Congregate Meals: Provision, to an eligible client or other eligible participant at a nutrition site, senior center or some other congregate setting, of a meal. Nutrition Education: A program to promote better health by providing accurate and culturally sensitive nutrition, physical fitness, or health (as it relates to nutrition) information and instruction to participants and caregivers in a group or individual setting overseen by a dietitian or individual of comparable expertise. Recreation: Providing individual and group activities that promote social interaction and wellbeing. East Baton Rouge Council on Aging goals for its Senior Engagement and Activities Senior Centers is to promote healthy aging and to provide seniors with a place to socialize, stay active, and maintain independence. The centers are community focal points to offer resource for our seniors and to meet the needs of a diverse older population. Senior Engagement and Activities Centers currently operate 20 sites, 16 of which are activity centers and 4 are feeding sites. Our centers offer various services, including recreational activities, educational classes, health and wellness programs, meals, trips, and transportation. Daily, our centers are graced with over 1,000 seniors who engage in various activities and nutritional meals. Our programs include tai chi, yoga, arts and crafts, bingo, line dancing, sewing, technology literacy, nutritional education, financial literacy, pool, card games, and fitness. We engage senior in memorable events such as: Senior Prom, Bingo with a Badge, Senior Crawfish Boils, Senior Skip-Day, Combat Food Hunger, Lunch and Learn, and Wellness Wednesdays. We continue to be a source of public information, community education, advocacy, and opportunities for the seniors of East Baton Rouge Parish. SENIOR CENTER ENGAGEMENT AND ACTIVITIES (SEA): TRINA KING DIRECTOR OF SENIOR ENGAGEMENT AND ACTIVITIES
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