Neighborhood Enrichment Centers
Our neighborhood centers enhance daily living for special populations. Participants enjoy friendship, fun and food to fill out-of-school time and long, lonely days. Good nutrition and education are important components of these programs.
Solomon Girls Center
The Ruth K. Solomon Girls Center is the oldest girls center in Omaha, established in 1966. It is a place for girls age 5-18 to find fun and friendships, and for parents to have a low-cost option for their daughters’ after-school and summer hours.
Senior Center
The Senior Center helps seniors get together five days a week for a nutritious lunch and companionship. Supportive services like weekly grocery shopping allow seniors to live in their homes as long as possible.
You can enhance the lives of these girls and seniors.
Volunteer Opportunities
Contact the volunteer coordinator to:
- Host a birthday party
- Help with homework
- Mentor a girl
- Present speeches or classes on leadership, career and senior topics
- Be an arts and crafts instructor
- Sponsor a field trip
- Serve lunch
- Be a friendly visitor
- Sponsor an outing
Donation Opportunities
- Items from the Solomon Girls Center Wish List (PDF)
- Items from the Senior Center Wish List (PDF)
- A field trip
- A monetary gift
Programs in this Category
Solomon Girls Center
The Solomon Girls Center is a summer and after-school recreational program that offers tutoring, career education, social skills development and leadership guidance to girls age 5-18 years. School-year hours are 2:30 – 6:30 p.m. Summer hours are 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Girls may attend every weekday. The center is located at 6720 North 30th Street, as part of the Heartland Family Service North Office.
Solomon Girls Center offers year-round educational, cultural, social and recreational programming to the daughters of approximately 250 families in the area. Activities promote skill development and provide assistance in dealing with the issues that challenge today’s girls and young women. The ultimate aim of the Center is to provide its members with those qualities that enable them to have positive social interactions and relationships. The Summer Program is offered at Trinity Lutheran Church, next door to the Solomon Center. Field trips and activities are offered for recreation, leadership and social skills. Call (402) 455-1755 for more information. Click here for Solomon Girls Center Activities.
Senior Center
The Heartland Family Service Senior Center supports the recreational, social and nutritional needs of the senior citizen over 60 years of age. The center offers area residents a variety of activities including classes, speakers, movies, discussion groups, exercise sessions, excursions, and parties, which are scheduled regularly every month. A case manager from the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging (ENOA) is available to provide assistance in obtaining needed services. The senior center serves an ENOA- sponsored lunch at noon. Hours are 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Transportation is available within a limited area. There is no fee to join the center, which is a collaboration among Heartland Family Service, ENOA & United Way of the Midlands. Call (402) 553-5300. Click here for Senior Center Activities.
