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Tri-Town Community Action Agency
E-Newsletter
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May 2013
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Tri-Town & South County celebrate "Older Americans Month" in May
Agencies highlight Senior Service/Disabled Adult programs
May is "Older Americans Month" which is
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designated to honor the value that elders contribute to our communities. To recognize the Senior Services/Disabled Adult volunteers within the Elder Care department at Tri-Town and South County Community Action Agency, the agencies will be hosting two volunteer appreciation events. These events are designed to recognize and thank seniors that provide services through Tri-Town & South County's Senior Medical Patrol (SMP), & Rhode Island's State Health Insurance Program (SHIP).
- Through the SMP program, volunteers help Medicare beneficiaries detect, recognize, and report Medicare and Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse.
- SHIP is part of a national partnership designed to help consumers make informed healthcare choices. Volunteers provide direct services to seniors within the community.
The SMP and SHIP program case managers are coordinated at Tri-Town by Meghan O'Connor, and at South County they are coordinated by Suzanne Carson. For volunteer opportunities, call 401-709-2635 (Tri-Town), or 401-789-3016 x379 (South County).
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Tri-Town to participate in two events May 29th
Events to promote Older Americans month & Senior Service/Disabled Adult programs
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Event #1
Senior Resources Fair
The East Providence Senior Center
Hosted by Congressman David N. Cicilline
5:00pm-7:00pm
610 Waterman Avenue
East Providence RI 02914
(401) 435-7800
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Event #2
National Senior Health & Fitness Day
The Salvatore Mancini Resource & Activity Center
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9:00am-11:00am
2 Atlantic Boulavard
North Providence, RI 02911
(401) 231-0742
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First "Matter of Balance" program completed at Tri-Town
Four week, eight session class helps seniors prevent falls
Under the direction of Shayne Donahue and Renee Tibbets of Tri-Town, a four week, eight session "Matter of Balance" class was completed with six seniors graduating from the program. "Matter of Balance" is a research based, award winning program designed to prevent and manage falls and increase activity levels for seniors living in the community. For more information on the program, call (401) 709-2644, or (401) 709-2653. |
