ABSTRACT
Riverdale Senior Services is very fortunate because its board is a part of the local community. In many ways, Riverdale is more of a small town than a New York City neighborhood, in the sense that most people think of New York City neighborhoods; and the board is local, committed and talented. If the senior center is really part of the total aging services network, it is because it has developed strong linkages to the community. Riverdale Senior Services cooperates with many of the resources in New York City, such as the Hunter-Brookdale program which provides trained Medicare volunteers. This is necessary because many Medicare recipients simply pile up bills and never seek reimbursement, because it is all just too confusing. The concept of multi-service senior centers has gone just about as far as it is going to go without additional overhead resources.
