Older Adults
Essex Area Senior Center
Contact Info
Julie Shorter, Program Director for Older Adults
75 Maple Street
802-878-1375
jshorter@ejrp.org
Senior Center Activities and Locations
Mondays: Not Open
Tuesdays: Bingo
- 10am-1pm at Holy Family Parish Center (Main Hall or Parish LIbrary) at 28 Lincoln Street
- Bring your own lunch- lunch break at 11:30am
- Free!
Wednesdays: Cribbage
- 1:30-3:30pm Holy Family Parish Center downstairs classroom
Thursdays: Duplicate Bridge
- 12:30-4pm at Holy Family Parish Center (Main Hall or Parish Library) at 28 Lincoln Street
- Bring a partner
- Free!
Fridays: Ma Jongg
- 10-12pm at the Brownell Library (Kolvoord Room) at 6 Lincoln Street
- Free!
Renovations at Lincoln Hall
Lincoln Hall (2 Lincoln Street – the location of the City Offices, Essex CHIPS, Essex Teen Center, Essex Area Senior Center) has been undergoing a renovation. It has recently reopened. The Senior Center space will likely be available again sometime in the fall of 2025.
SSTA Bus Option
The Special Service Transportation Agency (SSTA) offers an ADA paratransit program for residents who live within 3/4 of a mile from a fixed route bus service, provided by Green Mountain Transit (GMT), and have a disability that prevents them from walking to or waiting for a bus. Regarding the mile threshold, almost all of the City of Essex Junction qualifies with exceptions being a handful of households within neighborhoods at the western end of South Street, Cascade Street, and Dunbar Drive and a few households at the northern edge of Old Colchester Road. In order to utilize the service, an application must be completed and processed in advance (can take up to three weeks). Applicants will need a certified healthcare professional to verify their disability. The cost per ride for the user is $2.50. There are hard copies of the application materials at the Senior Center. The application and further information can be found here: