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West 7th Community CenterCelebrating 40 Years: Supporting Neighbors, Creating Community
Located in the Historic West 7th Neighborhood of Saint Paul
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Programs and Services
• Family & Youth Program• Afterschool Program• Summer Program• Outreach• Circle of Parents• Teen Girls Circle
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Senior ServicesMission:
Our goal is to help seniors remain healthy and safe in their homes and connected to the community.
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Senior Services & Programs•Meals on Wheels•Homemaking/Respite•Caregiver Program•Care Management•Education•Health and Wellness Programs•Activities•Volunteer Services•Living at Home/Block Nurse Program
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Community Power: Simple Ways to Green
Main Goal: To provide seniors and community members of the West 7th area, practical, simple and effective ways of reducing waste, reducing toxins in the home and recycling by providing
information and hands-on activities.
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Aging Well Expo Booth
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Volunteers were trained on how to read labels on hazardous household products:
WarningDangerToxic
Poison
Aging Well Expo Booth, Continued……
Volunteers educated participants on how to properly dispose of pharmaceutical
waste.
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Aging Well Expo Booth, Continued……
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Women’s Health Fair
Reducing Junk MailHazardous Household Products
Cloth Bag Pledges
May 2012
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Plant Sale
Junk Mail Reduction
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Staff & Summer Program Kids Relay Races
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Greening our Events!
Offered a vegetarian option. We will continue to do this at
all of our events.
Served condiments in bulk instead of single serving
packets. We will continue to do this at future events.
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Challenges•Calling participants
•Keeping volunteers on track
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