Seniors return to ‘second home’ at archdiocesan centers
Edward Freeman, a staff member at the archdiocesan Norris Square Senior Community Center in Philadelphia, welcomes clients back to the building June 28 after months of COVID restrictions. (Gina Christian)
By Gina Christian • Posted July 2, 2021
For the first time since the onset of the COVID pandemic, archdiocesan senior centers opened their doors Monday to welcome clients back inside – and “back home.”
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Estamos vivos (we’re alive)!” said Bethzaida Butler, director of the Norris Square Senior Community Center, evoking a round of cheers from approximately 30 older adults seated in the facility’s main hall, which was decorated with festive banners.