2026 Programs of Excellence - Modernizing Senior Centers Innovation Award

This category recognizes transformative approaches that position a senior center to remain relevant and responsive to changing generations of older adults. This includes planning, adaptations to programs, operations, spaces, partnerships, or models of service that support long-term relevance and impact. In this webinar you will hear from the following programs: 

Top program:  

• Iowa City Senior Center - Parables of the Future: Black Future Fest - Celebrating Afrofuturism

Honorable mentions:

• Founders Hall Foundation, Inc. - Repositioning Aging: Redefining the 60+ Experience Through Branding and Community Engagement