7th Annual Justa Center Mardis Gras FUN Raiser for the Benefit of The Justa Center, a Non-profit Resource Center for Homeless Adults Over the Age of 55

    PHOENIX, AZ, January 04, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- You are invited to join us to party with a purpose at our 7th Annual Mardis Gras 'FUN'raiser on February 7th, from 6-10pm, at The American Royal Palace, 1915 W. Thunderbird Road in Phoenix. Tickets are $50 per person, in advance, or $60 at the door, tables of 10, $500. Tickets include 2 drink tickets with a cash donation bar available and delicious Louisiana fare and Cajun specialties compliments of Silverado. Dance the night away with our live DJ, enjoy entertainment provided by our magician, balloonist, and caricature artist, or win valuable silent auction and raffle prizes! Sponsored by Silverado, Comprehensive Hospice and Palliative Care, WGM, and AZ Hot Tees. For more information please call Silverado Senior Living at 623-977-1431 or The Justa Center at 602-254-6524.

Seniors deserve a place to call home. The streets are not safe for the fastest-growing and most vulnerable segment of our homeless population, seniors 55 and older. Justa Center is the safety net that catches those older adults who find themselves homeless and too often slip through the cracks, helping "members" address the problems that have caused their homelessness, which include catastrophic illness, job loss, loss of a home or spouse, substance abuse, and/or mental health issues.

Just Center is a 501 C 3 non-profit day resource center serving over 130 homeless seniors daily, nearly 40% of whom are veterans. Just Center works to find safe and appropriate housing, provides basic healthcare and nutritional assistance, offers mental health and employment counseling, and helps locate and secure earned benefits (social security, AHCCCS, VA) to rebuild the lives of our members. Since opening our doors in 2006, 7,000 homeless seniors have visited Justa Center and more than 2,250 have been moved into homes.

Justa Center is much more than a resource center for homeless older adults, it is a place of hope, mentorship, empowerment, reassurance, advocacy, problem-solving, and restoration. Learn more about how Justa Center is changing the face of homelessness for Arizona seniors by visiting http://www.justacenter.org to meet our members through their life stories!

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