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Powell Senior Center
We provide people aged 60+ with a comfortable place to socialize and meet their educational, nutritional, and physical needs in one place. For those unable to come to the center, we extend services to their homes and provide them with transportation services.
Our mission is to empower and encourage individuals in our community to be independent. We accomplish this mission through numerous collaborations throughout our community.
Office Hours
Monday - Friday: 8am - 4pm
Saturday and Sunday Closed
Physical Address:
248 North Gilbert Street
Powell, WY 82435
Mailing Address:
PO BOX 1156
Powell, WY 82435
Phone: (307) 754-4223
Email: psc@tritel.net
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Wyoming Hunger Initiative honors local volunteers who work in the space of food insecurity
First Lady Jennie Gordon’s Wyoming Hunger Initiative in partnership with the Hughes Charitable Foundation hosted its sixth and final regional summit in Northern Wyoming recently to bring folks together who are working in the space of food insecurity and to honor volunteers.
The Wyoming Hunger Initiative was launched in 2019 with two tenants in mind: one, to never reinvent the wheel and two, to be in all twenty-three Wyoming counties. There are grassroots efforts in every Wyoming County dedicated to reducing hunger and combating food insecurity.
“Through the relationships that have been developed across the state specific to food insecurity, Wyoming Hunger Initiative has identified partners in every community which has resulted in opportunities to network, share resources, and collaborate” says First Lady Jennie Gordon. “Ultimately, this summit will lead northern Wyoming forward together while also producing realistic action items that are already underway.”
The event kicked off with a volunteer recognition celebration where anti-hunger organizations in northern Wyoming nominated a volunteer from their organization to be recognized. Without the countless volunteers across the county, this work would not be possible.
Carol Johnston, who has been a committed volunteer for the Powell Senior Center’s home delivery meal program for the past 4 years, was honored at this ceremony. “Carol really has a heart for our community members. She takes the time to talk with each person and considers each one of them as a friend. She lets us know who is in greatest need of food or other services. Carol is always one step ahead of us to offer to take on additional routes throughout the week.” says Linda Dalton, Executive Director of the Powell Senior Center.
The Wyoming Hunger Initiative seeks to find and support Wyoming solutions to the challenge of food insecurity, which affects approximately 86,000 residents statewide. Launched in October 2019, Wyoming Hunger Initiative is the official initiative of Wyoming’s First Lady Jennie Gordon and is governed by the Board of Directors of the Wyoming Governor’s Residence Foundation, a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. For more information, visit www.nohungerwyo.org.
For more information, please contact Trista Ostrom, Chief of Staff to First Lady Jennie Gordon at Trista.ostrom@wyo.gov (307)274-0365.
Pictured left to right: First Lady Jenny Gordon, Linda Dalton, Carol Johnston and Debbie Kelly, Northwestern Wyoming Hunger Initiative Team Member.
Board of Directors Elections
Are you interested in being on the Powell Senior Center Board of Directors?
Applications are available at the front desk of the Powell Senior Center. Fill one out and return it on or before Friday, November 15th.
The election will be held on December 13th from 8 am to Noon. Election monitors will be at the Powell Senior Center and at the Rocky Mountain Manor. Voting is for senior center clients with current intake forms. Monitors will hand out ballots. They will also take all the completed ballots and return them to the Powell Senior Center so they can be counted.
If you have questions about being on the board, please talk to a current board member.
Property Tax Information for 2024
September 2024
If you have received your 2024 Property Tax bill, then you also received an insert that talked about a Long-Term Homeowners Exemption. I want to share some valuable information about this exemption.
You must pay your 2024 Property Taxes in full. The Long-Term Homeowners Exemption application that they are talking about will only affect your 2025 Property Taxes.
We will not know until after the State Legislative Budget Session whether there will be any money available for a Property Tax Refund for 2024 taxes. Once we know, we will let you know, and we will be helping with the applications.
For the Long-Term Homeowners Exemption
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This exemption will reduce your property taxes by 50% on your primary residence and up to 35 acres of its residential land.
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You must have paid property taxes somewhere in the State of Wyoming for the past 25 years. The application will require you to put the Tax Year, Address and County that you paid the taxes to prove that you have paid taxes for 25 years.
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You, or your spouse, must be 65 years of age or older
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You must have lived in the home for at least 8 months of the year (Snowbirds will qualify)
There are no income requirements, but you do have to fill out an application, which the Powell Senior Center will help you with. These applications must be submitted no later than the 4th Monday in May 2025. You must mail in a picture ID showing that you are over the age of 65, or you need to drop the application off at the County Assessors Office in Cody and show them a picture ID.
When you get your 2025 Tax Assessment in mid-2025, a 50% reduction will be applied, so you will only have to pay the amount that it shows for 2025.
The Long-Term Homeowners Exemption will be available for 2025 and 2026 taxes, but you need to fill out an application each year.
Applications are available at the County Assessors Office in Cody or here at the Powell Senior Center.
Sincerely,
Linda Dalton, Executive Director
Powell Senior Center
Medicare Open Enrollment
August 2024
Medicare open enrollment is October 15th through December 7th. This is the one time during the year that people who have Plan D can check their current plan's pricing and formulary for 2025 and switch plans if needed.
For support with open enrollment, please call the Center at 307-754-4223 to schedule an appointment with Linda. Slots fill up fast!