AARP – book on senior population and publishes a wide range of documents
on all topics relating to aging.

Delnor Vitality Center - sponsors an unwanted medical disposal program

Prairie State Legal Services - publishes a Senior Citizens Handbook, Renters Handbook and other documents. Offering free legal service to low income and senior citizens, information can be obtained on the web at: pslegal.org or the office serving Kane County which is located at 201 Houston Street, #200, Batavia, Illinois 60510, Telephone: (630) 232-9415 and (800) 942-4612, FAX: (630) 232-9402

Center for Aging Services Technologies CAST - This coalition of technology companies is developing new devices to help seniors with computers, etc. Information can be obtained at their web site: www.agingtech.org/index.aspx. Jointly produced a video, “Imagine the future of Aging”, with the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (see next). The Video will be on the agenda for the next Tri-Cities Lay Council meeting.

AAHSA - American Association of Homes and Services for Aging - 866-783-2242 www.aahsa.org. The group objective is to provide healthy, affordable, ethical aging services for America. Covering a wide spectrum of the housing market and related topics, links to other sites are available at www.aahsa.org/about_aahsa.

Other church programs - (example) Silver Foxes of St. John Neumann Roman Catholic

Church offer outings and other programs for a group of 200 people. They often have extra room or are under subscribed for an outing and would be happy to include participants from other churches.

Kane County Senior Resources - a professional organization of members offering services to seniors - web site www.kanecountyseniorresources.com.

Elderday Center - an organization providing quality day services and promoting independence for older adults, located in Bethany Lutheran Church, Batavia, web site www.elderdaycenter.org.

Fox Valley Hospice, Geneva http://www.foxvalleyhospice.net/

The St Charles Park District offers the Adult Activity Center (AAC) at the Pottawatomie Community Center. Contact Jeanine Sobel, Adult Activity Supervisor at 630-513-6200x437 Adult Activty Center. A wide variety of activities and events are available including:

• Billards and Card Rooms
• Monthly Potluck
• Computer Lounge (high speed internet)
• Red Hat Foxes
• Large screen TV Weekly Movie Showing

The Northeast Illinois Area Agency on Aging http://www.ageguide.org/. For over twenty five years, Northeastern Illinois Area Agency on Aging has developed and coordinated services that enable older persons to live independently in their own homes. As a leading provider of knowledge management solutions, we are committed to enhancing the quality of life for an aging society. The Agency serves DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties. Please call our toll-free Support Line at 1-800-528-2000 (8:30AM to 4:30PM) or E-mail us at info@ageguide.org. Our main office address is P.O. Box 809, Kankakee, IL 60901 (815-939-0727). Our field office address is 245 West Roosevelt Road, Bldg. 6, units 41-43, West Chicago, IL 60185 (630-293-5990).