Mount Vernon Towers Residents Enjoy Nearby Dorothy C. Benson Senior Complex

25 May Mount Vernon Towers Residents Enjoy Nearby Dorothy C. Benson Senior Complex

The Dorothy C. Benson Senior Multipurpose Complex, commonly referred to as the Benson Center, is a Fulton County facility for seniors 55 and older and is located at 500 Vernon Wood Drive in Sandy Springs, near Mount Vernon Towers.

The goals of the facility include supporting the recreational, intellectual, social, physical and health needs of senior citizens. The mission of the Benson Center reads:

– WE CARE –
about older adults, their quality of life, independence and continuing potential;
– WE BUILD –
programs, services and relationships to meet the needs of this growing population;
– WE SERVE –
the community by empowering seniors, assisting families and enhancing lives.

Senior Services North Fulton, Inc. was incorporated July 1991 as a nonprofit organization. Through the broad scope of the Atlanta Regional Commission (the Area Agency on Aging), Fulton County’s Office of Aging Services blended county and Title III Older American’s Act funding foraging services managed by independent community-based organizations. Thiseffort was to create programs to enhance accessibility to aging services for all older residents of Fulton County.

The first official incorporator’s meeting was held on June 22, 1991. Dorothy C. Benson was the first Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Senior Services North Fulton, Inc.

At the Benson Center, seniors can take advantage of some excellent resources such as tax preparation, computer programs, art programs, a work-out facility, water aerobics, etc.

“Mount Vernon Towers offers a wide array of amenities, activities and events for its residents,” notes Tommy Miller, Executive Director. “However, it is nice to know that there are lots of interesting and valuable resources for seniors in the immediate vicinity of our independent living community to add to the many choices for a full and happy life here.”

For a personal tour of Mount Vernon Towers, please call (404) 255-3534.