Middle-Age Center
“Responding to a need for after-work recreation and support programs for area adults, The Den, a local middle-age activity center, opened last month to provide a fun, encouraging environment where 40-to-60-year-olds can interact with others their own age. Funded by a $1.2 million grant from the Omaha Adult Outreach Program for the purpose of “helping our middle-age community achieve its full potential,” the new 14,000-square-foot facility offers an extensive library of self-help books, a large board-game room, an outdoor gardening area, dozens of comfortable couches and flat screen televisions, and a fully stocked liquor cabinet. “It’s really hard being a 47-year-old in this day and age,” said Daniel Harger, 22, the center’s administrative director. “A lot of folks we serve come from high-risk, single-parent households. We’re here to reach out to them and let them know they belong somewhere.” w/ photo
