Legal Assistance Resumes April 19
Paralegal will again be available on the 3rd Monday of the month starting April 19, 2021.
Please call for an appointment:
618-398-0958 ext 2224
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Bond County Transit Customer Feedback Survey!!
Income Tax Assistance Begins March 8
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers will begin preparing tax returns on Monday, March 8.
ALL APPOINTMENTS HAVE BEEN FILLED.
If you left your name and number with Center staff, they will be calling you with more information.
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White Crane Business Lunches Is Back!
White Crane returned in October 2020! This popular fundraiser serves the community and helps support the Bond County Senior Center and the vital services it provides, including the food pantry.
Volunteers prepare the food and deliver it to local businesses. White Crane, which has been offered by the senior center for over 10 years, runs from October through May.
If you want a meal, the order must be in no later than 12:30 PM on Tuesdays. The meals go out Wednesday morning. Find the current menu or how to subscribe to White Crane news on our White Crane info page.
Suspension of Services: Senior Center Making Adjustments For Coronavirus
March 18, 2020 Updates: As we continue to weather the COVID-19 storm, the senior center is making some more adjustments to our procedures.
These changes are effective Thursday, March 19, 2020.
1. Bond County Senior Center will be closing each day at 2:00 pm. This does NOT affect food pantry distribution.
2. We will not be accepting any face to face appointments. This means no license plate discounts, energy assistance, or Medicare appointments.
We will be accepting phone calls.
3. The doors to our facility will not be open. This is to limit our chances of our facility from becoming contaminated.
Congregate meal clients to pick up a meal — please call 664-1465 to let us know you are here and we will bring your meal to your vehicle.
4. Home delivered meal volunteers — please wait in your vehicle. We will let you know when the meals are ready and bring them outside for you to get.
5. The food pantry volunteers will take the food box out to the patron’s vehicle. Please stay in your vehicle.
The services we provide are extremely important to the most vulnerable populations in our community and we want to be able to provide them as long as possible. Thank you for your understanding.
READ FULL PRESS RELEASE — [March 11, 2020] Per direction by the Illinois Department on Aging, Bond County Senior Center will be suspending our congregate meal program, salad bar and going out to eat program to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Bond County Senior Center will offer a carry out meal or a meal delivered by a volunteer during this suspension of services to those who would normally come eat at our site. If you want a meal, please call 664-1465 and let us know which way you wish to receive it. We will have to strictly follow a policy of making a reservation by 4:00 pm the day before in order for us to pack a meal.
Home delivered meals will still be provided. We are also purchasing shelf stable meals for all home delivered meal clients. These meals are in the event there is a verified case in our area and we are unable to provide meals. They will be delivered to our clients as soon as possible.
The AARP FOUNDATION TaxAide Program is suspending free tax preparation nationwide in response to the COVID-19 threat. The Bond County Senior Citizens Center site will reopen when the Foundation determines that it is safe to do so. We strongly regret this decision and fervently hope to serve taxpayers again as soon as possible.
All meetings and after hours gatherings at the Senior Center will be postponed until further notice. Group leaders have been notified. Stay safe, stay healthy and stay home.
Our main focus is to limit exposure to vulnerable populations to this virus, while still providing for their needs. If you have any questions, concerns or needs please call the center at 618-664-1465.