What's new
In September, the senior program for ages 50 and up moved south down Main Street, switching operations from Grange Hall to the newly-named Cibolo Community Center. The membership program is dedicated to serving Cibolo seniors with meals, activities and special collaborations with multiple partners. It is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. from Monday to Friday.
The city acquired the property, formerly known as the Noble Group Event Center, for $2.01 million in August 2024, to make the center a hub for the seniors as well as the city’s human resources department.
The senior program launched in January 2022 under the leadership of Stephanie Whitson, who said members are enjoying the new center's amenities.
“We are extremely grateful that [the city] considered us, through the City Council, to make this possible. There’s so much more room; we have the capacity to have the whole area for exercise and line dancing,” Whitson said.
Cibolo Communications Manager Jeanette Gonzalez said the center also has a commercial kitchen, and extra bathrooms provide a “comfortable space” as the program continues to grow. The community center has roughly double Grange Hall’s 800-person capacity.
About the program
The program serves daily meals to members, including homebound seniors, through a partnership with San Antonio-based Selrico Services. Whitson said a partnership with H-E-B also allows the program to serve breakfast.
Activities each month include strength and total body fitness, card games, line dancing, biweekly bingo games and more. Another partnership with Texas A&M AgriLife has led to activities related to nutrition and gardening.
“I'd say we’re just truly blessed because it really just shows how the community comes together not only for the youth, but also for the seniors and everyone in between,” Whitson said of her local and regional partners.
She also said leading the senior program has been a full-circle moment, considering her background in recreation therapy.
“We have a safe place here. We created a community. We created love for one another, and so it’s kind of a family away from home, not just for me, but for the seniors,” Whitson said.
Membership for the program costs $40 per year, or $75 per year for a couple. Applications for membership and more information can be found by contacting Whitson by phone at 210-968-5986 or by email at [email protected].
- 203 S. Main St., Cibolo
- www.cibolotx.gov/SeniorProgram
