Senator Fontana Announces Over $350K in Senior Community Center Grants

Allegheny County - June 4, 2026 - Today, Senator Wayne Fontana announced grants totaling $350,298 in state funding to senior community centers in the 42^nd senatorial district.

"We just celebrated Older Americans Month in May and what better way to recognize the importance of staying healthy and connected to our communities is this state investment into our senior community centers," said Senator Fontana. "These centers are invaluable assets in our neighborhoods and I am proud to have supported these awards."

Senator Fontana has secured over half a million dollars in state funding for senior community centers in the 42^nd District in the past two years.

The Senior Community Center Grants are administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Aging and are funded from proceeds from the Pennsylvania Lottery.

Centers in the 42^nd District that received $2,577 grants for programming, technology upgrades, and nutrition services are:

• CYA - Polish Hill Senior Center
• Beechview Health Active Living Community Center
• Lawrenceville Health Active Living Community Center
• Sheraden Health Active Living Community Center
• Chartiers Community Resource Center, Carnegie
• Macedonia FACE - K. Leroy Irvis Towers
• Sarah Heinz House, Northside
• Seton Overbrook Senior Center
• West End Healthy Active Living Community Center

Competitive grants for capital improvements and renovations were also awarded to:

• AGEWELL at the JCC - South Hills, Scott Twp. - $113,150
• CYA - Stephen Foster Center, Lawrenceville - $90,963
• Elizabeth Seton Center, Brookline - $122,992

Statewide, 422 Senior Community Centers received awards totaling $3 million. For a complete list of awardees and for more information on other services and programs benefiting older Pennsylvanians, visit the Department of Aging's website.

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