The Live Oak Senior Center is located across from Live Oak Elementary School and diagnally across from a grocery store. It is also conveniently located on a bus line, and is mere steps from the bus stop. The senior center plans several weekly social activities and coordinates with neighboring Meals on Wheels program to serve nutritious meals weekdays at 4pm. To join the center, members must be at least 55 years old. For the Meals on Wheels program, the minimum age is 60.
Meals on Wheels, located in Live Oak, serves the elderly residents of the area through a partnership with the Live Oak Senior Center, conveniently located next door on the same property. Meals are served weekdays at 4pm inside.
Senior Network Services was established to help seniors and people with disabilities find support services. The organization prints a directory of resources based in Santa Cruz. The directory's contents are also available on the Senior Network Services website. Listings include community centers, employment programs, health support, housing and more.
Senior Citizens Legal Services provides seniors in Santa Cruz with free legal services in the following areas of law: age discrimination, estates and wills, health care practices and real estate. For more information, call the number provided.
Occasionally, one can arrive outside the Market Street Senior Center to the sounds of Cab Calloway wafting from the center. The center is intended to be a community gathering place for those ages 50 and older. It is conveniently located just four blocks from a bus stop. The Market Street Theater is the home of the Santa Cruz Follies.
The HICAP office of Santa Cruz offers help to people looking to learn more about health insurance and Medicaid. The non-profit organization receives financial support from private and public organizations. It offers advocacy to gain benefits, education about policies, and empowerment to people to prevent health-care fraud.
The Senior Outreach Counseling Program was founded by the Family Service Agency of the Central Coast to help counsel seniors. The agency provides seniors with in-home counseling provided by trained peer counselors who help seniors cope with depression, anxiety, illness or any issues they may have or think about. To learn more, call the number provided.