MID-BRONX COUNCIL

BUILDING COMMUNITY

Mid-Bronx Senior Citizens Council (MBSCC), established in 1973, remains one of the most successful, non-profit, community development organizations committed to supporting the residents of the South and Mid-Bronx through their far-reaching social programs 

 

 

 

Testimony

"Mid-Bronx Senior Citizens Council gave me a chance when no one else would. They believed in me and gave me opportunities that enabled me to transform my life. When I first came to them, I had two young children, no job, and nowhere to turn. Now we have agreat apartment and I have a career with a promising future”.

Desiree Lloyd, Family Service Coordinator,
Mid Bronx Senior Citizens Council

Senior Services

Concourse Plaza Wellness Center for Adults

"A new life can begin at any age!"

group of art stuents with Jimmy

Our Center's Mission is to help seniors to live independently by providing activities and services geared towards overall wellness. Access to needed services are provided within a "one stop shop" concept.

Services

  • Benefits and Entitlements
  • Counseling and Referrals
  • Case Management
  • Transportation
  • Meals on Wheels
  • Home-cooked Congregate Meals Program
  • Dinner Served Daily at our Concourse Plaza Wellness Center for Adults
  • H.U.D. Senior Housing
  • Home Care Services
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Health Screenings
  • Advocacy

Activities

  • Educational Presentations
  • Guest Speakers
  • Support Groups
  • Yoga & Chi-Gong
  • Walking, Toning and Balance Exercises
  • Meditation and Relaxation
  • Memory Book Club
  • Current Events
  • E.S.L. Classes
  • Arts & Crafts
  • Bring a Friend Day
  • Parties and Shows
  • Friday Movie
  • Games (Bingo, Dominoes and Card Games)
  • Bible Study Group
  • Day Trips
  • Computer Classes
  • Dance With Me
  • Volunteering

Operating Hours

Concourse Plaza Wellness Center is open Monday - Friday 8:30am - 6:00pm and is conveniently located at 900 Grand Concourse at the corner of 161st Street.

Recent News:

Art from the Heart Presents....

Where can you find 150 paintings, affordably priced, created by some of the most talented seniors you'll ever meet? Concourse Plaza Center Wellness Center for Adults...That's where!

The Center sponsors an extensive art program taught by professional painter, Jimmy Smith. Seniors meet twice weekly for two hours at a time, working with water colors and acrylics. "My students are some of the warmest, most wonderful seniors. They are easily motivated and it's a pleasure to teach them because they are already inclined to create art," Smith shares. "Painting becomes therapeutic for them. Sometimes they come to class not feeling their best, but leave feeling better than when they came in," he adds. The inaugural art show of the Art from the Heart painting group featured the work of 25 budding artists and opened May 17, 2013.

 

 

Daily Meals

Home-cooked Meals served daily at 4:00pm.

Suggested Donation -  $1.00

Mission

From human services to housing development, from economic revitalization to community empowerment, all the programs and initiatives of the Mid-Bronx Senior Citizens Council (MBSCC) are designed to accomplish the following goals:

  • To enhance the quality of life for residents of the South Bronx
  • To ensure they are afforded the opportunity for economic and social well-being that will enable them to remain in the community and live with dignity for themselves and their surroundings
  • To encourage them to become vocal, active and positive contributors to, and forces in their community

Services

News

Freedman on the Concourse Guest Rooms

Situated just 20 minutes from New York's Times Square, yet nestled on a scenic avenue with quiet elegance, this charming, ten room guest house is the perfect escape after exploring the city's shops, museums and local parks.

Our delightful, 1920s themed rooms are elegantly restored and conveniently located on the historic Grand Concourse in the Bronx, just minutes from Yankee Stadium. Enjoy beverages and light fare in our vintage speakeasy lounge. Play croquet and badminton on our expansive lawn, then retire comfortably to one of our beautiful bedrooms that boast en-suite baths. Soak in a relaxing tub at the end of your day’s adventures.  Join us each morning for a delicious, complimentary, continental breakfast before heading off once again.

Our lodging facility is part of the Andrew Freedman Complex Residential Integrated Culinary & Hospitality (RICH) Initiative, a 12 week, comprehensive program, designed to increase employability of local residents by professionally training and certifying participants in the hospitality and culinary trades.

So come stay with us for a modest price and empower community residents at the same time!

Freedman on the Concourse Guest Rooms
1125 GRAND CONCOURSE
BRONX, NY 10452 

blossoming tree 

Wooden Face

romare bearden

In collaboration with The Bronx Arts Alliance, The Andrew Freedman played host to We Are Still Here - Art in the Bronx, a recent exhibition that featured the work of 25 artists, representing 13 art organizations. The show also included two works by famed artist, Romare Bearden. The exhibit was part of a special Bronx Armory Show event, which ran in March 2013.

Next Exhibition - "Brimming On the Edge" - Bronx Week 2013!!!!

900 Grand Concourse - Bronx, NY

Tel: (718) 588-8200

Fax: (718) 681-3824

Mid-Bronx Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

1-800-662-1220 (TTY)

1-800-421-1220 (Voice)

"When the founders of Mid-Bronx Senior Citizens Council first came together in the early 1970s, it seemed as if everyone believed it was possible to change the world, and necessary.  We certainly believed it!  We were a diverse group of activists - parents, social workers, business people, representatives from many different faith-based institutions and from many different ethnic groups.  We understood that there was a lot of work that needed to be done.  Our response was to roll up our sleeves and do it."

Jeanette Puryear, President & CEO
Mid-Bronx Senior Citizens Council

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