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New Castle Senior Information
This web page contains excerpts from the Town of New Castle's Senior Citizen
Handbook, a resource guide that includes information about: consumer information,
financial programs, food programs, housing, legal services, medical resources, social
services in addition to the topics listed here. For a free copy of this
handbook, contact New Castle Parks and Recreation
Department.
The Town of New Castle was the first in Westchester to receive national recognition for completing
the Senior Citizen Standards Assessment. The senior program functions to link older adults with a wide array of services and activities essential for maintaining health, independence and well being.
A sample of those programs is offered here.
For more complete information, please contact Roslyn Robinson,
(914) 238-3909,
Coordinator, Senior Citizens Programs
- Senior Hotline
- Receive up-to-date information on upcoming senior events. Call (914)
238-2540.
- Senior Times
- The official senior town newsletter published monthly, listing all program offerings.
- Contact the Recreation Office for free mail subscription
- Town of New Castle Senior Citizen Handbook
- Lists various area services for senior citizens
- Supportive Service News
- A monthly publication listing all supportive services offered by the Town of
New Castle.
Call Frances DiMase, CSW, at 238-2093.
Educational Services
College Courses
Senior Citizens can take free or discounted, credit or non-credit courses
on a space available basis at the following area colleges. For further information,
write or call to the colleges listed below:
- Iona College
- 715 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801
- (914) 633-2000
- Manhattanville College
- 2900 Purchase Street, Purchase, NY 10577
- (914) 694-2200
- Mercy College
- 555 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
- (914) 693-4500
- Pace University
- 861 Bedford Road, Pleasantville, NY 10570
- (914) 773-3424
- Westchester Community College
- 75 Grasslands Road, Mainstream Program
- Academic Arts Building, Valhalla, NY 10595
- (914) 785-6600
- State University of New York, Purchase
- Limited free audit courses available
- (914) 251-6500
Continuing Education
Programs offered by the Chappaqua School District and free
to area seniors. Call 861-9400 for the fall and spring schedules.
Partial Property Tax Exemption for Seniors
Town residents 65 years or older who own real estate property are entitled
to a partial tax reduction
- if they have an income of $25,000 or less
- if they have owned the property two years or more
- if they are residing on the property
- The percentage of the reduction varies from 20% to 50% depending on income.
- Veterans of World War I, World War II or Korea may apply for alternative
Veterans Exemption.
- Applications for reductions must be filed at the Tax
Assessor's Office
by April 30th.
Employment and Volunteer Opportunities
For residents over 50 and seeking employment (or employers seeking age 50
and over employees).
Senior Personnel of Mount Kisco
1 Summit Avenue
White Plains, NY 10606
948-8004 Ext 246 (Monday-Friday, 9:00-1:00 p.m.)
Provides paid work experience on a job site with a supervisor for seniors leading
to paid employment. This program is for those age 55 and over on a limited income
who wish to enter or re-enter the work force.
Westchester County Senior Community
Service Employment Project or Job Training Partnership Act
9 South First Avenue, 10th Floor, Mt. Vernon, NY 10550
813-6300
Offers intellectual enjoyment as asll as training to retirees (55+) interested
in a second career or volunteer work. Classes available in Westchester but
contact the New York City office first.
Pace University Adult Resource Center
1 Pace Plaza Room B3W
New York, NY 10038
(212) 346-1288
Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Pace University Adult Resource Center
78 North Broadway
White Plains, NY 10603
422-4100
Volunteering
For retired residents 60 and over, volunteer opportunities are offered in
schools, day care centers, hospitals and other community non-profit agencies.
Volunteer jobs are found to match your abilities and interests.
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
Joanna Straub, Director
470 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
948-6069
The Senior Activity Group of New Castle
Intergenerational Program
Sponsors a cottage of adolescent boys at The Hawthorne Cedar Knolls School,
Hawthorne, NY. Each month, several senior citizens go to Cedar Knolls and celebrate
the boys' birthdays. A present is given and refreshments, including a home-baked cake,
are shared. A recreational activity is also planned. Call the Recreation
Department, (914) 238-3909, for more information. Newcomers are always welcome.
Senior Citizen Recreational Services
The Town of New Castle Recreation and Park Department Program for Senior
Citizens offers extensive recreation and support programs and services
for persons 60 years and older. Programs are geared to meet the needs of
the vitally active new retiree as well as the growing number of seniors
over 85. The department publishes a monthly newsletter, Senior Times,
detailing the activities. Contact the Recreation
and Parks Department office to receive this newsletter.
A Sampling of Town Senior Programs
Below is a sampling of the town's senior programs, contact the
Recreation and Parks Department for a more
complete
listing and further details.
- Senior Fitness
- Tuesday and Thursdays at the Center -- classes for special needs and active retirees.
- Trips
- Regularly scheduled to cultural points of interest.
- Terrific Tuesdays at the Center
- 1:00 p.m. Weekly programs including health talks, movies, lectures, lunches and more
- Ongoing Programs
- Fitness, Friday meetings, shopping, bowling, bridge, movies, crafts and arts
- New Castle Senior Advocacy Group
- First Friday of the month. Meet in Town Hall for discussion and action on legislative issues affecting seniors.
Senior Activity Group of New Castle
All residents over 60 in the Town of New Castle are entitled and encouraged
to participate in all of the senior activities. They are cordially invited to join
the Senior Activity Group of New Castle which is sponsored by the New Castle Recreation
Commission. For information
regarding activities, contact the Recreation
and Parks Department office.
Senior Support ServicesThe main contact person for
Senior Support Services is Frances DiMase, CSW, at 238-2093. Her office is
located in the newly refurbished lower level (The Senter Street Club) of the New Castle Community Center
at 10 Senter Street in downtown Chappaqua.
- Local Errands and Shopping
- Door-to-door transportation to local stores, e.g. grocery, pharmacy, banks and doctors appointments. Call (914) 238-8888 for more information.
- Telephone Reassurance Program
- Daily computerized telephone calls to those living alone.
- Support Services
- Contact Frances DiMase ,CSW, at 238-2093.
- Home Delivered Meals
- Hot noontime and cold dinner meals are delivered to those over 60 for homebound or short-term convalescing. Weekend meals also available upon request.
Call (914) 238-6612 for more information.
- Blood Pressure and Diabetes Screening
- Provided by the Visiting Nurse Association. Available on the first
Friday of each month.
- Library Services
- Available for the homebound
- For more information on any of these programs, please call the Town of New Castle
Coordinator, Senior Citizens Programs, Roslyn Robinson, at (914) 238-3909.
Westchester County Programs
The County Parks and Recreation Department provides all the following activities
especially for senior citizens: Senior County Orchestra, Physical Exercise Training Program,
Salute to Seniors, Boat Rides, Arts and Crafts training, Bocce Championship, Senior Gold
Tournament, Picnics, Splash Parties, Fishing Frolic, Harvest Hop, Square Dance and more.
For more information on these activities contact:
Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and Services
813-6300
Westchester County Department of Recreation and Parks and Conservation
864-7275
Transportation
New Castle Recreation and Parks Commission provides wheelchair-equipped door-to-door transportation
to most meetings. Call and register your name at the New Castle
Community Center to reserve your space on the bus,
(914) 238-8888.
Westchester County Buses and "Paratransit"
The Westchester County Department of Public Transportation will provide bus
schedules for the White Plains, Ossining, Pleasantville and Katonah runs as well
as a complaint center.
Westchester County Department of Transportation
100 East First Street, Mt. Vernon, NY 10550
813-7777
County residents 65 years of age or older who present a validated Westchester
Senior Citizen Card are entitled to half fare on any Westchester County
Transportation
System bus.
The Paratransit Program provides transportation for the frail elderly and disabled.
Transportation to medical services receives priority but transportation is also available
for shopping and to recreation services and other destinations. For applications and
further information, contact:
Westchester County Office for the Disabled
148 Martine Avenue, Room 102
White Plains, NY 10601
995-2957
Page updated: March, 2004
Provided as a service by the Town of New Castle.
Your comments and suggested changes
are welcomed and encouraged.
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