Senior Center
Nationalities Service Center’s Senior Center provides immigrant and refugee seniors with activities, connections to resources, and hot meals.
Programs include:
- English as a Second Language (ESL) classes
- Cultural celebrations
- Community trips
- Legal and medical assessments
- Exercise classes
- Board and card games
- Community Garden
Eligibility and access:
Any person over 60 may attend.
Open Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location:
1100 West Rockland Street
Philadelphia, PA 19141
Phone: (215) 324-7554
Directions from Center City:
Via SEPTA Broad Street Orange Line or the C Bus
Take the local train and exit at the Wyoming stop. Head east on Wyoming and cross Old York Road, 13th, Camac, and 12th Streets. Turn left on Marvine. We are two blocks up at 4837 N. Marvine Street in the basement of the Holy Trinity Bethlehem Presbyterian Church (between Louden and Rockland on Marvine Street.)
Via Car
Take Broad Street north. Turn right on Wyoming and cross Old York Road, 13th, Camac, and 12th Streets. Turn left on Marvine. We are two blocks up at 4837 N. Marvine Street in the basement of the Holy Trinity Bethlehem Presbyterian Church (between Louden and Rockland on Marvine Street.)
From PA 611
Head south on Broad Street. Turn left on Rockland Street and cross Old York Road, 13th, Camac, and 12th Streets. You can park on the corner of Rockland and Marvine in front of the Holy Trinity Bethlehem Presbyterian Church. We are located in the basement of the church.
Senior Center News
- Nationalities Service Center Client Speaks at Senate Hearing on DREAM Act (June 28, 2011)
- Garden Nourishes Spirit and Body of an Elder (June 7, 2011)
- NSC’s Senior Center Community Garden featured in the Inquirer (February 17, 2011)
- NSC’s Senior Center Garden is a huge success! (November 10, 2010)
- More...


