Saturday, January 24, 2009

Caregiver Support Groups - February 2009

Caregiver Support Groups - February 2009

Caregiver Support Groups address the needs of caregivers and educate them on options and resources that can help provide relief. The sessions are no charge to caregivers and offer an opportunity to address problems and find solutions to caregiving challenges.

Taylor

Oakwood Heritage Hospital
10000 Telegraph Rd.
Taylor, MI 48180
Conference Room 3
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
6:00 p.m.
(Held the 2nd Tuesday of each month)

American House Southland
25250 Eureka Rd
Taylor, MI 48180
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
1:30 p.m.
(Held the 3rd Wednesday of each month)

Dearborn

Dearborn Senior Center
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Avenue
Dearborn, MI 48124
Thursday, February 19, 2009
10:00 a.m.
(Held the 3rd Thursday of each month)

Oakwood Adult Day Care
3601 Pelham Rd.
Dearborn, MI 48124
Thursday, February 12, 2009
5:00 p.m.
(Held the 2nd Thursday of each month)

Brownstown

Forest View Assisted Living
19341 Allen Rd.
Brownstown, MI
Thursday, February 19, 2009
6:00 p.m.
(Held the 3rd Thursday of each month)

If you have questions or would like to register please call Paulette at (734) 287-7828

Presented by The Information Center, Inc., with funding from The Michigan Offices of Services to the Aging and The Senior Alliance

Thursday, January 22, 2009

"Give Kids a Smile"

"Give Kids a Smile"

An annual one-day volunteer initiative to provide free dental screenings and treatment to the underserved children ages 4-16 years old in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties.

Date: February 7, 2009
Place: University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry
2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48208

Free dental screenings and treatment as time allows on this day only. Services that may be provided include exams, x-rays, cleaning and flouride, fillings, sealants, nerve treatment and extractions as needed. Dental volunteers from Macomb District, Oakland District, and Detroit District Societies will participate.

Sponsored by Macomb, Oakland, Detroit Dental Societies and the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry.

To learn more and shcedule an appointment Call United Way for Southeastern Michigan 2-1-1 Call Center.When dialing from a cell phone you may call 800-552-1183

Please call your local United Way 2-1-1 Call Center to see if there is a participating Dental Society in your area.

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Free Tax Preparation Sites-Southeastern Michigan

Free Tax Preparation Sites-Southeastern Michigan

Michigan has a variety of free tax preparation services available to assist you with your taxes.

Check this site for a preliminary list of free tax preparation sites in your county. (This list will be updated soon, so check back often.)

http://tinyurl.com/2009TaxAssistance

Residents of Wayne, Oakland, Macomb and Livingston counties can go to Accounting Aid Society tax preparation sites for free, in addition to the other sites listed above.

A list of Accounting Aid Society sites in 2009 can be found here:
http://tinyurl.com/2009TaxPreparation

Eligibility Guidelines

Individuals with annual houshold incomes of $20,000 or less and families with annual houshold incomes of $42,000 or less.

Several sites operate on a first come first served basis, but other sites require appointments as noted. Seniors and those physically unable to visit a tax site can use our (Accounting Aid Society) mail in service.

Senior Citizens also have a number of AARP sponsored free Tax-Aide preparation sites available.

To locate the one nearest you visit the AARP Tax Site Locator:
https://locator.aarp.org/vmis/sites/tax_aide_locator.jsp