Queens, NY – In celebration of National Senior Citizens Day on August 21st, Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D,WF-Fresh Meadows) today announced that she is allocating a total of $20,000 in funding to local senior centers throughout her district. The allocation has been set for the Catholic Charities Bayside Senior Center, New York Armenian Home, Korean Community Services Flushing Senior Center, and the Chinese-American Planning Council Nan Shan Senior Center.

“Our senior centers are more popular than ever and provide quality care and vital services to seniors that can only continue with the proper funding. It is critical to guarantee they continue to help our families, friends and neighbors,” said Rozic. “I have seen firsthand the great work that they do and I am happy to make this necessary investment to better serve seniors in Eastern Queens.”

Funding for the senior centers comes from the FY 2015-16 State Budget to support priority programs and projects in New York. Each of the centers will receive $5,000 in support of various projects including home meal deliveries, infrastructure and equipment upgrades, and educational programming.