There is much to do for seniors who live in the region. Meet your peers at one of the area's senior centers. Join a club. Volunteer with one of our many not-for-profit organizations. Or play some Bingo— the game was actually created by Hugh J. Ward in Pittsburgh in the early 1920s.
With one of the highest senior populations in the country, the Pittsburgh region offers many amenities to its senior residents. For a list of senior services and other resources, review the Allegheny County Senior Resource Guide, a 100-page publication created by Pittsburgh Senior News in cooperation with Allegheny County Area Agency on Aging. Or see the Senior Citizen's Guide to Pittsburgh.
An initiative of the state Joint Committee on Senior Centers, comprised of members of the Pennsylvania Association of Senior Centers and the Pennsylvania Association of Area Agencies on Aging, with funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Aging.
Listing of regional and national senior centers on the Carnegie Library's websiet.
RSVP helps people 55 years of age and older put their skills and life experience to assist others in their communities and to increase their own personal satisfaction and enrichment. RSVP is a program of the Senior Corps which is a network of programs that help older Americans find opportunities to address community needs through service. Through Senior Corps' programs, more than a half million seniors are engaged in tens of thousands of sites across the country.
The Allegheny County Senior Resource Guide is a 100-page publication from the Pittsburgh Senior News filled with senior citizen related topics and resources.
The Senior Citizen's Guide to Pittsburgh is designed to help older adults and those with aging parents or spouses find housing, health, financial, travel, entertainment, consumer services, and other senior-related resources in the City of Pittsburgh, as well as Allegheny County.