Renaissance Court is located in the Chicago Cultural Center. Randolph St. Entrance is the most…read moreconvenient. Once you get past the double doors, Renaissance Court is to your right. This is one of the City of Chicago's six regional senior centers. This one is different than the other centers. If you are 55+ - you are welcome here. You have to be 60 to use the other senior centers. This one does not have some of the services the others offer, however, it seems to offer a lot more variety of classes and activities than the others. There is some info in the Chicago Dept. of Family and Support Services "Life Enrichment Programs".quarterly brochure which you can pick up at senior centers, libraries and probably some other city offices. You can also download a pdf. But the brochure only lists a sampling of the classes. At Renaissance Court you can pick up a calendar listing everything going on for the month. They also have some flyers with more info about some of the classes. Many classes are free, but some do have a fee. Some classes: chair yoga, hatha yoga, meditation & movement. Tai Chi, belly dancing, line dancing, variety of other exercise classes IMPROV, performance workshop, drawing, water color, book club and much more. You really have to pick up the calendar. On Saturday there is a Hoop Fitness class. Tried the class out for the first time. I don't remember being that good at hula hooping as a kid, so I was a bit skeptical about this. I met some ladies before the class that assured me that it is all about fun and not to worry. I probably spent more time picking up the hoop than twirling it. Instructor Andrea and rest of the class made me feel welcome and comfortable. Andrea is really nice and encouraging. Luckily, we did some other exercises with the hoop that did not include twirling it. The ladies were right - - it is great fun! On Fridays, you can get a 60 minute table massage for $30. This will be some of the best $$ you ever spend--if you can get an appointment. They can fill up quickly--Tisa is a very good massage therapist. Also, unless things have changed in the past year, you have to make the appt with the office and pay in advance. They didn't take credit cards, so I had to stop by to make and pay for the appt. My limited experience with Renaissance Court has been a good one. It would be nice to live closer and to be able to enjoy more of the activities more often. I do plan to try a few more classes and definitely to give that hula hoop another try :)

Hard Working Staff who care about you! They provide great programs for the seniors.read more

I am a case manager with Trilogy Behavioral Healthcare. If you are not familiar with the agency,…read moreour role is to support clients in the community who have mental illness and/or have recently transitioned from the nursing home to their own residence in the community. Today, I assisted my client to the NE Levy Center on Lawrence to help her with a problem with her RTA card. After waiting for about an hour with my client, our number (23) was called back. When we stood to face someone named "Miss Nancy," I was told I could not go back with my client as her office is small and she would be taking both number 23 and number 24 back at the same time. I educated her that I was there to assist my client, however, she said if I continued to challenge her, she would refuse service to my client. This is blatant disregard of an individual with a disability's rights. My client wanted me to come back with her as she has severe and persistent mental illness and struggles to complete tasks on her own due to anxiety and difficulty advocating for herself. In addition, my client was unable to answer questions asked by your staff member as we completed the RTA application together several months ago. I am appalled at the way both I and my client were treated.

I'm writing this review on behalf of a Black woman I've been supporting through her housing crisis…read more What she experienced at Sarah's Circle is absolutely unacceptable, and as a white woman and advocate, I am disgusted and furious. This woman--my mentee who I've been working with--shared her experience with me, and I am alarmed and heartbroken. She walked over an hour in freezing temperatures seeking help during one of the most vulnerable moments of her life. Instead of receiving trauma-informed care, she was met with hostility, aggression, and what can only be described as racist behavior from your staff. She was yelled at, accused of being "argumentative" for simply asking questions, told she was "making the space unsafe" for self-advocating, and ultimately turned away after walking two hours round trip in the cold. Your staff refused to provide their names, made accusations about her recording them when she wasn't, and criminalized her for having legitimate safety and privacy concerns about intake procedures. As a white woman working in advocacy, I am telling you: DO BETTER. Women of color--particularly Black women--are already disproportionately affected by housing insecurity, systemic racism, and barriers to services. The LAST thing they need is to be treated with suspicion, aggression, and disrespect when seeking help. Your staff's behavior was inexcusable, and their complete lack of trauma-informed practice is dangerous. I will NEVER refer another client to Sarah's Circle. I will be actively discouraging other advocates, social workers, and community partners from doing so as well. Your organization claims to "help" vulnerable women, but you turned away someone who desperately needed support and made her feel criminalized for existing while Black. Your staff need immediate and extensive training on anti-racism, trauma-informed care, and basic human decency. This is disgraceful. Absolutely disgraceful.

Great place they really try and help you great place to be if you have nobody in your cornerread more

I just love the Niles Sr. Center and their staffers. I found…read morethis gem about 5 years ago. I love the unique activities that they offer like: Floral Arranging, Cute As A Button Crafters Class, Oil Painting, Water Color Painting, Acrylic Painting, Line Dancing, Aerobics, and much much including Entertainment with Lunch, and I can't even tell you how happy I am since I have been going here. Now we have a Nutrition Class. Next store to the Sr. Center is a Gym, and a Swimming Pool the Athletic Center. Kathy S-C from Skokie, IL

From the owner: Senior Citizen services, +55, trips, programming, education, screenings, spiritual, mental and…read moreemotional assistance, tax aid, senior freezes, boomers

Good place to go to. They inform you of Places you can go to for home care,activities, etc. They…read moreinform you of what you can do to stay busy They have people to talk to you about what you need to do to stay busy healthy . People come in to give you information about health I. E. What to eat,how to stay healthy

Southwest Regional Senior Center is an amazing place! There have been improvements made around the…read morecenter. They now have a new Regional Director and Assistant Regional Director who work tirelessly to bring new programs and events to the center. There is always something fun to do here! Come visit Southwest to meet old friends and to make new friends. Southwest has fitness classes, Line dancing, Tai Chi, Crafts, a Pool Room (Billards), lunch, movies, weekly social worker and dietitian visits/talks, AARP and Secretary of State Driver's safety classes, ESL classes, resources for caregivers, "Lunch and Learn" talks etc. etc. Come out and see for yourself.

The former Evergreen Park Christian Reformed Church is now the temporary site of Evergreen Park…read moreSenior Center. I learned that a brand new senior center building is now under construction. I understand that it will be next to where the old senior center building was at 3450 W. 97th Street ---a few blocks away from this temporary location. This is the fourth time I have been to this senior center. I come here each year to have my income taxes done. Wonderful AARP tax volunteers file tax forms for senior citizens at this time of year. This service is free. There is a large jar near the sign - in sheets. You can leave a donation for the Senior Center as a "thank you" for providing this service. The staff of the Senior Center have always been pleasant and helpful whenever I have called to make an appointment or when I checked in for that appointment. They always call with a reminder the afternoon before my appointment, which is very nice. I did not happen to encounter any staff members today. The sign-in table was outside of a large room on the lower level where the tax help is set up. Although I only saw the lower level of the building, it was pleasant enough. As I entered the building through the rear door, I noticed an elevator, so the building is definitely senior friendly. Down the hall just past the elevator, I noticed the restrooms. The ladies restroom was very nice. There is plenty of parking in the rear of the building and it can be accessed from either side of the building. Hopefully, some other senior(s) who frequent/s this center will provide more info about the activities in a Yelp review. As for me, I am most thankful to the Village of Evergreen Park, the staff of the Evergreen Park Senior Center and the wonderful AARP tax consultants for providing this service. Thank you so very much! Evergreen Park - Review #3

For the love of god, please play better music. Nothing worse than unbearable radio pop blaring…read morethroughout the facility. The last thing I want to hear is "Honey, I'm Good" by Andy Grammer blasting my ears off at 96 decibels while I'm trying to workout. Other than that, the Ray is the best.

Facility is super nice. Weekends and summer are basically a children gymnasium…read more Good luck trying to get a swim lane to yourself on the weekends as every lane is used up by parents and kids goofing off.

I've been volunteering here for about 6 months, and having volunteered at various organizations…read morethroughout my life, this nonprofit has the best organization and communication with its volunteers that I have ever come across in my decades of volunteering. The staff / team has been very responsive to any questions and relaying information There are primarily two types of activities / events to do monthly: food delivery and a birthday luncheon. Volunteers can sign up for as much as they want to do, or opt out for that month; the online portal makes signing up very simplistic nowadays. There are more activities throughout the year (e.g. holiday parties and visits) that are available, which means more options to volunteer. The staff and fellow volunteers are very friendly and range in age from teenagers to retired adults. Lastly, the elderly that we volunteer for are always appreciative, grateful nd love socializing, which makes volunteering that much more fun and rewarding.

I called to volunteer to help with Thanksgiving Dinner and was rudely rebuffed when I said I could…read morenot drive to pick the person up I could be taking there. The person yelled, We need someone to pick the person up! Cabs and Ubers exist.

SHS has always provided quality care for us. They are responsive and dedicated to helping with…read moreevery situation needed. I do recommend them. Sylvi the manager is a doll & very pleasant to work with.

First of all, note that I almost never give 5-star ratings, and my mom & I only used this agency…read morefor a short time, until a vacancy opened up for her in rehab. (Sorry to break your 5-star streak, Sylvie!) The cost is reasonable, and the shift hours are more flexible than other home help agencies. Sylvie was always responsive to any question or concern. When I contacted her with an urgent need for 24-hour care on short notice, she made a herculean effort to fill all the time slots, and came through for us. The agency seems to be highly selective in the caregivers they choose. Not only were the helpers generally more experienced than one finds in other agencies, they also appeared to be well-trained, resourceful, and highly intelligent. My mother has a long history of hostility toward home caregivers, and she did not like all of these caregivers either (although she did click with one of them, and there were a few others she probably could have come to like, given more time). However, I found all of them extremely kind, competent, and capable. My only issue was that some of them did leave a bit of a mess behind and disturbed my mom's impeccable arrangements of linens and other belongings somewhat. A minor matter, and partly my fault, for not leaving better instructions on how to find what they needed. Highly recommended.