The Wellesley Community Center's Bridge Cafe - Social Services Campus Concept.

1. The place where Wellesley meets.
Hub and Spoke Strategy Discussion
A Social Services Campus Concept Proposal

2. Our Key Beliefs
 A stand-alone senior center is needed in Wellesley
 An aligned team of service groups can get to an enhanced
stand-alone senior center more quickly
 A 501 C3 collaborative model will minimize investment costs
and ongoing operational costs
 Hub and Spoke idea leverages the collective strengths of
all of our service groups bringing more benefits to all our users
 Let’s start with some background…..
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3. Imagine If We Worked Together….

4. The Impact We Can Have

5. This is Beyond Buildings and Parking…
Collaborative Analysis New Models of Senior Centers1
 >1500 news articles on
community & senior centers
 Vision of Services for Campus
 Industry Expertise
 Doug Gallow, Lifespan Design Studio
 Peter Thompson, NISC, Executive
Director, Senior Center, Inc.
 COA Published Requirements
 John Pynoos, Phd. of Gerontology, USC
 National Institute of Senior
Centers (NISC) Research1
New Models of Senior Centers Taskforce Final Report”, March, 2009
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6. Our research expanded our thinking …

7. Which led back to building options…
(shared with select stakeholders)
PLAN I - 2008 PLAN II - 2010 PLAN III - 2011
Addition & Renovation Tear Down & Rebuild New & Separate Building
Pros Pros Pros
• Lowest Cost Option • Ground Level Access • Town Owned &
• Fastest Track • Dedicated COA Floor Operated
• 72 Spot Parking Structure
Cons Cons
• Renovation vs. New • Equity/Ownership Issues Cons
• Higher Cost
Estimated Cost Estimated Cost
• $500,000 - $1.75 million • $5.5 million Estimated Cost
(scope to determine) • $ Scope to Determine

8. Plan I: Should we renovate WCC?

9. Plan II: Should We Tear-down & Rebuild?

10. Plan III: Should We Build Stand-Alone?

11. The Emergence of Shared Campus Idea
• Wellesley Friendly Aid
• Wellesley Community Center
• Wellesley Historical Society
• Wellesley Service League
• Wellesley Council on Aging

12. Lead to a New Concept…
A Stand-Alone Senior Center
Connected to WCC via a Bridge Cafe
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13. Plan View of Site
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14. Front View of Senior Center and
Bridge Café / Covered Entry
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15. View of Bridge Café and Covered Drop
Off Entry for Both Buildings

16. 143 Space Campus Parking Lot via
Retaining Wall Filled Parking Area
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17. View of Proposed Courtyard and
Senior Drop-off areas
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18. Why This Is Important?
 Standalone Center with Significant On-Site Parking
 Less Expensive to Build and Operate Privately*
 Removes Existing Design Constraints of Legion Site (inadequate parking,
small site footprint, no access to larger event halls on-site)
 More Associative Program Offerings (intergenerational, special events,
community clubs, civic groups that meet at the WCC)
 Hub & Spoke Campus (Part of Overall Town Design)
 Shared Revenue Models Are a Possibility (may be required in future)
 Focus service dollars on programs (versus non-value add costs)
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19. Our Key Beliefs
 A stand-alone senior center is needed in Wellesley
 An aligned team of service groups can get to an enhanced
stand-alone senior center more quickly
 A 501 3 C collaborative model will (minimize investment)
costs and ongoing operational costs
 Hub and Spoke idea leverages the collective strengths of
all of our service groups bringing more benefits to all our users
 Let’s Explore The Advantages
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20. Seniors Will Enjoy Many
of our “Community Spokes”
Free Youth Programs: Camp Tapawingo Romance Writers
Boy Scouts Eastern Massachusetts Compliance Auditors Seasons Hospice
Brownies Foundations of Metro West Summer Camps
Cub Scouts Forward Motion Soccer Wellesley Women's Forum
Girl Scouts Human Relations Services Tau Beta Beta
Hockey Selects Kid Stuff Pre K School American Needlepoint Guild
Wellesley Basketball Leukemia and Lymphoma Runners – Garden Club Federation
Wellesley High School Banquets (Team in Training) Wellesley Rotary
Wellesley Little League Mass Council on Family Mediation Wellesley Chamber of Commerce
Wellesley Girl’s Softball Mass. Judges Council Wellesley Conservation Council
Wellesley United Soccer Mass. Law Collaborative Wellesley Friendly Aid
MASS Soccer Association Wellesley Hills Junior Women's Club
Non Profit Organizations: Mediator’s Seminar Wellesley Hills Women's Club
Alpha Kappa Alpha Service Organization Metro West Baptist Church Wellesley Service League
Asian Arts Society of New England NAAF Alopecia Support Group Wellesley Society of Artists
Associated Early Care and Education New England Swim Association Springwell Senior Lunch
BAYS (Boston Area Youth) Soccer Newton Wellesley Hospital Auxiliary Council on Aging
Business Network International Quinobequin Quilters
…a sampling of some of the groups that meet at the WCC
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21. Some Final Thoughts…
 We want the town to make an informed decision
 We want aligned thought leadership
 We want to explore opportunities for innovative
and emerging models for providing services
 We want to anticipate the needs of tomorrow’s users
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