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The Health Builders Club is open to men and women over 55 years of age to get together to play cards, board games, shoot pool, socialize and enjoy coffee time. Room 307. Open to those within the Pella school district.

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Older Adult Social Clubs
Recreational Facilities
Recreation services are offered at local senior centers. Each center develops their own schedule of activities to match their hours.

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Recreational Facilities
Senior Centers
Older Adult Social Clubs

Encourages members to remain active in their community and maintain social engagement with other seniors and the broader community.

Offers a variety of opportunities to socialize virtually and in-person. Includes activities such as bingo, card games, holiday parties, crafts, and bus trips to ball games, theatre events, and other special outings. Also works with professional organizations/individuals who give presentations on a variety of topics of interest to older adults.

Provides events focused on maintaining the health of older adults. Programs and activities include exercise programs, fall awareness presentations, flu shots, medication management, and a wide range of screenings including those for blood pressure, hearing and sight, mental health, and counseling.

Services and information for people with cognitive, intellectual, and developmental disabilities and their families.

Year round events, such as holiday parties and dances for participants and families.
Recreation services are offered at local senior centers. Each center develops their own schedule of activities to match their hours.

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Recreational Facilities
Senior Centers
Older Adult Social Clubs
Provides comprehensive, year round community based leisure programs and services. Social and community integration, fitness and athletics, art and music, and special events.

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Disability Related Sports
Health/Disability Related Social Clubs
Recreation services are offered at local senior centers. Each center develops their own schedule of activities to match their hours.

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Recreational Facilities
Senior Centers
Older Adult Social Clubs
A non-profit organization that uses sports training and quality competition to provide people with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to participate in a larger society where they are accepted and respected. Special Olympics Iowa currently serves 11,000 athletes and sports partners in all 99 counties in Iowa. Training and competition is offered in 23 different sports throughout the year.

SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS: Challenge Days are specially designed events using switch activated equipment for athletes with the most severe and profound physical and intellectual disabilities. Unified Sports is the pairing of athletes with intellectual disabilities and those without on the same team. Athlete Leadership Program (ALP) is designed to train athletes in literacy and speaking skills to enable the athletes to serve as public speakers, board members and other leadership roles in the community. Healthy Athletes is a screening program promoting greater overall health and fitness for the athletes. "Young Athletes" is an introductory program offering play day activities and socialization skills for children with intellectual disabilities between the ages of 2 and 7.
Recreation services are offered at local senior centers. Each center develops their own schedule of activities to match their hours.

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Recreational Facilities
Senior Centers
Older Adult Social Clubs

Offers to host events that provide various accessible recreational opportunities to those with spinal cord injuries/disorders (SCI/D) and other wheelchair users.

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Health/Disability Related Social Clubs
Recreation services are offered at local senior centers. Each center develops their own schedule of activities to match their hours.

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Recreational Facilities
Senior Centers
Older Adult Social Clubs
Addresses the nutritional, social, emotional, and spiritual needs of older adults. Socialization, meals, classes, and outings are a few of the services offered to seniors in our community.

Breakfast and lunch served Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

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Fall Prevention Programs
Older Adult Social Clubs
Congregate Meals/Nutrition Sites

Training and competition in 20 Olympic-type sports to persons, age eight or older, with intellectual disabilities. Year round program, training and competition are offered in different sports at various times throughout the year.

Unified sports, where teams have equal numbers of traditional Special Olympics athletes and non-disabled partners on the same team.

Develop new levels of self-esteem and confidence and accomplish greater levels of independence.

Recreation services are offered at local senior centers. Each center develops their own schedule of activities to match their hours.

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Recreational Facilities
Senior Centers
Older Adult Social Clubs
Offers seniors time to socialize with one another while engaging in activities. Lunch is provided and the game room is open for reading, TV, and games. Every other Thursday is Bingo from 10-11 am sponsored by local businesses.
Recreation services are offered at local senior centers. Each center develops their own schedule of activities to match their hours.

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Recreational Facilities
Senior Centers
Older Adult Social Clubs
Structured social programming designed for adolescents with autism to engage in activities with same-age peers that strengthen social and life skills.
Offers a social, recreational and competitive experience encouraging health and fitness for men and women age 50 and over that is endorsed by the Iowa Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and the Iowa Parks and Recreation Association and belongs to the U.S. National Senior Games Organization.

Senior Games 2024: June 5, 2024 - June 9, 2024.
International program of year-round sports and athletic competitions for children and adults with developmental disabilities. Special Olympics athletes include men, women, boys, and girls; the program offers training and competition opportunities for every athlete regardless of gender, age, or ability.

Offers a variety of services including monthly food and clothing distribution, family nights neighborhood events, summer youth enrichment classes, summer food program, low income bus passes, information and referral, and a computer center.

Senior coffee club meets weekly on Wednesdays starting at 9 am and a program begins at 9:30 am. Programs vary but generally topics of interest to seniors or topics proposed by the group.

Lead agency for Arnold Elementary Community Learning Center.

Child care - see separate listing.

Meeting space and volunteer opportunities available.

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Neighborhood Multipurpose Centers
General Clothing Provision
Older Adult Social Clubs
Youth Enrichment Programs
Public Access Computers/Tools
Food Pantries
Transportation Passes
Recreation services are offered at local senior centers. Each center develops their own schedule of activities to match their hours.

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Recreational Facilities
Senior Centers
Older Adult Social Clubs
Offers a community center for senior citizens in the Johnston area. Congregate meals and a wide variety of activities to keep seniors active are available. Crown Point Community Center also is available for rent to the public for business meetings, weddings and other types of parties and functions.

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Older Adult Social Clubs
Senior Centers
Congregate Meals/Nutrition Sites
Recreational Facilities
Recreation services are offered at local senior centers. Each center develops their own schedule of activities to match their hours.

Categories

Recreational Facilities
Senior Centers
Older Adult Social Clubs

Provides the following community-based therapeutic recreational services:

- Athletics and Special Olympics.

- Social outings.

- Arts and crafts.

- Music.

- Day Camp.

- Adult Day Programs.

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Therapeutic Camps
Adult Day Programs
Day Camps
Health/Disability Related Social Clubs