Numerous research studies have indicated that leisure activity is beneficial for older persons. Some findings strongly suggest that leisure has a significant impact onlife satisfaction. The purpose of this study was to determine if any relationships exist between life satisfaction, leisure satisfaction, and leisure participation among publicly housed older adults. Four hundred older adults, age 55 and older residing in public housing were contacted to provide the data for this study. A 59 question face-to-face survey was administered to 201 subjects who volunteered to participate in the study.Sixty three percent or 126 participants were between the ages of 55-74. Ninety three percent of the respondents were high school graduates or did not have a high school diploma. The Life Satisfaction Index A (LSIA), the Leisure Satisfaction Scale, and the Modified Leisure Activity Blank were the instruments used to measure the three variables. A Pearson Product Moment Correlation between the dependent variables of life satisfaction and leisure satisfaction revealed an r=.451, p=.001, which accounted for 20% of the variance in the relationship among these two dependent variables, using a Step-wise Regression. This indicated that an older adult with high life satisfaction tends to score high on leisure satisfaction. The correlation for life satisfaction and leisure participation was r=.263, p=.001, which accounts for 7% of the variance in the relationship between these dependent variables. This also indicated that an older adult with high life satisfaction tends to score high on leisure participation. The correlationfor leisure satisfaction and leisure participation was r=.409, p=.001 which accounts for 17% of the variance in the relationship between these dependent variables. This indicated that an individual with high life satisfaction would also have high leisure satisfaction and leisure participation. All three relationships were significant at the .001 level. The findings of this study could be useful to recreation professionals working with older adults to discover the leisure activities in which they participate and their satisfaction level with these activities. The consequences of leisure are complex and affect many different aspects of people's lives and those who serve them. Recreation specialists working with older adults would find it useful to consider how individuals adjust to retirement and the importance of leisure activities. They should consider that their programs and services have the potential to increase the life satisfaction and psychological well-being of the older adult.Keyword(s): community-based programs, older adult/aging issues