Keep fit classes, one-on-one digital courses, speakers and entertainers, games days, shared meals and monthly outings are all helping Hastings' seniors remain in their own homes while staying connected to their communities.
A $15,000 grant from this year's Hastings District Council Contestable grants fund is helping Anglican Care Waipu deliver its Heretaunga Seniors programmes.
The contestable fund is distributed annually to groups developing or delivering a community service or project which fits with council's aim of "building a safe, liveable, sustainable community".
Council is profiling successful applicants from this year's grants round. One of Heretaunga Seniors' most popular programmes is the new Internet hub/café held on Tuesday afternoons at the service's base in St Martin's Hall at Willowpark Rd North, Hastings.
The submission to the grants process included the charity's annual report which said the internet hub had proved very popular.