 in operational grants for 12 of 13 Bucks County senior citizen centers. The funding is a two percent increase over the 2004 allocation.

Included in the funding is a $6500 disaster preparedness grant to the Benjamin H. Wilson Senior Center in Warminster. Participating senior volunteers will be trained to help responders in case of an emergency.

In 2004, seniors from the Middletown Senior Citizens Center received the disaster preparedness grant and training. Their experience was put into use as they were called to assist with the flooding emergency along the Delaware River in September 2004.

The Senior Centers in Bucks County serve approximately 10,000 people a year. The centers are especially critical during the hot summer months serving as an air-conditioned refuge during the excessive heat emergencies.

Bucks County Senior Centers

Benjamin H. Wilson Senior Center
580 Delmont Avenue, Warminster
$44,974

Bensalem Senior Citizens Center
1850 Byberry Road, Bensalem
$60,336

Central Bucks Senior Center
700 Shady Retreat Road, Doylestown
$36,817

Eastern Upper Bucks Senior Center
8040 Rt. 611, Ottsville
$44,438

Falls Township Senior Center
Trenton and Oxford Valley Roads, Fairless Hills
$62,272

Lower Bucks Senior Activity Center
Wood and Mulberry Streets, Bristol
$50,449

Middletown Senior Citizens Center
Municipal Bldg., 2142 Trenton Road, Levittown
$44,463

Morrisville Senior Service Center
Borough Annex, 31 E. Cleveland Ave., Morrisville
$47,438

Neshaminy Senior Citizens Center
1842 Brownsville Road, Trevose
$44,438

Northampton Township Senior Center
165 Township Road, Richboro
$13,200

Pennridge Senior Center
815 Chestnut Street, Perkasie
$38,429

Upper Bucks Senior Citizens Center
26 N. 4th Street, Quakertown
$8,415