Russian River Senior Center

Russian River Senior Resource Center

Russian River Senior Resource Center
15010 Armstrong Woods Rd., Guerneville CA 95446

Download the Senior Center Scoop, our monthly newsletter (PDF).

The Senior Center offers life-sustaining and life-enriching services to help Seniors live productive, independent and meaningful lives. For more than 100 members and many daily drop-in visitors, the Center offers a place to meet, play and work with each other, and to use the many services that are provided.

Many seniors attend the Center regularly, participating in art and aerobic classes, playing bingo or bridge, others come and enjoy a coffee and stay for lunch. You can enjoy the full benefits of the Center by becoming a member.

The benefits include:

A drop-in social center open 4 days a week (Tuesday-Friday 9-3)
Priority registration and discounted rates for programs, events, and trips
A variety of free or discounted activities for many interests and hobbies
A free lending library and a free medical lending closet (walkers, wheelchairs, etc)
A monthly newsletter delivered to your home or email
Volunteer opportunities

Scholarships

The membership fee is $25. Reduced fees and scholarships for membership are available for anyone who cannot afford the fees. Please contact the Center Manager, Vicki Halstead, at (707) 869-0618 or email her at: Vicki.halstead@westcountyservices.org

Activities at the Center

The Senior Center is open to Seniors 60 years and older Tuesday through Friday from 9am to 3pm. Every Wednesday and Friday the Center offers nutritious lunches, both meat-based and vegetarian, provided by the Council on Aging.

Once a month the Senior Center distributes packages of food provided by the Sonoma County Food Bank for low income Seniors.

The Center organizes a wide range of activities and classes to keep you active physically, mentally, and socially:

Tai Chi
Gentle Yoga
Spanish Classes
Computer Classes
Stitchery Circles
Art Classes
Folk Dancing
Movies
Table Tennis
Bridge Club
Bingo
Golf at Northwood
Field Trips
Holiday Feasts

Help Beyond the Senior Center

Individuals involved with the Senior Center are offered a wide range of in-home services. Among them are:
Home delivered meals from the Council on Aging
Low-cost or free counseling
Help with personal business
Aid in finding needed resources
Loans of medical equipment
Guidance in planning with your families for the future

Each month the Center produces a newsletter, The Scoop, which includes a daily calendar of the activities offered each day during the month. It features articles about local Seniors, provides notice of coming events, and informs of important resources. The Scoop lists the menus for the lunches served on Wednesdays and Fridays at the Center during the month. It also lists the menus served by WCCS at two other West County locations: in Occidental on Monday and Wednesday at St. Philips Church, 3730 Bohemian Hwy, and in Forestville on Tuesday at the United Methodist Church, 6550 Covey Road.

Senior Case Management

WCCS connects seniors with health and human service resources in their local community and provides case management and follow up to assist seniors and families plan for the future.

Senior Peer Counseling

Here’s more information about our Senior Peer Counseling program.

3rd Annual Pig and Pie Day Fundraiser

Saturday, June 22, 5-7:30 pm. Russian River Senior Center 15010 Armstrong Woods Road, Guerneville A benefit for West County Community Services: The Russian River Senior Center and Park Village Housing ProjectPIE CONTEST!Pie baking contest judged by local celebrities...

Senior Peer Counseling

John is a volunteer Senior Peer Counselor in Sonoma County. He gives us a quick description of the program, and talks about how it helps both clients and volunteers, and builds community.

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Senior Services Contacts
Emily Heinzelman
WCCS Director of Operations
(707) 823-1640 Ext. 403
Emily.Heinzelman@westcountyservices.org

Vicki Halstead
Senior Center Manager
(707) 869-0618
Vicki.Halstead@westcountyservices.org

Jeff Puckett
Senior Case Manager
(707) 823-1640 Ext. 401
Jeff.Puckett@westcountyservices.org

Senior Counseling Contacts

Christy Davila, LMFT
Director of Counseling and Behavioral Health, Ext. 391
707-823-1640 Ext. 391
christy.davila@westcountyservices.org

Melissa Fike, MFT
Senior Adult Peer Counseling Director
707-823-1640 Ext. 301
melissa.fike@westcountyservices.org

Vicki Wedegaertner, MFT
Program Manager
707-823-1640 Ext. 302
Vicki.Wedegaertner@westcountyservices.org