We provide Nutrition, Transportation (BCT), Information & Assistance, Insurance Counseling, Pharmaceutical Assistance, Options Counseling, AARP TaxAide Income Tax Assistance, Education, Health Screenings, and Recreation. Also, a representative from Land of Lincoln Legal comes to the center each month.
We provide Nutrition, Transportation (BCT), Information & Assistance, Insurance Counseling, Pharmaceutical Assistance, Options Counseling, AARP TaxAide Income Tax Assistance, Education, Health Screenings, and Recreation. Also, a representative from Land of Lincoln Legal comes to the center each month.
*Each entry is $20 for 4 bingo cards.
*Only 75 entries will be allowed.
*There will be 5 rounds.
*The winner of each round will win $50. If more than 1 winner, it will be split.
*You may purchase entries from our Facebook event or by contacting the Senior Center 618-664-1465.
*We will need an email address to send you your bingo cards.
During the month of March we celebrated Meals on Wheels. But let’s keep the giving going another month!
Providing home-delivered meals to residents through Meals on Wheels is just one of many programs the center offers.
From Medicare counseling to income tax assistance to congregate meal lunches to operating the food pantry, there is a lot the center does to provide for the senior community within the county.
These aren’t nameless, faceless clients. They are your neighbors, your grandparents, your parents, your friend’s family members.
We get reimbursed approximately 25% of the cost to provide a meal. The remaining 75% must be made up by fundraising and donations. Please help us cover the gap!
Together, we can keep seniors living independently, healthier at home, and feeling more connected to their community as they age.
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
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.
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.
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.
HOURS: 9am - 2pm Monday to Friday
Whether your reason for visiting is to find available services, to discover what the Center is about, to locate our facility, to connect to useful links, or simply to put a face to a name, we hope you will find our site helpful. Please contact us personally for individualized assistance and answers to your questions. You will find our staff is dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of our clients and their families. Listen to WGEL 101.7 FM Radio for CLOSINGS due to weather or other circumstances. Watch the MARQUEE SIGN at our location at 1001 East Harris Avenue in Greenville for more announcements and be sure to follow Bond County Senior Center on Facebook!
Meet Our Staff!
Top Row (left to right): Executive Director Jill Ohnesorge.
Middle Row (left to right): Site Manager Darleen Jones, I & A Specialist Tricia Jenner.
Bottom Row (left to right): BCT Driver Dave Doll, BCT Driver Brad.
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Our new Salad Bar is open in our Dining Room! Now includes Soup — two different kinds daily! Stop in at the Senior Center for a quick, delicious lunch!!
Ice Tea is extra.
*This price only valid for those 60+
Info fliers posted often!
Info fliers posted often!
Thanks to your generosity, we serve more than 18,000 meals to older persons each year! Over 1800 meals a month are home-delivered to homebound older adults. That’s 96 patrons! And an average of 40 congregate lunch meal patrons are served in our dining room Monday through Friday. Over 40,000 trips were provided to Bond County residents via Bond County Transit in 2018. Information on Medicare, insurance, income taxes, and other expense saving programs was supplied over 5,000 times to hundreds of residents. During February-April 2019, we helped over 237 income taxpayers and brought back more than $190,000 in refunds to the clients and the community. Each month, the Food Pantry provides food to an average of 250 Bond County families. That’s 900 people!
Your Donation Today will help ensure Bond County Senior Center can continue to offer these great programs and services in the future.
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.
FREE Tax assistance available and intended for senior citizens and low-income taxpayers of ALL AGES.
If you or someone you know is 62 or older OR Disabled OR Has a crisis, AND are an Ameren customer, have a bill less than $750.00, have not received help from LIHEAP (BCMW) in the last 12 months, THEN call us to see if you qualify for this energy assistance program.
Bond County Transit (BCT) can help you get to your destination. Our professional drivers will provide courteous, curb-to-curb service from your home to your job, doctor, grocery store, pharmacy, beautician, or other destination. BCT is a Transportation Service for the General Public - Anyone of Any Age is eligible to ride!
Need a Ride? Call 618-664-9844 or toll free 1-800-257-9012.
The Center provides a place to relax and visit with friends, enjoy cards, games, movies, parties, special trips, and a variety of other activities.
An interactive decision-support process to determine appropriate long-term care choices in the context of the consumer’s needs, preferences, values and individual circumstances.
Educational classes and workshops include Rules of the Road, 55 Alive Driver Safety Course, consumer awareness, food demos, health and safety, Medicare issues, and other topics of interest.
AgeSmart is partnering with GetSetup to offer a free online learning pilot program for a limited time to help you stay connected, learn new skills so you can live your life to the fullest. These small group classes, taught by retired educators, are designed to keep your mind active, allow you to engage with others, and increase your ability to live independently. But most importantly, have fun!
Sponsored by: the Secretary of State
All classes are held at the Senior Center 9:00am to 11:00am
Pre-Registration is required for all classes. Call Center Manager, at 664-1465.
On a specified date, Bring a friend (60+) to lunch at the Senior Center and they will eat free! Everyone should take advantage of this great offer. Meet new people, reacquaint with old friends, have a nice lunch and a good visit.
When you bring someone a meal, you show that you care.
Meals on Wheels volunteers deliver 1 million nutritious meals to seniors every day. Volunteers also provide safety checks and friendly visits – helping seniors to stay healthy and in their own homes.
With 1 in 6 seniors already facing the threat of hunger and the senior population projected to double by 2050, Meals on Wheels needs dedicated volunteers now more than ever. Donate your lunch break to volunteer with Meals on Wheels and start making a difference in your local community.
We are proud to offer a method of secure online payment for donations. Bond County Senior Center accepts PayPal for services, programs, Meals On Wheels funding, and our building maintenance fund.
March For Meals, a nationwide celebration of neighbors serving neighbors through the Meals On Wheels program. Celebrate and support home-delivered meals each March by: Volunteering your time, Contributing what you can, Speaking up for seniors, and/or Becoming a strategic partner.
Drink Prairie Farms Milk and Give to What Mooves You. Bond County Senior Center participates in Prairie Farms’ “Our Caps, Your Cause” Program. We need your help to get to 1,000 caps so we can get a donation check. You can peel the labels and enter the codes on the Prairie Farms Milk Caps website yourself, or you can drop them off at the Center and we will enter them. Thank you for your continued support!
“Extra Help” with Medicare prescription drug plan costs. Chubby Checker wants everyone to know about the “twist” in the law that makes it easier for senior and disabled Americans to qualify. To apply for extra help, there is an easy-to-use online application available at www.socialsecurity.gov.
For every new Subaru vehicle sold or leased from mid November, through early January, Subaru will donate $250 to the purchaser’s choice of a participating charity, one of which is Meals on Wheels.
At the time of 2020’s promotion, Share the Love had helped deliver over 2.3 million meals to America’s seniors. Meals on Wheels America, along with ASPCA, are the only national partners
that have participated in Subaru’s Share the Love Event since its inception in 2005. Subaru and its retailers support Meals on Wheels because it’s part of their commitment -- to leaving the world a
better place than they found it through the core values of trust and love.
Through Meals on Wheels America and Subaru, Bond County Senior Citizens Center, Inc. has received 11 grants (as of 2018).
These grants help fund our local Meals on Wheels program. If you are considering a new vehicle, please consider Subaru and support the charities!
Bond County Senior Citizens Center, Inc. receives funding through the Older Americans Act; U.S.A.O.A., the Illinois Department on Aging, and SWIAAA. Bond County Senior Citizens Center, Inc. does not discriminate in admittance to programs or treatment of employees, or in programs or activities in compliance with the Illinois Human Rights Act; the United States Civil Rights Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act; the Age Discrimination Act; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; and the United States and Illinois Constitution. Persons who feel that they have been discriminated against have the right to file a complaint with the Illinois Department on Aging at 1-800-252-8966 (voice or TDD) or with the Director of Bond County Senior Center at (618) 664-1465.
