Senior Community Services’ (SCS) centers, namely Chester, Friendship Circle, Good Neighbor and Schoolhouse Senior Centers are in the process of achieving Accreditation from the National Institute of Senior Centers’ (NISC), a unit of the National Council on the Aging, Inc. (NCOA). The Center’s were awarded this achievement in 2004. The certification only remains in effect for five years.

     Patrice Cottman-Pierce has been named as Good Neighbor’s Center Manager. Patrice comes from Chester Senior Center, where she was Program Coordinator for four years. At Chester she helped to advance the Center for Life Long Learning program, was instrumental in reaching out to Baby Boomers and developing unique partnerships within the community. Patrice is happily married to her husband, Tekess. They live in Brookhaven and have two daughters, Tre Ontae 17 and TaKeysa 6 .