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Saratoga Senior Center outlines services and growth; city contributes roughly $104,000

5776906 · September 16, 2025
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Saratoga Senior Center Executive Director Lois Celeste described expanded services, a $1.5 million annual budget and growing demand; she thanked the council for roughly $104,000 (about 7% of the center's budget) in city support.

Lois Celeste, executive director of the Saratoga Senior Center, told the Saratoga Springs City Council the nonprofit has expanded from a traditional senior center into a regional social-services "impact sector" provider and now operates a $1.5 million annual budget.

Celeste said the center, founded in 1955, now provides programs ranging from volunteer matches and transportation to a four‑year-old "Senior Life Transitions" case-management program for seriously ill residents. "All of those services are free and we…

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