Special events are also a part of the senior citizens program. Buses transport seniors from all over the Los Angeles area to this event so that different ethnic groups may come together and share a good time. Opened in 1978, the center is licensed to provide educational day care for 60 children. A pediatric nurse practitioner provides weekly health screenings and preventive care, and children attending the center receive three balanced meals a day. The amount each family pays for services is determined by a sliding fee scale.
Larger buses are available for charter by non-profit community service organizations.
Traveling within a 50 mile radius of their point of origin, charter buses also transport senior citizens and community groups to special events and recreational facilities, public hearings, conference sites, and similar events. Qualified homeowners receive free assistance in yard clean-up, house painting, minor kitchen and bath repairs, and roof patching. These services can help prevent home accidents and costly major repairs. Priority is given to low-income senior citizens and disabled homeowners. These programs benefit not only individual community residents by reducing their monthly energy costs, but also the larger Los Angeles community by reducing the need to build more power plants.