Central Area Senior Center

The Central Area Senior Center (CASC), aka (The Central), legacy of community service began in 1968 when African American civic activists observed that the Central District needed a place for our elders to meet and socialize. They leased the empty property at 500 30th Avenue South and petitioned the City to support this vital community need. The City responded. In 1975, Mayor Wes Uhlman used money supported by Washington’s voters to buy the property and lease it to The Central. He wrote in a letter to the City Council that this purchase would establish a “permanent home” for The Central.