Posts by United Way of Johnson County

Tarrant Area Food Bank has partnered with 10 food events in Johnson County each month. Of these events two are focused on Seniors. Volunteers gather food into boxes and bags for curbside delivery. Pictured here are volunteers at East Cleburne Community Center at a recent Senior Share.

Early this year, we received a call and took a meeting with the City of Burleson Code Enforcement Department/Fire and Police Representatives. They expressed concerns for the citizens that they were serving in emergency situations, not having personal hygiene and house hold cleaning items available. Many of the issues were concerning seniors whose living circumstances…

Bingo has long been a treasured pass time for seniors in Cleburne. Every Tuesday morning friends and new comers are greeted by Jean and Jimmy Pickett at the East Cleburne Community Center. The doors open at 8:30, with coffee, juices and a little extra laid out. Jimmy begins calling Bingo at 9 am and it…

BRINGING THE YMCA TO YOU We’re excited to introduce the YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth’s Y on the Fly program! An initiative of #TheYFeedsKids, this program seeks to deliver a “Y without walls” experience directly to our communities and will allow us to serve more neighborhoods, children and families than ever before. Our mobile Y…

When our Johnson County Supporting Our Seniors Program began in July of 2019; one of our favorite programs was the Community Gardens. Low and raised beds were utilized. Pictured is the new Senior Gardening Club, they meet on Mondays at 10 am.