The Celebrating Seniors Coalition was formed in 2010 after Jim Flanagan, of River Forest, recognized the need to financially assist seniors in crisis.
Since its inception, the Celebrating Seniors Coalition has had four main objectives:
- To assist seniors with emergency needs;
- To facilitate cooperation between the business community, government agencies and non-profit organizations for the benefit of the senior population;
- To promote senior groups and organizations that serve persons 60 and older; and
- To raise public awareness of issues affecting seniors.