MIZELL CENTER

MEALS ON WHEELS: MIZELL OPERATES THE LARGEST MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY FUELED BY THE BELIEF THAT NO SENIOR SHOULD EVER HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN BUYING FOOD AND PAYING FOR MEDICINE. WE DELIVER UPWARDS OF 400 HOT, NUTRITIOUS MEALS EVERY WEEKDAY, TOTALING MORE THAN 180,000 PER YEAR, TO HOMEBOUND SENIORS, AND TO 5 CONGREGATE SITES SUCH AS OTHER SENIOR CENTERS, FROM PALMS SPRINGS ALL THE WAY TO THE SALTON SEA. OUR PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS NOT ONLY DELIVER HEALTHY MEALS BUT ALSO PERFORM WELLNESS CHECKS AND ARE TRAINED IN CPR AND ELDER ABUSE DETECTION.

MIZELL CENTER IS AN ACKNOWLEDGED LEADER IN ACTIVE AGING. OUR MULTI- FACED NETWORK OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR SENIORS ARE DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE CREATIVITY, PROMOTE LIFELONG LEARNING AND SUSTAIN AN ACTIVE AND ENGAGED LIFESTYLE. MOST IMPORTANTLY, MIZELL'S WELCOMING SPACE OFFERS COMMUNITY AND KINSHIP FOR SENIORS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND LIFE EXPERIENCES. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DAILY LUNCH SERVICE IN THE CENTER'S DINING ROOM TO THE COMPUTER LAB, ART CLASSES AND WEEKLY JAM SESSIONS. A PORTION OF OUR WEEKLY SCHEDULE IS DEVOTED TO A BROAD SPECTRUM OF WELLNESS PROGRAMS, INCLUDING FITNESS CLASSES, A VARIETY OF SUPPORT GROUPS, ENTITLEMENT AND BENEFITS ASSESSMENTS, LECTURES, MEDICAL SCREENINGS AND OUR PIONEERING FALL PREVENTION PROGRAM, A MATTER OF BALANCE. ALL OF OUR ON-SITE ACTIVITIES ARE A VITAL RESOURCE FOR ACTIVELY AGING SENIORS.