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.
August 21, 2020: The Bond County Senior Center is in dire need of volunteers due to the continuing abundance of concern many people are taking in this COVID-19 pandemic. Food pantry distribution is Monday and Thursday from 2 to 4 PM. Currently, volunteers take the food to the patron’s vehicles. Some home delivered meal drivers are also needed. That time commitment is about an hour and delivery is contact-free. The two major home-delivered meal routes needing volunteers are Millersburg and Mulberry Grove. Volunteers drive their own vehicles to deliver meals then return the bags and coolers. Also seeking new volunteers for the SHIP program (train virtually ASAP, serve during open enrollment this fall). SHIP volunteers are called on to assist with questions on Medicare, Medicare supplements, Medicaid, employer benefit plans, managed care plans, long-term care, help pay for prescriptions and more. Counseling can include an analysis of insurance needs, side-by-side policy comparisons, help with filing claims, and appeals or filling out applications for assistance. Anyone wishing to volunteer should call the Bond County Senior Center at 664-1465.
July 15, 2020: Calling out to our amazing communities again. We are looking for several volunteers to drive to Fairview Heights and Edwardsville a couple days a month to pick up donations for the Food Pantry. We have several openings in August we are needing to fill. Please call 664-1465 for more information. Thank you for your support!
March 23rd Update: “Due to current circumstances, we will not be having White Crane lunches until further notice. We will start these up again as soon as possible. Thank you, Darleen, Nutrition Site Manager, BCSC”
March 18th 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 - 4pm 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, Senior Center Manager Jen Jackson.
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 1100 meals a month are home-delivered to homebound older adults. That’s 56 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.
From February to April each year, FREE Tax assistance available and intended for senior citizens and low-income taxpayers of ALL AGES. Appointments needed - Call 618-664-1465.
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!
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.
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Sites Service Suspended Until Further Notice — As coronavirus (COVID-19) developments change hour by hour, AARP Foundation is doing its part to prioritize the health of taxpayers, our volunteers, and the communities we serve. Accordingly, we have suspended AARP Foundation Tax-Aide services until further notice. We will continue to assess whether we can open again in some or all Tax-Aide sites now that the tax filing deadline has been postponed to July 15, 2020.
Available February 4 - April 9, 2020 and intended for senior citizens and low-income taxpayers of ALL AGES.
Appointments will be offered each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9:00am to 2:00pm (last appointments at 1:00pm). Appointments required — Call 618-664-1465.
Assistance sponsored by AARP Foundation’s TaxAide Program.
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 Jen Jackson, Center Manager, at 664-1465.
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 2019’s promotion, Share the Love had helped deliver over 2 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.
