PAMPHLETS FROM THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE:
We try to keep a supply of these pamphlets at the library. They are free, but cost $2.00 shipping per order. If you wish to order a copy, either phone 1.888.878.3256 and give the title(s) and publication number(s) of the brochure(s) you want, or order online at www.pueblo.gsa.gov.
Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage.
ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES : KALAMAZOO COUNTY : MICHIGAN DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES
322 E Stockbridge
Kalamazoo MI 49001
Phone: (General Information) 269-337-4900
Medicaid Hotline: 1-800-642-3195
Fax: 269-337-5179
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Walk-in application for public assistance. Other services by appointment. Services include assistance in applying for Medicaid. (To apply for Medicare benefits, see the Social Security Administration below.)
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
317 South Drake Road
Kalamazoo MI 49009
Phone: 269-381-2313
1-800-772-1213
TTY for deaf & hard-of-hearing: 269-381-9046
Fax: 269-381-9119
Website: http://www.ssa.gov
Call for hours
Toll-free phone: 800-772-1213
Social Security has a toll-free number that operates from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. If you have a touch-tone phone, recorded information and services are available 24 hours a day, including weekends and holidays. People who are deaf or hard of hearing may call the SSA toll-free TTY number, 1-800-325-0778 , between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Monday through Friday. Please have your Social Security number handy when you call.
Services include supplemental security income and medicare health insurance to senior citizens and the disabled. Receives applications for benefits. Maintains listing of participating physicians in the medicare program.
KALAMAZOO COUNTY AREA AGENCY ON AGING
Area Agency on Aging Region IIIA
3299 Gull Road
P.O. Box 42
Nazareth MI 49074-0042
Website: http://www.kalcounty.com/aaa/
Phone: 269-373-5147
The Area Agency on Aging Region IIIA provides leadership and advocacy regarding aging issues on behalf of older persons in Kalamazoo County and funding for a network of in-home and community support services. Persons age 60 and older are eligible to receive Older Americans Act and Older Michiganians Act services regardless of their income or assets, although emphasis is placed on helping older adults who have the greatest economic or social need. The main goal is to provide quality services that enable older persons to continue living independently in their own homes or chosen places of residence, for as long as possible.
SENIOR SERVICES, INC.
918 Jasper Street/Joseph J. Dunnigan Parkway
Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Website: http://www.seniorservices1.org/
List of Friendship Centers in the Kalamazoo area : http://www.seniorservices1.org/friendshipcenterspage.htm
Phone: 269-382-0515
Senior Services goal is to keep older adults in their own homes, living independently and safely, with dignity for as long as possible. For over four decades our organization has been dedicated to the well being of older adults in Southern Lower Michigan. Our unique model of service delivery allows us to meet almost any need an older adult would have
