Senior Citizens Forum (SCF) is a non-profit organization, established as a recent imitative by the White Beds Society (WBS) as part of its mandate and responsibility to serve the interest and well-being of senior citizens which it has assumed since 1970. Having consideration for the shifting pattern of the Jordanian society from the extended to the nuclear family type and believing care and support of senior citizens is as much a societal responsibility as it is the responsibility of the immediate family, WBS has expanded its services by establishing the SCF to cater for the interest and well-being of senior citizens within their own family and home settings. The main objective of the SCF is to provide a friendly and welcoming setting for senior citizens to meet, socialize and pass their free time fruitfully and enjoyably. The SCF offers a variety of social, cultural, artistic, and recreational programs that provide opportunity for senior citizen members to enjoy these activities, but equally important is the opportunity given to them to share their knowledge, experiences, and skills with the other groups of the community. Goals and Objectives
• Providing a physical setting that caters for the social, psychological, and recreational needs of both sexes of senior citizens;
• Organizing and hosting social, cultural, artistic, and recreational events for the benefit of forum members and the community;
• Offering quality social and medical assistance services for members;
• Catering for the mental and social well-being of members by expanding and maintaining their community involvement and ties;
• Maintaining healthy and positive interactions, internally between forum members and externally with the wider community; and
• Cooperating and establishing linkages with other organizations and institutions to serve the interest and cause of senior citizens. Facilities and Services
• Health conscious meals at affordable prices
• Medical assistance and regular follow up by doctors of different specializations
• Programs, seminars, and workshops on various cultural, technical, and social topics
• Physical exercise facility and sports activities
• Recreational and entertainment excursions and activities
• Advocacy and lobbying with concerned agencies in the interest of senior citizens
Membership Requirements
• Jordanian nationals
• Aged 60 years and above
• Notable community service record
• Submitting an application and nomination by two forum members
• Paying one-time membership fee and repeated annual fees
Location of Forum Headquarters
• Forum headquarters is located in Amman, Um Al Summaq
• Branches could be established in other parts of Amman and other Governorates provided that a minimum number of interested members exists and appropriate facilities are available. WBS has the right to establish such branches and assumes over them supervisory responsibilities, however, branches enjoy administrative and financial independence. Financial Revenue Sources
• Annual fee of 25 JOD
• Contributions, donations, and sponsorships
• Assistance from public agencies
• Income generating activities
• Foreign donations in accordance with the Law
