Senior Friendship Centers
** All phone numbers are 845 area code unless otherwise specified **
Show All Friendship Center Locations 
Forrestal Heights
One Forrestal Heights
Beacon, NY 12508
838-4871
East Fishkill Community Center
890 Rt. 82
Hopewell Junction, NY 12533
226-3605
First Reformed Church
1153 Main St.
Fishkill, NY 12524
896-4914
Village Hall Community Room
21 Dutchess Ave.
Millerton, NY 12545
(518) 789-3081
American Legion Hall
154 Charles Colman Blvd.
Pawling, NY 12564
855-4409
First Evangelical Lutheran Church
325 Mill St.
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
486-2804
Church of the Good Shepherd
3 Mulberry St.
Rhinebeck, NY 12572
876-8134
South Amenia Presbyterian Church
229 So. Amenia Rd.
Amenia, NY 12501
373-4305
Tri-Town American Legion Hall
1302 Overlook Rd.
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
486-6363
The Dutchess County Office for the Aging prepares hot meals which are delivered to homebound seniors. Home visit assessments are made by personnel from the Nutrition Program to determine each person's eligibility. The Home Delivered Meals Program allows seniors to remain in their homes and also provides them with daily socialization with the delivery person.
Summer picnics are organized by the Office for the Aging in communities throughout the county. These events, sponsored by community organizations, local businesses, and municipalities, offer an opportunity for those over 60 to mingle and enjoy a barbecue. Office for the Aging staff members are on hand to provide information about programs and services for seniors and to process senior citizen discount cards.
Many friendship centers offer a variety of Health Promotion Events including cholesterol, vision, blood pressure and osteoporosis screenings. Almost all sites offer a regular exercise program which acts as an excellent osteoporosis preventative. Call the site nearest you for more information.
Box lunches, and frozen meals are some of the other offerings from the Dutchess County Office for the Aging designed to provide for the special needs of the senior citizen population. Frozen and shelf stable meals allow meals to be delivered for more than one day at a time in difficult to reach locations. They also provide assurances that those in the program will not go hungry in the event of inclement weather.
Education on dietary concerns is offered on a regular basis at each friendship center. A nutrition newsletter is published monthly and provided to all nutrition program participants as well as to others who are interested. Individual nutrition counseling by a Registered Dietician is available to seniors through the Nutrition Program.
All menus are approved by a registered dietitian and are low in fat and salt. They also contain one-third of the RDA requirements. Diabetic diets can also be accommodated.