Eligibility Requirements: 60 years of age and older
Documents Required: Social Security Card
Description of Services: Senior Centers, home delivered meals,
congregate meals, information and referral, outreach, adult day
care center, transportation, RSVP
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Harrison County manages (5) senior citizens centers to assist
older citizens on the coast. In addition, we have an
information network to provide valid current facts to older
individuals or a person inquiring on behalf of an older person
of the available resources, services or programs in the
community. Transportation may be provided to eligible
individuals to and from community services, medical
appointments, groceries, and recreation activities.
The Retired Senior Volunteer Program (R.S.V.P.) offers men
and women 55 years and older exciting opportunities for personal
development and satisfaction by providing volunteer programs
that offer outlets for their energy and creativity while serving
their community.
Senior Citizens Centers
Many older individuals exist on a fixed income with limited
opportunities to socialize. They experience isolation and
lack of a community base. Senior centers will enhance the
dignity and independence of every individual. There are (5)
senior centers administered by the Human Resources Agency.
Lyman Senior Citizens Center
14592 County Farm Road Gulfport, Ms 39503
Phone: (228) 832-2606 / Fax: (228) 831-3369
North Gulfport Senior Citizens Center
3312 Martin Luther King Drive Gulfport, Ms 39501
Phone: (228) 863-1548 / Fax: (228) 864-2026
Saucier Senior Citizens Center
24006 1st Street Saucier, Ms 39574
Phone: (228) 832-5835 / Fax: (228) 831-9638
Information & Referral
Information is the process of providing valid current
data/facts to older individuals or a person inquiring
on behalf of an older person of available resources,
services, or programs in the community.
Referrals is the process of linking, directing, or connecting
older individuals with appropriate agencies or
community resources to obtain needed help and assistance.
Home Delivered Meals
We deliver approximately 2,875 meals each week. These meals
provide a nutritionally balanced meal delivered to the home
of the frail and disabled elderly who are in most need of
this service. Home delivered meals will enhance the quality
of life and support the maintenance of self-sufficiency,
allowing the elderly person to remain at home.
Transportation
Transportation is arranging and providing the transport of
eligible seniors to and from community services, medical
appointments, groceries, and recreational activities. This
service helps to maintain the independence of older adults
as long as possible.
Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
RSVP offers men and women age (55) and older exciting opportunities
for personal development and satisfaction by providing volunteer
programs that offer outlets for their energy and creativity while
serving in their communities.
Volunteers In Service To America (VISTA) America Reads Program
This program aids "at risk" children Kindergarten through 3rd grade,
to learn to read well.
Adult Day Care
Adult Day Care services the older population of Harrison County.
These seniors exist on a fixed income and have an array of health
problems. Day Care serves clients that are frail, disabled, and
those with physical and mental disabilities, which place the aging
client at risk.
Congregate Meals
Congregate meal services are offered to eligible seniors to help
insure a proper diet that will aid in promoting good health, well
being, independence, and socialization.