(307) 754-4223
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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Support with Applying for a Long-Term Homeowner Exemption
Do you need help applying for the Long-Term Homeowner Exemption?
Get support at the Powell Senior Center.
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Wednesday, February 5th, 2025
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10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
What is the Long-Term Homeowners Exemption?
If you qualify...
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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. Dates of paying taxes do not have to be consecutive years.
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You must be at least 65 years old.
Veterans Exemption
Honorably discharged veterans with qualifying service or disabity may be entitled to a tax exemption. The application takes less than 10 minutes to complete with a DD-214.
When in doubt about qualifying, still apply!
For more information, call the Center at 307-754-4223.
$7,500 Grant Ensures that the Powell Senior Center Can Continue to Provide Services to our Community
December 2024
Powell, WY - While the demand for the services from the Powell Senior Center continues to grow, our Federal and State funding was reduced by $70,643 for our current year. All senior centers in the State were affected by these deep reductions. To accommodate these reductions, we have reduced our budget by $15,000 and increased our suggested contribution for our meals to $4.00 per meal. We have also applied for additional funding from other sources. The inflated costs impact all our daily needs, like food, healthcare, fuel, utilities, housing (property tax/rent), and auto and home maintenance.
These increases have especially affected our seniors, who are on limited income from Social Security and what they have been able to save for retirement. We see the daily struggle with many of our clients who cannot afford what they need, but do not qualify for Medicaid. This grant award from the Wyoming Community Foundation will help us to continue to provide our services to community members and accommodate the increase in needs that we are seeing in Powell.
The Powell Senior Center is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports the physical, social, and mental wellness of seniors in the Powell community and surrounding areas. We provide hot nutritious meals, transportation, medical equipment on loan, and education on topics like health, nutrition, and safety. We offer exercise classes, games, and crafts as well as a safe place for seniors to socialize.
During Medicare Open Enrollment, (October 15 – December 7) the Powell Senior Center provided cost saving information and explained important changes for over 200 clients that needed to review their Medicare prescription drug coverage. The funds that we received from the Wyoming Community Foundation will strengthen the work we do here.
To learn more about the Powell Senior Center or to donate, visit www.powellseniorcenter, call the Senior Center at 307-754-4223, or contact Linda Dalton at director@powellseniorcenter.com.
The Wyoming Community Foundation is a nonprofit organization that collaborates with donors to support the charitable causes they care most about. In 2023, the Wyoming Community Foundation granted over $8 million to charitable causes across the state.
For information call 307-721-8300 or visit their website at www.wycf.org.
News from the Wyoming Department of Health
December 2024
Free Online Learning Available for Wyoming’s Older Adults
A wide range of free classes is available for older Wyoming adults through the Wyoming Department of Health’s (WDH) ongoing partnership with a robust online learning service.
Jeff Clark, Community Living Section manager with the WDH Aging Division, described the “GetSetUp” digital education site as an overall opportunity for older adults to increase activity, boost wellness and spark their creativity by learning new things.
Wyoming residents have participated in nearly 20,000 classes since WDH made GetSetUp available in the state roughly three years ago. “While the variety of subjects available through GetSetUp is impressive, fitness classes have been the most popular by far among Wyoming users,” Clark said.
“Wyoming residents can access thousands of interactive classes taught by older adults to their peers on GetSetUp,” Clark said. “These classes can be a simple way to connect with others from the comfort and safety of one’s home, which is especially a nice feature during poor weather.”
Beyond popular fitness classes such as “indoor walking workout,” available subjects range from avoiding scams, building computer skills, crafting and cooking to learning about volunteering. Some offerings involve live sessions; others are recorded and available at any time.
GetSetUp’s custom-built video learning interface is available around the clock and has been tailored to older adults of all tech levels. The platform offers support via phone and in all classes to help learners with technology, and includes a booking system complete with regular reminders and after-class notes.
Wyoming’s older adults can safely and easily connect with a worldwide community by visiting https://www.getsetup.io/partner/wyoming online. Because of the WDH Aging Division partnership with GetSetUp, the classes are free for state residents. To avoid fees, residents should use the coupon code “Wyoming” while booking classes.
Clark noted many classes are available in Spanish, with some presented in other languages as well.
Wyoming Walks for Seniors
Walk with an expert at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West for learning, health, and wellness in this FREE and FUN 45-minute walking series. Make new friends and exercise in a new way!
Meet at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody for a guided tour on the following dates:
January 17 at 10 am
January 24 at 10 am
January 31 at 10 am
Seniors and their caregivers participating in the morning walk will receive FREE entry into the museum for the whole day.
For more information, contact Melissa Cook with the University of Wyoming Extension at (307) 568-4160 or mcook12@uwyo.edu
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.