Salem Adult Citizens

Pinochle Refresher
2025-09-22 10:30 - 14:00, 2025-09-18 10:30 - 14:00, 2025-09-15 10:30 - 14:00, 2025-09-11 10:30 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Salem Adult Citizens, 2414 Arlington Avenue, Abington, PA, 19001, United States
Pinochle is a classic trick-taking partnership game played with a 48-card deck (two copies of 9s through Aces). The objective is to be the first team to reach 1500 points (or 1000 in some variations) by bidding, melding specific card combinations, and winning tricks.

Matter of Balance (R)
2025-09-22 10:30 - 12:30, 2025-09-15 10:30 - 12:30 | Salem Adult Citizens, 2414 Arlington Avenue, Abington, PA, 19001, United States
This program is designed to help older adults reduce their fear of falling by learning to view falls as controllable. In this program, participants will learn to set goals for increasing activity levels, make small changes to reduce risks at home and practice exercises to improve strength and balance.
Matter of Balance meets for 8 sessions that are 2 hours each.

Board Games, Card Games, & Puzzles
2025-09-22 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-18 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-16 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-15 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-11 10:00 - 14:00 | Salem Adult Citizens, 2414 Arlington Avenue, Abington, PA, 19001, United States
Popular board games for seniors include classics like Scrabble, Chess, and Bingo, as well as strategic options such as Ticket to Ride and Rummikub. When choosing a game, consider factors like ease of learning, large-print components for vision impairment, and shorter game lengths for those who prefer quicker rounds.
Popular card games for seniors include Bridge, Rummy, and Solitaire, which offer a mix of social and solitary activities to keep the mind engaged. Other good options are Hearts, Spades, and Crazy Eights, which can help improve memory and problem-solving skills. When selecting a game, consider large-print or easy-to-handle cards to accommodate vision or dexterity needs.
Puzzles benefit seniors by improving cognitive function, enhancing emotional and mental well-being, and encouraging social interaction. They can boost memory, problem-solving skills, and concentration while reducing stress and anxiety. Puzzles also improve fine motor skills and visual-spatial reasoning, and studies suggest they may even help delay symptoms of dementia.

Zen Zone
2025-09-22 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-18 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-16 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-15 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-11 10:00 - 14:00 | Salem Adult Citizens, 2414 Arlington Avenue, Abington, PA, 19001, United States

Produce Distribution
2025-09-18 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-11 13:00 - 14:00 | Salem Adult Citizens, 2414 Arlington Avenue, Abington, PA, 19001, United States
Every week, our seniors look forward to receiving fresh, locally grown produce from Pennypack Farm. This incredible partnership not only provides healthy fruits and vegetables but also fosters a sense of connection within the community and with the people who grow their food. It’s a highlight of the week that supports wellness, good nutrition, and joyful living.

Reflections
2025-09-18 10:30 - 11:30 | Salem Adult Citizens, 2414 Arlington Avenue, Abington, PA, 19001, United States

Dance Fit
2025-09-18 10:30 - 11:30 | Salem Adult Citizens, 2414 Arlington Avenue, Abington, PA, 19001, United States
Dance–Fit is an exercise program that combines movements from all dance genres to assist in reaching your fitness goals. It is a full-body workout that is easy to follow, with a warm-up, a series of exercises, and a cool-down. All movement can be adapted to suit different abilities and fitness levels. It is upbeat, fun, and focused on enjoying exercise.

The benefits include:
•Improved circulation
•Improved muscle strength
•Improved cardiovascular function
•Improved balance
•Boost stamina and endurance
•Reducing stress and enhancing mood control
•Enhances brain function

Bible Study
2025-09-16 13:00 - 14:00 | Salem Adult Citizens, 2414 Arlington Avenue, Abington, PA, 19001, United States
Salem Baptist Church

Bible Studies in Conjunction with Salem Baptist Church of Abington
Seniors face unique challenges as they age, such as aging gracefully, making retirement meaningful, and sometimes even finding love again. Here are some ideas shared and discussed during our study sessions.

Aging Gracefully:
Most of us think that with age comes wisdom, and it does. However, age also comes with aches and pains, growing closer to God, and reflecting on our lives and other things we haven’t had to deal with before. Aging gracefully is a prominent topic to cover with seniors. Learning how to keep our spiritual lives vibrant, our bodies in good health, and our minds sharp.

Thriving in an Empty Nest:
Some seniors live close to their children and families and can see them often, while others live in a literally empty nest. This can affect seniors regardless of whether they live near or far.

Making Retirement Meaningful:
When their working years are over, some seniors feel a little lost. They know they have all the time in the world to do what they want and want their retirement to be meaningful. Some ideas to explore with this topic include discerning God’s voice about what’s next in your life, living a fulfilling life, identifying your passions, and using them for God’s glory.

The Joys and Trials of Grandparenting:
When most people think of grandparents, they conjure up all kinds of warm, fuzzy memories. However, grandparenting has its challenges, too. Kids are different from the way they were even ten years ago. There are both good things and bad things about being a grandparent these days.

Dealing with Health Problems:
As we get older, our health can go two different ways. We can strive to maintain better health, or sometimes we have to manage afflictions. Some excellent discussions to have in this Bible study include: what does the Bible say about our health, what are some simple ways we can improve our health, and how can we manage our health?

Finding Love Again:
Love and relationships are a big part of life. Some seniors who are divorced, widowed, or never married want to find love. However, the dating landscape can be intimidating, with dating apps, ghosting, and fake profiles.

Strengthening Your Marriage:
As we all know, marriages ebb and flow, and people change. No one is the same person they were when they got married. People grow, change, and have new interests. Over the years, it’s easy to grow disconnected or become more like two ships passing in the night. It’s never intentional, but it can happen when life is going at the speed of light when you’re young and have kids.

How to Have a More Abundant Prayer:
It’s essential to have an abundant prayer life, and it’s always good to learn how to cultivate it further. It’s easy to get distracted by life and let our prayer lives take a back seat. The enemy loves that. So, it’s essential to learn how to keep our prayer lives fresh, pray in different ways, and keep the lines of communication open with God.

Dealing with Mental Issues:
As people get older, they may deal with more mental health issues. This includes depression, anxiety, and normal mental decline. Learning how to manage mental health from a biblical perspective is very important. The mind is complex, and people often go in the wrong direction rather than seeking help and finding answers.

What Comes Afterwards:
This is an important topic because many people read their Bible, pray, and go to church regularly, but few of us sit and think about dying. This topic can have many facets, like helping people face their fears and make sense of dying. Bible studies can assist in helping our seniors find God’s purpose in the mourning of a loved one, helping someone who is dying, and making life-or-death decisions.

Tech Tuesday (A)
2025-09-16 11:30 - 14:00, 2025-09-09 11:30 - 14:00 | PA
Helping Seniors Become More Comfortable Using Technology
Join us every Tuesday for Tech Tuesdays, a welcoming, hands-on session designed to help older adults gain confidence using today’s technology.
Whether you want to learn how to send emails, use a smartphone, video chat with family, or explore the internet safely, our friendly instructors will guide you step by step.

Appointment Only!
Contract the office to schedule appointments!

Social Worker
2025-09-16 10:30 - 12:00 | Salem Adult Citizens, 2414 Arlington Avenue, Abington, PA, 19001, United States
Instructor: Dot Daniels
A Gerontology Social worker specializes in providing services to older adults and their families, responsible parties, and guardians. The social worker assesses individuals and their situation, then provides possible solutions. The social worker also helps to implement those solutions so the individual may maintain their independence.

Line Dancing
2025-09-16 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-09-09 10:30 - 11:30 | Salem Adult Citizens, 2414 Arlington Avenue, Abington, PA, 19001, United States

Bring Your Lunch
2025-09-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Salem Adult Citizens, 2414 Arlington Avenue, Abington, PA, 19001, United States
Seniors are expected to supply their own meals.

Nurse Chat
2025-09-11 10:30 - 11:30 | Salem Adult Citizens, 2414 Arlington Avenue, Abington, PA, 19001, United States
Blood Pressure Screening

Lunch & Chat
2025-09-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Salem Adult Citizens, 2414 Arlington Avenue, Abington, PA, 19001, United States
A lunchtime discussion on Finances with Erika Neville

Word Talk
2025-09-09 10:30 - 11:30 | Salem Adult Citizens, 2414 Arlington Avenue, Abington, PA, 19001, United States
Surrender
