About Us
Our Mission
Spring Street Center empowers people of all ages and abilities to make informed choices so that they can live with independence, dignity, and purpose.
Our Vision
We envision a future where everyone has the freedom, support, and opportunity to live well and age well.
Our Priority Areas
Focusing on enhancing the quality of life of older adults and people with disabilities through:
L – Lifelong Independence
I – Individual Self-Awareness & Advocacy
F – Family & Caregiver Support
E – Expanding Connection and Building Community
Spring Street Center serves older adults and people with disabilities throughout the Pomona and San Gabriel Valleys and parts of the Inland Empire. Service areas vary by program.
Our History
Spring Street Center brings together two organizations with deep roots in the community.
AgingNext began in 1975 when one woman, Mary Sandoe, frustrated by the lack of transportation resources for a friend with a disability, decided to create the solution. After meeting with a host of local agencies and experts, Sandoe built an organization that, over time, would come to provide an impressive range of services to empower older adults to live with independence and community connection.
The Service Center for Independent Life (SCIL) was born in 1980 through the determination of a group of Claremont residents with disabilities and their families and friends. Growing out of the Independent Living Movement pioneered by Ed Roberts and others, SCIL grew to become a powerful force in the region, providing services, resources, and advocacy for more than 150,000 people with disabilities in the East San Gabriel Valley.
In 2025, Abby Pascua and Larry Grable — AgingNext and SCIL’s executive directors — joined forces to purchase their shared building on Spring Street. What began as a practical partnership revealed something bigger: two organizations stronger together than apart. Spring Street Center was born from that vision — eliminating duplication, closing service gaps, and building lasting impact for the communities they serve.
Mary Sandoe
Ed Roberts
Abby Pascua and Larry Grable
Designations
501 (c)(3) Non-Profit Organization
As designated through the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Spring Street Center is a tax-exempt 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Federal Tax ID 95-3536676
Aging & Disability Resource Connection (ADRC)
Designated through the California Department of Aging (CDA) and Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) and in partnership with the Los Angeles County Area Agency on Aging (AAA), the City of Los Angeles Community Investment Department, 211 LA (211), and five other Los Angeles County Independent Living Centers (ILCs).
Disability Disaster Access & Resource Center (DDARC)
Through the California Foundation of Independent Living Centers (CFILC), Spring Street Center assists individuals with disabilities and older adults in disaster readiness and recovery.
Center for Independent Living (CIL)
Supported through California State funding authorized by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and via the California Foundation of Independent Living Centers (CFILC), Spring Street Center provides services and supports to people living with disabilities and those aging into disability in our catchment area.