Register from the comfort of your home.
www.schedulesplus.com/eastlyme
Just enter your phone number to get started!
You must call the office if you would like to pay by credit card.
Keep an eye out! We are beginning a new computer check-in procedure.
Category: Services
TVCCA VITA Income Tax Assistance 2022
Schedule your appointment with a TVCCA Volunteer Tax Preparer
TVCCA VITA is offering drop-off tax preparation by TVCCA’s certified VITA volunteers. Appointments are needed and drop off locations are available in Norwich, New London, Mystic and Pawcatuck.
If you would like to schedule an appointment, please call 2-1-1. Select option 3, then option 6.
Appointments begin in February. Income limit $57,400. This service is free.
For more information, please visit www.tvcca.org
OUTREACH- Questions about Medicare, State Programs and more!
Is available with Carolyn for Norwich residents, 55 years old or over. Home visits are available for homebound seniors. Carolyn can assist you with your questions about Medicare Saving Insurance, Medicare D, Housing, Supplemental Insurances, State Programs, Renter’s Rebate and more. Please call 860-889-5960 for an appointment.
Check it out
on Griswold Senior Center’s Facebook Page plus check out
SeniorCenterCT.org to see what’s going on in other local Senior Centers.
MOBILE FOOD PANTRY – FOOD BOX DISTRIBUTION
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17th
4 to 5:30 pm OR UNTIL WE RUN OUT
GRISWOLD SENIOR CENTER
22 SOULE ST,
JEWETT CITY
Food box is free
No paperwork necessary
First-come first-serve or until we run out
Please remain in your car
Please open your trunk
Please wear a mask
Griswold Senior Center Working For Your Community
COVID-19 VACCINE WALK-IN CLINIC
- Tuesdays
11 am — 2 pm
Pfizer Vaccine—ages 5-11 & 12 +
Parent or legal guardian must be present
- Wednesdays
11 am — 2 pm
Moderna Vaccine—ages 18+
No appointment necessary and open to the public.
UCFS
GRISWOLD HEALTH CENTER
226 EAST MAIN ST
JEWETT CITY, CT. 06351
MUNICIPAL MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION
The Dial-a-Ride Medical Transportation and Caregiver Mileage reimbursement program started their new
fiscal year on July 1, 2021 and runs until June 30, 2022. Residents who are 60+ or persons with disabilities are
eligible for the service. A one-page application is required in order to register. If you have already registered for
the program, you do not need to complete a new registration form.
Registered participants who cannot have their needs met by existing services will be provided a limited number of oneway trips per grant year (36) or as the grant dollars allow.
For further information or for an application, please contact the Senior Center office.
FREE COVID Test Kit available for those that are considered vulnerable
The Lymes’ Senior Center has a limited
amount of test kits available for those considered vulnerable. The state has required
this delivery be designated for vulnerable
populations. They define vulnerable populations as: “persons living in congregate housing and persons who have physical, mental,
intellectual or other developmental disabilities that are unable to seek out testing kits
on their own.” Please call the Senior Center
at (860)434-4127 to arrange to pick a kit up
if you fall in any of those categories OR if
you are homebound let us know and we can
have one delivered.
Call N Connect
Would you or a loved one enjoy a weekly phone call from a volunteer to check-in and say “Hello”? If so, Thrive55+ Active Living Center (Groton Senior Center) has your solution!
Call N Connect, a national program through Call Hub, was put in place to help seniors stay connected and have socialization by phone. Anyone feeling lonely or isolated can benefit from a weekly phone call from a friendly volunteer to help brighten their day.
The Call Hub system keeps phone numbers between volunteer callers and seniors confidential. A background check and training is required for volunteer callers before they can call seniors.
This program is open to seniors age 55 and older living in any town in Connecticut.
For more information or to sign up for a weekly phone call,
Please contact Groton SC Program Supervisor Tomi Stanley, (860) 441-6782.
Affordable Connectivity Program
The Affordable Connectivity Program is an FCC benefit program that helps ensure that households can afford the broadband (internet) they need for work, school, healthcare and more.
The benefit provides a discount of up to $30 per month toward internet service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers if they contribute more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase price.
Eligibility for the Affordable Connectivity Program includes households with incomes at or below 200%of the Federal Poverty Guidelines or participants in assistance programs (SNAP, Medicaid, Federal Public Housing Assistance, SSI, WIC or Lifeline). Please see websites for all eligibility categories.
For more information and to apply visit
www.acpbenefit.org AND www.fcc.gov/acp