Hispanic Heritage Month Highlight: United Community Center

To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, we are highlighting Wisconsin-based organizations that work to enrich, uplift, and serve the Hispanic community.

This week, we want to highlight the United Community Center, which has been supporting families & strengthening traditions since 1970.

The United Community Center’s vision is an empowered and thriving Hispanic community where all achieve their fullest potential. They bring this vision to life with services ranging from education to community development to cultural arts. The UCC serves more than 15,000 people each year, benefitting individuals from 6 weeks to 103 years old.

UCC offers a variety of programs, which you can learn about on their website, but we wanted to focus on their older adult programs & resources.

Adult Day Center

UCC's Adult Day Center provides services designed to meet the needs of those with cognitive impairments such as Alzheimer's and other dementia, those with caregiver needs, and those with physical impairments. Their goal is to ensure all participants truly enjoy each day by offering a variety of opportunities for them to experience at their own pace.

Learn more here.

Care Management Program

As a care management unit, UCC assists in coordinating comprehensive long-term care services for those who are eligible. The program is designed to maintain an individual's present level of functioning as long as possible while preventing premature or inappropriate institutionalization.

Learn more here.

Elderly Housing

UCC offers two housing villages on their campus – UCC US Bank Village and Olga Village. Both communities offer amenities for low-income seniors to live their best lives.

Learn more here.

Latino Geriatric Center

The Latino Geriatric Center provides comprehensive services to older individuals with physical impediments, Alzheimer’s disease, and other dementias. The facility is designed to provide care to the Latino elders of Milwaukee County and employs bilingual staff. The Latino Geriatric Center is also home to the only Spanish speaking Memory Clinic in Southeastern Wisconsin.

Learn more here.

Senior Center

Offering means, education, and recreation, the UCC Senior Center serves many functions in the community. Transportation services between seniors’ homes and the Senior Center is available Monday – Friday, allowing for folks to join in on the activities even if they don’t drive.

Learn more here.

Connect with the United Community Center
https://www.unitedcc.org/
1028 South 9th Street Milwaukee, WI 53204
(414) 384-3100
info@unitedcc.org
Facebook.com/unitedcc
Instagram: @uccmke