Fresno to receive its first-ever dedicated senior center

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A declaration for the plan and operation of Fresno's first-ever dedicated elder halfway has been awarded to Integrated Community Development, metropolis officials announced connected Thursday.

Officials accidental the elder halfway volition supply meals and nutrition programs, wellness and wellness programs, creation programs and different services. The $30 cardinal task volition diagnostic a two-story, astir 35,000-square-foot facility.

“This is rather the milestone for our city, arsenic it reflects our committedness to heighten the lives of our aging population,” said Mayor Jerry Dyer. “The elder halfway volition beryllium a hub for connection, education, and enactment fostering a consciousness of belonging and dignity for our seniors.”

The elder halfway volition person recreational amenities including a heated swimming pool, pickleball courts, bocci shot courts, unfastened greenspace, scenery and plot areas, pedestrian walkways and more.

“The well-being of our elder assemblage is simply a apical precedence for the City of Fresno,” said Councilmember Tyler Maxwell. “For excessively long, our section seniors person felt overlooked. This astir 35,000-square-foot elder halfway aims to alteration that."

A groundbreaking is expected successful the outpouring of 2025, officials said.