In 2011, the Georgetown Aging Initiative explored areas of need for the growing senior population in Georgetown, TX. One of the needs identified by seniors was an “affordable adult day center.”

The Georgetown City Council created the Commission on Aging Board to address the findings of the survey. The Commission on Aging Board was led by a diverse community of residents that included medical professionals, business people, and experts in aging. The Board evaluated existing senior services, including new resources that were developed since the time the survey was conducted. The group identified that most of the needs found in the survey were being addressed except for the adult day center.

A vision for Georgetown began to take shape.

In 2016, that vision took on more of a reality, when Josephine Zamora, a former member of the Commission on Aging Board, an RN, and an Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist, began the research to establish a licensed adult day center. With the increasing numbers of dementia diagnoses in an aging population, Mrs. Zamora presented the idea to Mr. Steve Howard, a SCORE mentor. Mr. Howard was a key asset in assisting Mrs. Zamora to establish the adult day program as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. With former Georgetown Mayor Leo Wood, the Men's Steak Fry Group was the first group to fund the idea with an initial $3,000 donation, which covered the cost of applying for 501(c)(3) status to launch A Gift of Time. The plan to open an adult day program was presented to the community residents and leaders. True to the organization’s commitment to the community, the Board of Directors was made up of local residents.

In 2017, more funds were donated from organizations like The Georgetown Health Foundation, the Georgetown City Council, Communities Foundation of Texas, First Presbyterian Church, and St. Helen’s Catholic Church. Through these generous donations, A Gift of Time was able to continue the planning to open Georgetown’s first licensed adult day program specializing in memory loss.

Since that time, A Gift of Time has been creating programs, support groups, and an education series. It is engaging in long-term planning and fundraising for its goal of launching a licensed adult day dementia program.