Eight Nutrition Centers Serve Madison County Seniors!
In addition to the Thomas W. Davidson Senior Center on Drake Avenue, there are seven additional nutrition centers serving seniors throughout Madison County. These neighborhood locations make it possible for seniors to have a hot, nutritious lunch at a center not far from home. Most of the centers offer games, crafts, and classes. Some of them provide home-delivered meals to homebound seniors in their community.
Below is a list of these centers, as well as the name of each director. If you or someone you know would like to become involved in your neighborhood nutrition center, or if you are interested in the home-delivered meal program, contact the center closest to you.
Volunteers are always needed!
– Thomas W. Davidson Senior Center – Sheila Bowie, Manager, 2200 Drake Avenue, Huntsville, AL 35805 – 256-513-8322
– Bob Harrison Senior & Wellness Center – Bernettea Carter, 6156 Pulaski Pike, Huntsville, AL 35810 – 256-519-2040
– Madison Center – Levoneia Ayers, Manager, 1282 Hughes Road, Madison, AL 35758 – 256-772-6242
– New Market Center – John Humphrey, Manager, 3687 Winchester Road, New Market, AL 35761 – 256-379-2877 or 256-658-6129
– New Sharon Center – Deborah Clay, Manager, 783 Butter & Egg Road, Hazel Green, AL 35750 – 256-828-3215 or 256-425-6385
– New Hope Center – Dean Manley, Manager, 123 Church Street, New Hope, AL 35760 – 256-723-2208
– Gurley Center – Maryann Schnur, Manager, 339 3rd Street, Gurley, AL 35748 – 256-776-9830 or 256-541-9389
– Madison Crossroads Center – Michelle Georgantis, Manager, 11329 Pulaski Pike, Toney, AL 35773 – 256-813-3036 or 272-409-8777
Let’s meet for lunch
The Courtyard Café at the Senior Center on Drake Avenue is an ideal place for you to have lunch and meet new friends!
The Café serves hot meals Monday – Friday at 11:00 am. There is no charge but a voluntary donation is requested to cover the cost of the meal. Please sign in at the Kiosk before 10 am. If you are interested in volunteering to help serve lunch, please let us know.
Food & Nutrition Center of the National Agricultural Library is a gold mine of information about healthy eating. Click HERE for their website.
Bingo and More in the Courtyard Café
If you come early to reserve a lunch on Mondays, our weekly Bingo games begin at 9:30. On Wednesdays and Fridays, you can enjoy “The Jammers” play. Want more music? Consider joining the ukulele group, take a voice lession, or sing with “Sunshine Singers” and visit area nursing homes. And, of course, there are many other crafts, recreation, and wellness groups that would welcome you as a participant!
If transportation is a concern, contact the Access office at 256-427-6811. The TDD phone number for hearing impaired is 1-800-548-2547 (voice)/1-800-548-2546 (TTY). Access is a specialized, door-to-door, demand-response paratransit service.
An ADA Paratransit service application and reservations made in advance by 5 pm the day before are required to schedule this service. For details, go to www.huntsvilleal.gov/residents/streets/public-transportation/access/
Or you can use Huntsville’s bus system, Orbit. Bus Route #1 Brahan Spring makes several stops a day at the Senior Center. For details and bus route maps, go to www.huntsvilleal.gov/residents/streets/public-transportation/orbit/.
