OPPORTUNITIES FOR A LIFETIME

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Active Generations
2300 West 46th Street | Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57105-6528 | (605) 336-6722
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President & C.E.O.: Gerald Beninga
Activity Director: Lisa Howard
Administrative Assistant & Membership Coordinator: Kristin Droz
Development Director: Shelley Hanisch
Nutrition Director: Melissa Townsend
Day Break Program Director: Molly Keegan
BRIDGES & Workers on Wheels Coordinator: LaRae Clausen

Active Generations is one of the community’s premier service providers for older adults and their families!  Activities include computer classes, fitness classes, art classes, clubs for drama, writing, hiking, biking, gardening, books, card games, one-day trips, and numerous other opportunities for the more than 3500 members.


The Nutrition Program includes providing Meals-On-Wheels for Sioux Falls, Tea and Brandon plus serving over 300 lunches in the dining locations each weekday.  You or your group may already be involved in driving for the Meals-On-Wheels program.  If not, we always need more volunteers for this worthwhile project. Please call Melissa or Rhonda at 336-6748 if you can help.

Day Break, a day care program for adults, provides care and companionship through therapy, recreational activities, health and medication monitoring (RN on staff) and individualized care.  This program provides a safe and stimulating environment for the participant as well as a much-needed respite for the caregiver.

Our staff is knowledgeable about the field of aging and is eager to assist you with your programming needs.  Our Speaker’s Bureau can be used for club groups, churches, service clubs, educational lectures or any other needs you might have.

Below is a list of topics and speakers. Call us today if we can be of assistance with a program for you this year.  We are also willing to have groups meet in our facility if the time can be accommodated.  We’re in the business of Positively Aging!

  1. “Your United Way Dollars At Work In The Sioux Falls Community… Learn About Active Generations”
    Gerald Beninga, C.E.O. (333-3316)
    Shelley Hanisch, Director of Development (333-3302)
  2. “How To Stay Active For A Lifetime”
    “The Psychology of Positive Aging”
    “It’s Not Just Bingo Anymore”
    “Fitness After Fifty”
    “Seniors and Technology… The Sioux Falls SeniorNet Learning Center”

 Lisa Howard, Program Director (333-3307)Presenters may also be SeniorNet students and/or volunteer instructors.

“Healthy Nutrition for Aging Well”
“Healthy Meals for the Homebound … A look into the Meals On Wheels Program and how you can get involved.”
Melissa Townsend, Nutrition Director (333-3304)

  1. “What is Adult Day Care and Who Needs It?”
    “Taking Care of the Caregiver”
    “Communication and Challenging Behaviors… How to Cope”
    “Weaving Through the Care Continuum.. Knowing the Options”
    Molly Keegan, Director of Day Break (333-3310)
  2. “Navigating through Medicare”
    “Long Term Care Insurance”
    “Medicare Part D: Prescription Drug Coverage”
    “Medicare Preventive Care Benefits”
    Tom Hoy, SHIINE Director (333-3314)
  3. “Workers On Wheels Works!”
    LaRae Clausen, Workers On Wheels Coordinator (333-3317)
  4. “Returning to Work after Retirement”
    LaRae Clausen, BRIDGES Coordinator (333-3318)

Donate to Active Generations

You can make a credit card donation to Active Generations,
a non-profit organization, by calling 336-6722.
We accept Visa, MasterCard, and Discover Card, but not American Express Cards.

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