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Adult Day Health Services
(A program of Gardner Visiting Nurses Association, Inc.)
1471 Main Street, Rear, Athol, MA
01331
Tel: (978) 544-5478
Contact: Louise Smith, Program Director
Website:
http://www.gardnervna.org/adult_day.htm
The North Quabbin Adult Day Service is designed to
meet the physical, functional and social needs of elders and disabled adults
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Athol Senior Center
416
Main Street, Athol, MA 01331
Tel: (978) 249-9001
Serving
Athol, Phillipston, Royalston, Petersham.
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Athol Council On Aging
584 Main Street, Athol, MA 01331
Tel: (978) 249-8986
Contact: Cathy Savoy
Email:
coa@townofathol.org
Senior Activities
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Senior Arts Program -
Mondays at the Athol Senior Center at 1:00 p.m. |
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Senior Fitness - Tuesdays &
Thursdays at the Athol Town Hall from 9 - 11 a.m. |
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Bingo! - Tues., Wed.,
Thurs., & Fri., at the Senior Center from 1 - 3 p.m. |
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Winter Senior Walking -
Mon. - Fri. 3 - 5 p.m. at Athol High School |
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Computer Club - 1st and 3rd
Thursdays of the month at Athol Senior Center |
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AARP & Golden Agers Clubs -
for more information call Athol Council on Aging |
Other Council on Aging Sponsored
Programs
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Meals on Wheels/Congregate
Dining - Monday - Friday |
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Foot Screenings - call for
an appointment |
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SHINE - Health Insurance
problems (978) 249-5634 |
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Brown Bag - 4th Wednesday
of the month at the Athol Town Hall |
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Grandparents Raising Children |
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Elder Peer Counseling -
Call Madeline (800) 362-5788 |
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Free Legal Assistance |
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Money Management - (800)
732-4636 |
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MEDRides - for Chemo,
Radiation, Dialysis, out of county MEDRides call in the morning (978)
544-1113 |
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Senior Transportation -
Call (978) 249-7949 |
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Serve Food Program - CCD
Center - for more information call (978) 249-3464 |
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Free Blood Pressure Clinics
- Wednesdays. Call for time and place. |
For more information about any of
the above, contact Athol Council on Aging.
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Elder Protective Services
(A program of Franklin County
Home Care Corp)
330 Montague City Rd., Suite 1,
Turners Falls, MA 01376
Tel: (978) 544-2259 or (413) 773-5555 Fax: (413) 772-1084
Elder Abuse Hotline 24/7 (800) 922-2275 V/TDD
Contact: Linda Puzan
Email:
lpuzan@fchcc.org
Websites: www.fchcc.org
or
www.800ageinfo.com
The Elder Protective Service Program investigates
reports of elder abuse, neglect, financial exploitation & self neglect.
Protective service case work also includes counseling, safety planning &
family intervention, homemaker/health aide services, transportation,
housing, legal assistance and advocacy. Service area includes Franklin
County & North Quabbin (which includes 4 Worcester County towns: Athol,
Phillipston, Royalston & Petersham)
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Family Friends
United ARC of Franklin & Hampshire Counties
111 Summer Street, Greenfield, MA 01301
Tel: (413) 774-5558 or (413) 774-2105 Fax: (413) 774-2071
Contact: Drenna Mahaney
Email:
drennamahaney@unitedarc.org
Website:
www.unitedarc.org
Wish you had more grandkids to play with or read to?
Want to share your wisdom and experience with today's parents?
Want to live a longer, fuller life?
Have we got a family for you!
Parents in Franklin County want to
connect with local residents (age 55 and up) who have wisdom and life
experience. We are looking for part-time grandparents to read with
kids, play educational games, and offer ideas on parenting and raising kids
in a loving and supportive home. Flexible schedule, training and on-going
support, and reimbursement for some expenses, including mileage, are
provided. NCOA studies show that people who volunteer live longer, happier
lives than those who don't!
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Meals on Wheels
Franklin County Home Care Corporation (FCHCC)
330 Montague City Road, Turners Falls, MA 01376
Tel: (800) 732-4636
Website:
www.fchcc.org
Meals on Wheels
provides a hot noon meal delivered Monday through Friday to homebound elders
in need. Service area includes the North Quabbin.
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Northwestern District Attorney's Office
District
Attorney Elizabeth D. Scheibel
Serving the towns of: Amherst, Ashfield, Athol, Belchertown,
Bernardston, Buckland, Charlemont, Chesterfield, Colrain, Conway, Cummington,
Deerfield, Easthampton, Erving, Gill, Goshen, Granby, Greenfield, Hadley,
Hatfield, Hawley, Heath, Huntington, Leverett, Leyden, Middlefield, Monroe,
Montague, New Salem, Northampton, Northfield, Orange, Pelham, Plainfield,
Rowe, Shelburne, Shutesbury, South Hadley, Southampton, Sunderland, Ware,
Warwick, Wendell, Westhampton, Whately, Williamsburg, Worthington |
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Elders and Persons with Disabilities
Contact: Christy Geffin, Program Coordinator
Email:
christy.a.geffin@state.ma.us
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Hampshire County Office
One Gleason Plaza
Northampton, MA 01060
Ph: (413) 586-9225
Fx: (413) 584 3635 |
Franklin County Office
13 Conway Street
Greenfield, MA 01301
Ph: (413)
774-3186
Fx: (413)
773-3278 |
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Consumer Protection
Contact: Janice Garrett, Director
Email:
janice.garrett@state.ma.us
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Northampton: (413)
586-9225
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Greenfield: (413) 774-5102
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Orange Council On Aging
135 E. Main Street, Orange, MA 01364
Tel: (978) 544-1113
Contact: Clifford
Fournier |
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Orange Senior Center
Orange Armory, 135 East Main Street, Orange, MA 01364
Tel: (978) 544-1113
Serving New Salem, Orange & Warwick.
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Serving Health Information Needs of Elders (SHINE)
Franklin County Home Care Corporation (FCHCC)
330 Montague City Road, Turners Falls, MA 01376
Tel: (800) 732-6566
Contact:
Lorraine York
SHINE is a state
program administered through local Councils on Aging to provide a network of
volunteer health benefit counselors. Counselors provide information on:
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Medicaid
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Medicare
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HMO's
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Medigap plans
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SSI
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Other health insurance
issues. |
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Stavros Center for Independent Living
55 Federal Street, Suite 210,
Greenfield, MA 01301
Tel: (413) 774-3001 Fax: (413) 772-2556
Website:
www.stavros.org Their mission is to
promote independence and access in the community for persons with
disabilities and deaf people. For 30 years Stavros has been actively
advocating for the civil rights of people with disabilities and provide
services to residents in Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire Counties. Following
are descriptions of many of the services provided:
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Independent Living
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Stavros
Transportation Services |
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Personal Assistance
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Housing Services
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Deaf and Hard of
Hearing Services |
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Equipment Loan
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Massachusetts
Assistive Technology |
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Skills Training
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Verizon Program
- allowing residents of Massachusetts, with residential telephone service
through Verizon and who have a disability that limits their abilities to
use the telephone, to get assistive telephone equipment for free or at a
reduced rate based on financial guidelines. |
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