Senior Resources
1. COUNTY ASSISTANCE / COP FUNDING
401 S. Elm Street, Human Services Building, 2nd Floor
Appleton, WI 54911
(920) 832-5178
2. SENIOR CONNECTION
Winnebago County Elder Services
Access Intake Unit
220 Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 2187
Oshkosh, WI 54903
(920) 236-4615
Offers information and assistance to older adults and their families at the Thompson Community Center and the Outagamie County Aging & Disability Resource Center.
(920) 731-1322 or 1-866-739-2372 (toll free)
We can answer questions about older adult services including:
Housing Transportation Home Health Care
Legal Issues Insurance File of Life
Support Groups Home delivered meals / meal sites
Miscellaneous services & handyman
3. ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION OF GREATER WISCONSIN FOX VALLEY
Outagamie County Aging & Disability Resource Center
201 E. Bell Sreet
Neenah, WI 54956
1-800-272-3900 (toll free)
4. UNITED WAY FOX CITIES 2-1-1 (WISCONSIN)
1820 Appleton Road
Menasha, WI 54952
COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERRAL
Dial 211 - In Wisconsin Only
1-800-924-5514 (toll free) - In Wisconsin Only
(920) 954-7200
2-1-1 is an easy to remember telephone number that, where available, connects people with important community services and volunteer opportunities. The implementation of 2-1-1 is being spearheaded by United Ways and comprehensive and specialized information and referral agancies in states and local communities. United Way of America (UWA) and the Alliance for Information and Referral Systems (AIRS) strongly support federal funding so that every American has access to this essential service.
Every hour of every day, someone in the United States needs essential services from finding an after-school program to securing adequate care for a child or aging parent. Faced with dramatic increase in the number of agancies and help-lines, people often don't know where to turn. In many cases, people end up going without these necessary services because they do not know where to start. 2-1-1 helps people find and give help.
While services that are offered throught 2-1-1 vary from community to community, 2-1-1 provides callers with information about and referrals to human services for every day needs and in times of crisis. For example, 2-1-1 can offer access to the following types of services:
Basic Human Needs Resource: food banks, clothing closets, shelters, rent assistance, utility assistance.
Physical and Mental Health Resources: health insurance programs, Medicaid and Medicare, maternal health, Children's Health Insurance Program, medical information lines, crisis intervention and rehabilitation.
Employment supports: Financial assistance, job training, transportation assistance, education programs.
Support for Older Americans and Paersons with Disabilities: adult day care, congregrate meals, Meals on Wheels, respite care, home health care, transportation, homemaker services.
Support for Children, Youth and Families: childcare, after school programs, Head Start, family resource centers, summer camps and recreation programs, mentoring, tutoring, protective services.
Volunteer opportunities and donations.
