Whitehall Active Community Center was among 60 senior facilities in Pennsylvania that will receive funding through Pennsylvania Department of Aging’s 2019-20 Senior Community Center grants.

Gov. Tom Wolf made the announcement June 24.

The grants total $2 million, appropriated by the General Assembly from the Pennsylvania Lottery.

Whitehall Active Community Center, 2301 Pine St., will receive $10,038 for programs and services.

“Senior community centers play an immense role for older Pennsylvanians by assisting them with aging in place,” Wolf said. “The grants will empower these centers to make their desired changes to further benefit regular attendees while attracting a new generation of participants.”

The grants will help senior centers fund projects based on their applications, such as updating and modernizing facilities, providing new health and entertainment programs, upgrading technology and enhancing marketing opportunities.

“These projects will make a positive impact for the senior community centers receiving the grants and the older adults they serve. As we return to some sense of normalcy, older Pennsylvanians may be eager to return to their local senior community centers for the activities they enjoyed prior to the stay-at-home orders, plus experience some new opportunities that may come once these projects are completed,” Aging Secretary Robert Torres said.

There are more than 500 senior community centers throughout Pennsylvania that provide a variety of offerings, such as nutritious meals, educational opportunities, transportation services, financial and insurance counseling and exercise programs. Proceeds from the Pennsylvania Lottery help to fund these programs every year.

“We’re very proud that the Pennsylvania Lottery has been able to provide more than $30 billion in funding for property tax and rent rebates, prescription assistance, home delivered meals and other critical services that seniors depend on,” Pennsylvania Lottery Executive Director Drew Svitko said. “We’re also proud to be able to say that we remain the nation’s only lottery to dedicate all proceeds to programs that benefit older adults.”