Chelsea Senior Center is seeking to grow intergenerational bonds in 2026 with a host of programs. A longstanding collaboration with the Chelsea School District brings seniors and students together in ways that are both joyful and impactful.
This includes
, an annual program that brings Chelsea’s youngest learners into the Trinh Pifer Intergenerational Garden at the Chelsea Senior Center. In April, Chelsea area preschoolers visit CSC, rolling up their sleeves for hands-on gardening alongside senior volunteers. CSC volunteers read stories like The Crunching, Munching Caterpillar, I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato, and The Surprise Garden. Later in the spring, the preschoolers can return to see sprouting plants like green beans, bok choy, green onions, spinach, beets, turnips, radishes, kale, chervil, lettuce, nasturtium, cucumbers, yellow squash, and edamame…