Contact: Diane Hilow, 602/506-4137 ; hilowd@mail.maricopa.gov
Maricopa County Approves Funding to Support
Sun Health - Olive Branch Senior Center
The Sun Health-Olive Branch Senior Center in Sun City provides essential services to for seniors in the community and on July 23, 2008, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approved funding to sustain those services. The Board voted to allow up to $20,000 for a contract with the Olive Branch Senior Center.
Supervisor Max Wilson, District 4 says, “Sun Health’s Olive Branch Senior Center plays a vital role in our community. Folks can go there for companionship, to get a hot meal, or to get the health services they need. The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is pleased to renew its partnership with this outstanding organization.”
The Olive Branch Senior Center offers an assortment of programs and services to enhance the quality of life for area seniors age 60 or older, their spouses, and handicapped persons of all ages.
Food Programs provide hot, nutritious, reasonably priced lunches to visitors of the Center, as wells as to residents who need home-delivered meals. The Legal Assistance Program helps low-income seniors unable to afford private attorney fees and court costs. The Senior Employment Placement Program provides seniors in the community an opportunity to seek employment through job counseling and referrals. There is an on-site job fair every year, as well as an annual workshop on “How to Re-enter the Work World.”
Other programs and services include, but are not limited to health screenings, blood pressure checks, entertainment, mental health counseling, crafts, exercise programs and computer classes.
Olive Branch Executive Director Ivy Wixson welcomes the County’s assistance. “Olive Branch is in a new location and we have even more seniors utilizing our programs. This grant will help us to continue serving the most vulnerable members of our community.”
The Center is located at
11250 N. 107th Avenue, Suite 115
Sun City, AZ 85351
Phone: 623-974-6797
Hours of Operation:
Monday through Thursday: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM