Hendricks County Senior Services believes that older persons have a right to live with independence and dignity in their own home for as long as possible. Towards that end, Hendricks County Senior Services is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of Linda Richardson, President; Carol Edmondson, Vice President; Suzie Davidson, Secretary; Bob Porter, Treasurer; John Roof, Bob Gentry, John Howard, Nathaniel Woods, Kathy Billiard, John Sparzo, Larry Conrad, Carey Craig, Max Poynter, and Michael Mc Donald. Emeritus members; Bud Daum; Mary Louise Hopkins; and Lloyd McDaniel. Executive Director is Beth Ann Leach. Meetings of the Board of Directors are held at 11:00 on the third Wednesday of January, March, May, June, September and November in the Hendricks County Senior Center.
Agency services are delivered by paid and volunteer staff consisting of drivers, in-home aides, nutrition site hostess, in-home visitors, senior center instructors and assistants, fitness attendants, transportation manager and coordinator, activities coordinator, information/in-home coordinator, bookkeeper, and executive director. These number 49 paid staff and 142 volunteers.
The agency is the operations manager for LINK Hendricks County, the rural public transit system of the county.
Hendricks County Senior Services is located at 1201 Sycamore Lane in Danville. Its 15,200 square foot building houses the agency offices as well as an expanded senior center. Included are a dining hall, dance hall, classroom, computer lab and a fully equipped fitness center. The building is considered to be a model for senior centers in the Midwest.
During 2009-2010, Hendricks County Senior Services provided the following services:
Transportation 684 people 25,299 trips
In-Home Services 546 people 10,791 hours
Information/Assistance 2,443 people 5,349 contacts
Recreation 2,328 people 55,805 hours
Operating Expense: $1,184,954
Total Support/Revenue: $1,272,241
We are supported by:
United Way of Central Indiana
CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions
WE encourage you to learn more about Elders at the Table.
One in three Central Indiana seniors go hungry each year, and that number is on the rise.
A number of factors affect a senior’s ability to obtain or prepare food. Learn more about loved ones, friends and neighbors who are at risk for hunger, and how it impacts you.
Business donations, individual donations, income from memberships, and grants
Hendricks County Senior Services is open Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
We may be contacted at 317-745-4303 or by e-mail from this site.
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