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It's Tuesday, and Lucille Debose knows just where she wants to be.
The pandemic kept Lucille confined to her home. She missed her church and friends, which is why she's so happy to be at Everett's Carl Gipson Senior Center.
The weekly gathering is put together by Homage Senior Services and is funded by Snohomish County.
"It's a connection, just not having to be home all the time," says the 89-year-old.
People gather to get information about everything from registering to vote, to health insurance and getting relief from rising property taxes.
They sit down together for lunch, but mostly, they just play board games, talk and enjoy each other's company.
"This way we feel free to talk about anything we want to talk about," said Lucille, a retired elementary school teacher. "It keeps our brains sharp so we recognize each other when we come in."
The program is specific to elders in the African-American community, but all are welcome.
Brieanna Capers leads the outreach and says it's about building trust.
"Because it has been such an underserved community for so long, I think that trust has been broken," she says. "Right now, I'm physically seeing it being rebuilt."
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