Senior Citizens

Senior Property Tax Exemption 2021

El Paso County, Colorado – El Paso County Assessor Steve Schleiker has good news for local seniors: the senior citizen tax exemption was funded for the tax year 2021, payable in 2022. The Colorado Constitution allows property tax exemptions for the primary residence of qualifying senior citizens. For those who qualify, 50% of the first…

Colorado Senior Shopping Hours

The following stores are offering Senior Only Shopping hours: Safeway 7 am – 9 am Tuesday, Thursday Albertsons 7 am – 9 am Tuesday, Thursday Dollar General First Hour Daily King Soopers 7 am – 8 am Monday, Wednesday, Friday Target First Hour Wednesday Walmart Opening One Hour Early Every Tuesday Whole Foods One Hour…

New Transit Service to Citizens Service Center

Fountain, CO – The Fountain Municipal Transit Service started a new direct service to Garden of the Gods Citizens Service Center as of April 4, 2018.  The bus leaves the Fountain Valley  Senior Center at 5745 Southmoor Drive every Wednesday at 9:00 am and returns at 1:00 pm. The following services are located at the…

Colorado Senior Homestead Property Tax Exemption

El Paso County, CO– The El Paso County Assessor’s office sent a mailing to 20,255 local residents with information on the Colorado Senior Homestead Property Tax Exemption. If it has not already arrived in your mailbox, it should be there any day. “While I’ve worked with our legislators over the years, on behalf of our…

Silver Key Expanding to the Fountain Valley

Silver Key Senior Services and the El Paso County Fountain Valley Senior Center are working together provide Meals on Wheels in the Fountain/Security/Widefield area. Silver Key, the Meals on Wheels provider in Colorado Springs, has received a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to provide meals to underserved seniors (60+) outside the city. There are currently…

Fountain Valley Senior Center 9th Annual Golf Tournament

by LIZ ALEXANDER The Fountain Valley Senior Center 9th Annual Golf Tournament will be on Friday, September 16, 2011 at the Valley Hi Golf Course.  Proceeds will benefit the Fountain Valley Senior Center, a non-profit agency that provides services and activities to older adults in the Fountain Valley community.  Services include transportation, nutrition, home delivered meals…