Since 1972, Shepherd's Center Central (SCC) has served the Kansas City metropolitan area by providing quality services and programs. SCC, with its partners, empowers those 50+ to use their wisdom, talents, and skills for the good of their peers and the community.
Programs and services currently offered are:
- Meals on Wheels
- Senior Advocate counseling (Medicare, Social Security, Durable Power of Attorney)
- Adventures in Learning (lifelong learning opportunities)
- Intergenerational Computer Classes and Fitness programs
- Wheels That Care (transportation service)
- Extreme Yard Rakeover (yard clean up)
This year SCC has added three new programs:
- Coming of Age: Kansas City
- a metro-wide initiative to promote civic involvement, lifelong learning and community leadership among those 50+
- KC Caregiver Supportline
- a professional Aging Specialist connects caregivers of those 60+ with programs and services that meet individual needs
- Coming of Age/RSVP Johnson County
- Combining Coming of Age with the best of Retired Seniors Volunteer Program (RSVP), a program of Senior Corps and the Corporation for National and Community Service
Coming of Age: Kansas City is a part of a national initiative led by The Intergenerational Center at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Coming of Age: Kansas City:
- Celebrates the potential of those 50+ to have a powerful impact on their community.
- Helps them make a rewarding transition to the phase of life following full or part-time work and/or family responsibilities.
- Inspires them to explore their passions, plan their future, become community leaders, pursue lifelong learning and engage in meaningful service.
The Kansas City initiative is a dynamic, professional approach to tapping into the high-level expertise of those 50+ volunteers while at the same time helping nonprofits design meaningful opportunities for them.
The Coming of Age: Kansas City initiative has four components:
- Website
- A dynamic, informative, interactive website for those 50+ that connects them to personal growth opportunities, community service and paid and unpaid work
- Explore Your Future
- four facilitated interactive workshops presented in community and corporate settings that help people envision the next phase of life including pursuing civic involvement, lifelong learning and encore careers
- Learning Labs
- a dynamic three-day intensive training for nonprofit professionals focused on crafting compelling opportunities for those 50+ and developing their own high impact management skills
