Helen Stevick Senior Center

Helen Stevick’s legacy is alive and well at the Helen Stevick Senior Center, which is housed at Family Service’s Champaign location (405 S State Street, Champaign — just south of Springfield on the west side of the road).

WHAT HAPPENS AT STEVICK

Knitting and Crocheting with the Cabutti Mitten Tree

Card games

Coffee groups

Puzzles and games

Learning opportunities such as seminars, workshops, and presentations on topics relevant to staying independent, healthy, and safe

Support groups

Holiday parties and socials

A place to relax, read, create art, and think

Volunteer through our Family Service Volunteer Program (FSVP)

Stevick and Family Service: Like Peas and Carrots

The Helen Stevick Senior Center has historically been a place for older Champaign area residents to gather for all sorts of activities ranging from listening to a presentation given by a local leader (think senators and mayors) to a game of euchre to a good old-fashioned kaffeeklatsch.

”Stevick” (as we call it with the warmest affection) has been located in downtown Champaign, inside the law offices of Maatuka Al-Heeti Emkes Law Office off Windsor Road, and now at Family Service near downtown.

Although Stevick has only been contained in our walls since the summer of 2025, its history long predates coming to Family Service.

Bringing Stevick to Family Service has created a “one-stop shop” for seniors in Champaign County. For a lot of our older neighbors, this means they can come for the card game or coffee and stay for help with Medicare.

And that’s accurate: Any senior coming to Stevick has fast access to our Aging Services Navigators who can answer questions and help problem-solve just about any issue related to seniors staying independent.

get involved

Want to learn how to knit or crochet? Call us to get the Cabutti Mitten Tree meeting schedule. We have training videos on a big screen to help those who are just beginning.

Want to join a coffee group or card game? Stop in to look around, chat with staff, grab a calendar, and get started making new friends.

Looking for a place to hang out without having to buy expensive coffee or meals? That’s why we’re here: To give our older neighbors a place to meet your friends OR meet new friends. While you’re here, who not join an activity?

Call the Helen Stevick Senior Center at Family Service to learn more: 217-359-6500