BU is a terrific resource for older adults who have a tendency to clutter or hoard. Here are some documents we have used with the Detroit Hoarding and Cluttering Taskforce, along with visual scales that are sometimes useful for working with members on “harm reduction”, which isn’t striving for perfection (no Martha Stuart), but is striving for safety and health. You can help people move down the clutter image scale…
Archive | July, 2012
Hoarding presentation
I found this great Powerpoint presentation on hoarding that may be beneficial to others we well!
Hear Now & Better Hearing
Hear Now provides hearing aids for those with limited incomes and recycles hearing aids. Contact www.starkeyhearingfoundation.
Other groups providing financial assistance for hearing aids are listed on the Better Hearing Institute web site and the AAA’s provide funding for some hearing services and are a good place to start!
Oakland County Dental Program
Check out the Oakland County Dental Program!
The income eligibility is based on 200% of the federal poverty guidelines, if they do not have dental insurance, or qualify for Medicaid. An FAQ page and application for the program are available online here.
Nutrition Classes by Gleaners
Did you know Gleaners does classes in all five of the counties that Gleaners serves, as well as in other counties across the state through their satellite partners?
To schedule a Cooking Matters class, contact Jacob Williams. (There may be a wait list.) You can email him at jwilliam@gcfb.org, or call his desk and leave a message, 313. 923. 3535 ext. 204.
Printing @ Hannan (Project ABLE)
Here’s a new printing order form for printing at Hannan.
ABLE requisition form for copies (1)
And here’s the price list:
My Ride
Need transportation options? Check out MyRide. Translation is available. (And from what I recollect, it includes Chinese!)
Consumer Rights: Handy numbers to know
If you are calling the Attorney General regarding consumer rights, you can find a detailed list of phone numbers here:
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/Complaint_Directory_59572_7.pdf
MI Bridges Benefit Applications Client Handout
Here’s a document to members with the MI Bridges Application. This form allows them to write down and organize their user id, password, secret question/answers and tracking number. Karen and I received this info. in a MI Bridges training session so I wasn’t sure if you all had it or not. I used it this morning and it helped immensely 🙂
CSI Rally Picnic: Membership required
From Sharon at CSI:
I just received an email from Rachel at Hannan Foundation letting me know that one of our co-ops invited the service coordinator to attend the Rally Picnic.
The Rally Picnic is only for members or non-housing members that have purchased the $100 membership. I did invite the service coordinators to pay the $100 and become a member. Also, if a SC does become a non-housing member and attends the Rally Picnic and/or the Annual meeting he or she will not be paid by the co-op (thru Hannan)while attending the event.
Please let me know if you have any questions.