Local Senior Centers

-great programs and great friends!

Avenidas -- www.avenidas.org

Little House -- www.penvol.org/littlehouse/index.html

Food

Meals on Wheels

--Hot meals delivered daily (408-961-9870)

--Frozen meals delivered once a week (408-296-8290)

Brown Bag

--Provides a weekly bag of groceries

--See the Senior Service Coordinator to sign up

La Comida lunch program

--at Avenidas Senior Center (450 Bryant Street)

--Hot lunch served 11:30-12:15 daily for persons 60 years and older

--only $2.00!

Senior Friendship Day

--Hot lunch at 11:45 every Wednesday at Cubberly Community Center (4000 Middlefield Road, Auditorium)

In-Home Support

In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) -- http://hss.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/daas/services/IHSS.htm

(408) 928-3737

Lifeline -- click here to visit the website 723-6906

--Help at the touch of a button!

--Lifeline, a division of Stanford Hospital, brings you 24-hour emergency response, and enables you to continue to live independently in your own home

--When you need help, simply press the personal help button you are wearing

--Contact the Senior Service Coordinator for a special offer for PAHC senior residents!

Partners in Caring -- click here to visit the website 725-4137

--Services to improve the lives of older adults and advocate on their behalf

--There are volunteers helping older adults in their own homes; non-medical assistance for the homebound; transportation to medical appointments; friendly visiting; light meal preparation; light housekeeping; shopping assistance; caregiver relief

 

Transportation

Avenidas Bus

--Free transportation to and from your apartment and Senior Day Health, La Comida or grocery shopping

--Call the Senior Service Coordinator for an application or contact Ginger at Avenidas (326-5362 ext. 25)

Roadrunners

--Provides individual rides to and from your home during weekday business hours

--There is a fee (which varies according to distance), but it is more reasonable than a taxi

--You are billed for services used, so you do not have to pay cash at the time of service

--Call 940-7016 to schedule a pick-up

Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) www.vta.org

--Visit the website for schedules, maps, fares and more

--Senior discounts available for single rides, day passes and monthly passes!

Outreach

--For seniors who are unable to take public transportation

--Low-cost individual rides to and from your home at any time of the day, seven days a week

--You must fill out an application; call 408-952-4249 to request an application by mail