At Mama Angie’s Casa De La Amistad, there is dancing and dominoes, as well as exercise and education.<\/p>\n
But what keeps older adults, like Luc Martinez, coming back is community.<\/p>\n
“I just come here to have fun,” says Martinez.<\/p>\n
She is a member of the senior center but also gives back.<\/p>\n
“I volunteer myself. I teach English as a second language,” says Martinez. “When you hear people saying, I learn, you feel so happy.”<\/p>\n
Mama Angie’s Casa De La Amistad opened in 1988.<\/p>\n
“Casa De La Amistad, which translates to ‘Friendship House,’ that’s what this center is for our community,” says Michael Toledo, President and CEO of Centro Hispano.<\/p>\n
It’s part of Centro Hispano, which Toledo says has been serving the Greater Reading community for 60 years.<\/p>\n
“The majority of the seniors that come here do come from Latino backgrounds,” he says. “It’s where our older adults come to engage.”<\/p>\n
Toledo adds that seniors in the community can participate in a number of health and wellness activities and share meals with friends.<\/p>\n
Yajaira Stone teaches older adults about nutrition.<\/p>\n
“At that age, you have to eat healthy,” says Yadira Garrido, a resident of Reading, PA.<\/p>\n
“Having a place and people that they trust where they can come is beneficial,” says Yajaira Stone, Director of Human Services for Centro Hispano.<\/p>\n
She also helps with other services at the center.<\/p>\n
“Something as simple as translating a letter or helping them complete a documentation or find a resource, you see the peace that it brings in understanding something,” she says.<\/p>\n
Group exercise happens three times a week.<\/p>\n
“Everyone here at the Hispanic Center is bilingual, bicultural,” says Toledo.<\/p>\n
“I feeling so comfortable and I don’t want to be at home,” says Garrido.<\/p>\n
Breakfast and lunch are served daily.<\/p>\n
“We make sure that the meals that we serve for our seniors have a blend of both American and Latin cuisine,” says Toledo.<\/p>\n
The center sees up to 150 people a day.<\/p>\n
“A lot of our participants live alone,” says Stone. “They really lean on each other to kind of get through the day.”<\/p>\n
“I make friends here,” says Garrido.<\/p>\n
“I love them with my heart. I love them,” says Martinez.<\/p>\n
“All those little activities we do have a purpose,” says Stone. “Gives them a little bit of peace, happiness and joy.”<\/p>\n
“I love it,” says Garrido.<\/p>\n
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Centro Hispano Hispanic Center<\/a><\/p>\n
25 N. 2nd Street
Reading, PA, 19601
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