Category: Services

Facilitated by UCFS and our Better Health Clinician, we have a once a week Grief Support Group. We are looking to provide this via ZOOM in the month of November as the Senior Center remains closed. This is a free program. Are you sad or suffering the loss of a loved one? Spouse, child, friend, or pet? Sometimes it is very difficult to deal with such loss. Join this confidential and private grief support group and learn coping techniques and ways to help you deal with your loss. Support group is ongoing, please sign up by calling the office at #860-848-0422. No need to speak in the group if you are not comfortable, you will still take away ways to cope with loss!

Winter is coming and home heating costs can be a struggle for many.  There is help.

TVCCA is now taking applications for the Connecticut Energy Assistance Program which provides assistance towards a homes primary source of heat.  Priority is given to “vulnerable households” with young children, elderly or disabled individuals.

Income and Asset Limits apply:

Household Size:   

 1        Annual Income      $37,645        

2        Annual Income      $49,228             

Asset Limits:      

Homeowner      $15,000     

Renter                $12,000

Applications can be done over the phone and through the mail for homebound individuals.

To schedule an appointment or for additional information, please call (860) 425-6681.

Update:

If you have not already contacted the   Senior Center office, there are no available appointments.

You can contact T.V.C.C.A. and inquire about their V.I.T.A. program (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) to see if they have any available appointments.

The AARP Tax-Aide program provides free tax counseling and preparation for middle to low-Income taxpayers with special attention to those people aged 60 and over.  Because of COVID-19 concerns, the process will be different this year. Please call the Senior Center at 860-739-5859 for details.

Taxpayers must provide their:

1. Personal Identification and Social Security Number,
2. Copies of your 2020 Federal and Connecticut tax returns, and
3. All 2020 income reports that have been received: (SSA-1099, all 1099s, all W-2s, Unemployment Compensation forms), Brokerage Statements, and all  other forms that indicate Federal and/or Connecticut income taxes were paid in 2020.

The Department of Public Health (DPH) and the United Way of Connecticut have recently announced the expanded access to vaccine scheduling through the state’s Vaccine Appointment Assist Line.
The expansions include:
*Scheduling availability seven days per week
*Scheduling occurs between 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. each day
*Appointments are being booked at 12 locations across the state. (When you call and schedule an appointment, be sure that you indicate that you want the NORWICH area and not Hartford or Bridgeport, unless of course you want to travel to those locations to get your VOVID-19 vaccination)
*There are 125 contact specialists trained and answering appointment calls.
*****The phone number to call for vaccination scheduling is 877-918-2224.
Don’t hesitate, call as soon as you can.

Pop Up Drive-thru Food Pantry Distribution dates include:

February 10, 2021 at Norwich Health Center, 47 Town Street, Norwich, Ct. from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

February 24, 2021 at Norwich Health Center, 47 Town Street, Norwich, Ct. from 2:00 – 3:00 P.m.

In Home Version!  All you Need is a Telephone! 

Live Well with Diabetes is a toolkit and program through Senior Resources that you do in the comfort of your own home without having to use any technology beyond a telephone.

FREE Active Living Everyday toolkit includes a Living a Healthy Life Book and Exercise & Relaxation CD.

A new 6-week workshop starts every month!

Participants will learn about:

• What to eat
• Low and High blood sugar
• Tips for dealing with stress
• Foot care
• Sick day guidelines
• How to set small and achievable goals

For more information, contact Lori Rygielski, Senior Resources Regional Coordinator LRygielski@seniorresourcesec.org  OR  (860) 887-3561 ext. 127

Sponsored by the Connecticut Department of Public Health, the Department of Aging & Disability Services, and Senior Resources Agency on Aging.

To schedule your appointment time, or for any other inquiries, please call his office at 860-599-4555. 

Next Appointment June 6, 2022.