Category Archives: Metro Compton

News from Metro @ Compton: Food Forward + Gardening

An important component in EngAGE programming focuses on wellness, and eating healthy food is central to staying well. Many older people in our communities don’t have the financial resources to ensure a healthy diet, so EngAGE provides solutions. Two of … Continue reading

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News from Our Communities: Exercise

At Buckingham Senior Apartments in Los Angeles, CA, the exercise class enjoys their evening walks around the neighborhood. Residents also enjoy the Free Weight Exercises, Recumbent Bicycle, and Treadmill. That’s instructor David Smith snapping the selfies with class members. Participants … Continue reading

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News from Metro at Compton: L.A. Kitchen Visits

At The Metro at Compton Senior Apartments in Compton, CA, residents enjoy a once-a-month healthy meal demo provided by L.A. Kitchen.  After a full presentation, residents get to taste the results. Then they go home with a bag of produce and … Continue reading

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News from Our Communities: Food Forward

Residents of The Metro at Compton Senior Apartments in Compton, CA, and The Metro at Chintown Lofts in Los Angeles, CA, are grateful for the Food Forward Program which provide fresh produce on a monthly basis. Food Forward staff and volunteers rescue … Continue reading

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News from Metro Compton: Healthy Eating

Eligible residents at the Metro at Compton Senior Apartments in Compton, CA, are grateful for the Food Forward program which has partnered with EngAGE to deliver fresh produce on a monthly basis. Food Forward staff and volunteers rescue 300,000 pounds of surplus … Continue reading

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News from Metro Compton: Clever Crafts

Winding down our holiday posts with a report from The Metro at Compton in Compton, CA. Residents in the Craft Class enjoyed decorating clear glass bowls with crystals and adding bows, ornaments, stars, candy canes, and bells to beautiful holiday wreathes. … Continue reading

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News from Metro Compton: “All White Holiday Event”

A collaboration between WSH Management and EngAGE made the celebratory “All White Holiday Event” possible for residents at the Metro at Compton Senior Apartments. Many residents dressed all in white, and the decorations reflected the all white theme. The celebrants … Continue reading

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