“Helping People. Changing Lives.”

Closed for Thanksgiving
All Community Connection and Public Transit locations will be CLOSED on Thursday November 28th and Friday November 29th for Thanksgiving.

Energy Assistance

LIHEAP opened October 1, 2019 for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities. It will open December 1, 2019 for the General Public. Contact your local Senior Center for more information.

Giving the blues the slip!
Our PEARLS program helps Seniors enhance their self-care, social interactions, and physical activities through free in-home counseling sessions. Call Kathy 541-963-3186 for more information.

Thanksgiving Dinner
Let the Union County Senior Center do your cooking for you! Contact the Nutrition department at 541-963-7532 for more information.

Can't Afford Home Repairs?
Find out if you qualify for an interest-free construction loan. Call our Housing Rehab department 541-963-3186 for more information.

Prime Rib Lunch
The Baker County Senior Center will be having a Prime Rib lunch on December 27, 2019. Seniors are only $8 and non-seniors are $10. Come enjoy some wonderful food!.

The mission of Community Connection of Northeast Oregon, Inc. is to advocate for and assist senior citizens, children, low-income persons, and persons with disabilities in attaining basic human needs and in becoming more self-sufficient.

This will be accomplished by providing direct client services; stimulating a more efficient use of existing resources; broadening the available resource base; and providing decent, safe, sanitary and affordable housing for low and moderate income persons.

Senior Services

Community Connection has been designated as an Area Agency on Aging (AAA), one of 700 such agencies across the United States, committed to serving older individuals. We provide a comprehensive and coordinated range of services making it possible for each person to participate in the services of their choice. These services assist both the frail older person who can remain at home if they receive the right supports to those who are healthy and can benefit from the activities and socialization provided by community-based programs.

Kids Club

La Grande’s Only Before and After School Childcare Center for Children Grades K-6.

Kids Club was created in September 1995. The program is located at Riveria Activity Center and is open year round. Transportation to and from school is provided. Program staff consists of highly trained teachers. Kids Club meets all Oregon daycare center licensing regulations.

School Year Hours: 7:00-8:30 AM & 2:30-5:30 PM, Monday through Friday.

Summer Hours: 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday

Meals on Wheels

A person aged 60 or over and the spouse of the person regardless of age or condition are eligible to receive home-delivered meals if one or the other is homebound by reason of illness, incapacitating disability or is otherwise isolated. Hot, nutritious noon meals are delivered up to five days per week. Frozen meals may be delivered for the weekends.
In some cases, meals may be delivered to individuals under the age of 60 if they receive Medicaid and if home-delivered meals are a part of their care plan.