JULY 2011
What services are available for seniors? Continued from previous page
SOCIAL/RECREATIONAL SERVICES Washington Heights Community Services 269-963-8805 Burnham Brook 269-966-2450
HOME HEALTH CARE Burnham Brook 269-966-2450 Gentiva Health Services 269-381-5620 Foundation for Behavior Resources - Home Health Support 269-731-5787 Lifespan Visiting Nurse Services 269-660-3600 800-254-5939 Oaklawn Homecare Health Services 269-789-3939 Friends Who Care, Inc 269-962-5383
LEGAL RESOURCES Adult Protective Services 877-873-6342 269-966-1342 – Mon – Fri 8am-5pm 269-966-1331 – After Hours Guardian Inc. 269-963-3253 888-963-3253 Legal Services of South Central Michigan 269-965-3951 800-688-3951 Longterm Care Ombudsman 517-393-9405 Elder Law of Michigan 800-347-5297 (Legal Hotline)
FINANCIAL RESOURCES Guardian Inc. 269-963-3253 888-963-3253
Senior Transportation Transportation (Community Action) 269-565-4144 Toll free: 800-994-9876
What services are available for caregivers? Family Directed Respite 269-965-3247 Good Samaritan Hospice Care 800-254-5939 269-660-3600 Senior Health Partner National Family Caregiver Support Program 269-441-0948 866-721-8276 (Toll-Free)
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Where can I find counseling for batterers? Behavioral Health Resources 269-966-2866 or 269-979-8333 Family & Children Services 269-965-3247 Talk About Touching 269-962-2562
Who can I talk to about domestic violence, abuse or sexual assault? Protective Services (Calhoun County) Child Protective Services 269-966-1331, 877-873-6342 Adult Protective Services 269-966-1284, 877-873-6342 SAFE Place 24-hour crisis hotline 888-664-9832 or 269-965-7233 Sexual Assault Services 24-hour crisis hotline 888-383-2192 or 269-660-3925 Summit Pointe 24-hour crisis hotline 800-632-5449 Child Advocacy Center 269-660-3925 888-383-2192 Branch County FamilyIndependence Agency 517-279-4200 Calhoun Child Abuse/Neglect Council 269-962-2562 Family & Children Services 269-965-3247 Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline 800-422-4453
How can I help prevent crime in my neighborhood? Battle Creek Neighborhood Watch tip line 269-966-1650 Neighborhood Services (City of Battle Creek) 269-966-3379
Where can I get help fighting racism? The National Resource Center for the Healing of Racism 269-963-9450 The Battle Creek Chapter of the NAACP 269-963-8805 Joint-Religious Organizing Network for Action and Hope 269-660-1950