Hammond Street Senior Center

"It's the best thing that ever happened to Bangor."

- Lillian Crowell

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“Where the region’s seniors come to learn, create, play, keep fit, make friends and stay young”

Our Mission

Our mission is to serve the social, intellectual, and physical well-being of individuals age 60 and older* who live in the Greater Bangor Region.

Hammond Street Senior Center offers members a beautiful multi-purpose facility where friendships are established, health is maintained, creativity is nurtured, interests are pursued, and new skills are enhanced through programs, social activities and diverse educational courses.

We are proud to be both a resource and an advocate for healthy aging by providing access to engaging programs, exciting activities and meaningful involvement within this organization and across our broader communities.

*Individuals age 55-59 are welcomed as members if their spouse or significant other is at least 60 years old and a member.

Hammond Street Senior Center’s Cornerstones:

· Free Membership to Social Space

· HSSC Fitness Center

· HSSC Senior University

Free Membership to Social Space Includes:

Consistent and satisfying social engagement is a critical counterbalance to the isolation and depression that too often comes with out-living one’s peers. Making new friends can be intimidating at any age, but it can seem especially intimidating for older individuals with limited interaction outside of their own family or in the community.

Hammond Street Senior Center is a warm, inviting atmosphere filled with laughter and endless opportunities that appeal to most every interest – a safe place for seniors to make new friends comfortably and easily based on common interests.

· Daily “drop in” card playing and weekly Bingo, Spades, Canasta, Bridge, Poker and Cribbage; and a game room with ping pong and a pool table

· Special interest groups for history buffs, crafters, gardeners, quilters, knitters and book lovers

· Guest speakers, informative presentations, live performances and holiday activities & events

· Monthly social teas and art galleries featuring members, an annual dance and events to get involved volunteering with or just enjoy

· A computer lab with free high-speed Internet and beginner courses in Web surfing, email, word processing and digital photography

· Reasonably priced members-only day trips around Maine and weekend trips to Sky Lodge in Jackman, with transportation and a host guide for the adventure provided

HSSC University Offers:

Research shows that regular intellectual stimulation, such as the challenge that engaging in life long learning classes can provide, keeps our brains active, growing and protected against some of the diminished cognitive capacity associated with aging.

Through HSSC Senior University, members can take courses across diverse disciplines, such as painting and pottery to ballroom dancing and current world issues. Most courses are presented in eight-week semesters up to five times a year. Additional special workshops, trainings and short courses are offered periodically. Included in course registration, students can utilize fully stocked studios for art, sewing, crafting, pottery and dance to hone skills and further explore new concepts.

HSSC Fitness Center Provides:

· A professionally staffed, modern fitness center fully equipped with cardio and strength training machines, free weights, balls, exercise bands, Bosu and more

· Strength and Balance classes to help build bone, retain and regain muscle, learn adaptive and applied physical skills, and increase confidence and competence for healthy, active and mobile lifestyles

· Certified fitness trainers, who are knowledgeable in gerontology issues, can also help members set and meet individual fitness goals or follow physical therapy plans

The Best Little-Known Club

Hammond Street Senior Center always aimed to be the best multipurpose center seniors could ask for – but we never intended to be a “secret” club. Yet, the two questions we hear the most are “Where are you located?” and “How come I never heard about you before?”

Two Hammond Street is located behind the Grasshopper Shop and along the Kenduskeag Stream – on the tiny piece of Hammond Street that most people think is already State Street.

Open Monday-Friday, 8:30-4:30 p.m., HSSC boasts diverse offerings all housed on three fully handicapped-accessible floors in the beautifully restored former Merrill Trust Bank in the heart of Downtown Bangor.

Now that you know about us and where to find us,

come see what you’ve been missing!

TEL: (207) 262-5532 FAX: (207) 262-2475
E-MAIL: info@hammondstreet.org

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