Montgomery County Recreation will expand the opening times of the North Potomac, Wheaton and White Oak senior centers beginning Monday, Aug. 2. It also announced that the Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center in Silver Spring is projected to fully open on Aug. 16.
The North Potomac Senior Center is located at 13850 Travilah Rd. in Rockville. The Wheaton Senior Center is located at 11701 Georgia Ave. and the White Oak Senior Center is located at 1700 April Lane in Silver Spring. Starting Aug. 2, they will open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center is located at 1000 Forest Glen Rd. in Silver Spring.
The Damascus Senior Center, located at 9701 Main St. in Damascus, and the Holiday Park Senior Center, located at 3950 Ferrara Dr. in Silver Spring, fully reopened on June 14 after being closed for extended periods due to the COVID-19 health crisis.
The Long Branch Senior Center is currently scheduled to remain as a homeless shelter. Community members who had previously used the transportation to the Long Branch Center can call 240-777-4925 for assistance in alternative transportation options.
The onsite lunch program is available to those 60 and older. The meal program provides a healthy meal on days when the participant attends the program.
Curb-to-curb transportation will be available for any resident 55 and older who resides within a center’s service area, which is approximately a three-to-five-mile mile radius. Transportation will be offered five days a week for Holiday Park and Damascus locations. All other locations will be offering modified transportation while Centers are providing limited offerings.
To register for a class or program, visit www.mocorec.com
For more information about senior programs, call 240-777-4925.