Discover Balance at Your Center

National Mental Wellness Month, January, is designed to cut through stigma and encourage everyone to seek the support they need for body, mind, and spirit.  

The effort took hold after a UK travel company declared the third Monday in January the most depressing day of the year (Blue Monday). 

Factual or not, it points to a growing problem facing seniors across the globe — isolation, depression, and the resulting physical and mental decline, plus increased risk of death, many older adults face. 

Collier Senior Center-Golden Gate was founded in 2014 to address these concerns.  

In 2020, UPSLIDE was launched offering free professional counseling and a Friends Connection group to address depression, loneliness, and isolation, help seniors build relationships and engage more socially, bringing peace of mind to more than 165 older adults. 

Coupled with fellowship, enrichment, and wellness offerings like a daily hot lunch and coffee bar; weekly food pantry; health fairs; research; birthday and holiday parties; fitness classes; art therapy, cards and games; Alzheimer’s support groups; crafts and other life-enhancing activities; we empower seniors to live meaningful, engaging lives their way. 

Collaborations with respected agencies like AARP Foundation, Meals of Hope, Collier Area Transport, and more to help seniors and caregivers transform their lives by giving them a place they not only belong but tools to thrive.