Weston Senior Activities Center and Weston Human Services Department receives Community Focal Point Award

For Immediate Release Contact: Marie Allen
Southwestern CT Agency on Aging
203-814-3661

Weston Senior Activities Center and Weston Human Services Department

receives Community Focal Point Award

Weston, October 2025- Southwestern CT Agency on Aging (SWCAA) is pleased to award Weston Senior Activities Center and Weston Human Services Department the designation of Community Focal Point. The award ceremony will take place at SWCAA’s Annual Meeting on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at The Inn at Longshore in Westport at a Red-carpet, Oscar themed program highlighting the honorees.

The Community Focal Point award is a distinguished honor to community organizations serving the needs of seniors and people with disabilities in Fairfield County. Sixteen area senior centers and organizations earned the prestigious award as a Community Focal Point. Weston Senior Activities Center and Weston Human Services Department represent a visible sign of the community’s caring for its older adults.

The Older Americans Act (1965) defines a Community Focal Point as a well-known location
where anyone may obtain information and access to aging and disability services. It is a
symbol of partnership between the regional Agency on Aging and community-based
partners. To older adults, it is a familiar accessible place to turn for information, services,
and opportunities. To families, it is a trusted resource to support their efforts in caring for
older relatives. To professional providers, it is their dependable, “one-stop shopping” and
community “go to” resource.

Earning this award includes a demonstrated ability to deliver information and referrals
effectively. Community Focal Points connect individuals with resources and services to
help meet their needs. Services include meals and nutrition, health, fitness and wellness,
transportation, public benefits counseling, employment help, volunteer and civic
engagement, social and recreational opportunities, education, and the Arts. Applications,
reviewed by SWCAA’s Focal Point Committee, were approved by the Board of SWCAA
Directors.