Category: Services

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.

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.

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