Senior Resource Connection (SRC) is closing its doors.
The nonprofit, which provided Meals on Wheels, in-home care, and support services to more than 10,000 older adults and people with disabilities across nine counties, announced in May 2026 that it will permanently cease operations on July 26, laying off 190 employees and closing both its Meals on Wheels location at 105 S. Wilkinson Street and its senior services hub at 222 Salem Ave.
The downtown building at 105 Wilkinson Street dates to 1970 so it isn’t an ornate old historic beauty, but it is one of the more interesting midcentury architectural examples that add character and help tell the downtown story.
It’s even a contributing building to the Downtown Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. Its architect was Richard Donald Levin and the 2-story structure is described as an “irregular-shaped brick finished building … with elements of the Brutalist and Neo-Expressionist styles.”
Features include a “recessed first floor with entrances set within storefront type glazing … (and) a geometry of juxtaposed masses, horizontal concrete bands encasing Flemish-bond brickwork” on the second floor. Brutalist elements include the solid massing and exterior concrete, and the “sculptural quality” gives it the Neo-expressionist element.
Employees being laid off include 82 home health aides, 41 Meals On Wheels drivers and 11 food service workers. SRC did not provide a reason for the closure, but discussions on social media have suggested it may be connected to a loss in government funding.
The organization was just profiled by the Dayton Foundation in January, and its president Ricardo Febles said that SRC’s services were more important than ever because the “convergence of an aging population and persistent poverty places increasing strain on older adults in our community, particularly those living on limited, fixed incomes. In this context, the services provided by SRC are not just helpful—they are essential.”
The Salem Ave building is right across the street from Longfellow School and a block away from the Gem City Market.
The Wilkinson Street building sits directly adjacent to Sinclair’s campus, and a block away from the Dayton Arcade, the Deneau Tower, and the ongoing redevelopment reshaping that part of downtown.
What happens to the building next is an open question, and its location puts it squarely in a key area for downtown connectivity.
Sources
https://www.daytonfoundation.org/Nonprofit-Spotlight-Senior-Resource-Connection
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