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CATEGORY LISTINGS |
FREQUENTLY REQUESTED: |
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| Federal Goldenage Passport (National
Park Service) Toll Free number: 1/888/GOPARKS http://www.nps.gov/fees_passes.htm Purchase a lifetime pass to national parks, monuments, historical sites and recreation areas for $10. Federal Golden Access Passport free to blind and disabled. Presidential Greetings http://www.whitehouse.gov/greeting/ Mail Address to request greeting: The White House, Attn: Greetings Office, Room 39, Washington, D.C. 20502-0039 Birthday greetings for those 80 years of age or older, and greetings for wedding anniversaries of 50 years or more from the President of the U.S. for US citizens. All greeting requests must be submitted in writing six weeks in advance. Review the on-line guidelines before mailing your request to the White House. Dealing with Traumatic Stress: National Center for PTSD http://ncptsd.org/disaster.html American Psychological Association http://helping.apa.org/daily/traumaticstress.html |
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ABUSE, ELDER |
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| National Center on
Elder Abuse 1225 I Street, NW, Suite 725 Washington, DC 20005 202/898-2586 (Fax 202/898-2583) http://www.elderabusecenter.org/
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AGING |
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| Administration on Aging Information
Center: 202/619-7501 Elder Care Locator: 800/677-1116 http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers Assists older people and their families. Locate a care manager in your locality. http://caremanager.org/ 520/881-8008; TDD 520/326-24671604 N. Country Club Road Tucson, AZ 85716
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BEREAVEMENT |
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Grief Recovery Helpline 800/445-4808
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FUNERALS |
| Continental Assn. of Funeral & Memorial Societies
Information about funeral alternatives 1/800/458-5563 |
| Cremation Association of North America Assn of cremations, cemetaries, and funeral homes that offer cremation. Offers a series of brochures about cremation and funeral planning. http://www.cremationassociation.org/ 312/644-6610 |
| Funeral Society Consumer Assistance Program Assists consumers & funeral directors in resolving disputes about funeral service contracts, and provides information of death, grief, and funeral services. 1/800/662-7666 |
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GRANDPARENTS |
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| Administration of
Aging/Grandparents as Caregivers http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/may97/Grandparents.html |
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| Brookdale Center on Aging/Grandparent Caregivers
(NYS)http://www.brookdale.org/gpc/index.html |
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| Foundation for Grandparenting An information page for grandparents who are raising grandchildren http://www.grandparenting.org/ 108 Farnham Road Ojai, CA 93023
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HEALTH |
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Alzheimer's Association
800/272-3900 http://www.alz.org/ |
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| Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center 800/438-4380 http://www.alzheimers.org/ |
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| Arthritis Foundation (information
hotline) 800/283-7800 |
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| American Cancer Society Response Hotline
Prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment for patients & families 800/227-2345 |
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| American Council for the Blind Strives to improve the well-being of all blind and visually impaired people 800/424-8666 http://www.acb.org |
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| Eye Care Project Helpline For senior citizens who either have no access to medical eye care or are unable to afford it. 800/222-3937 http://eyenet.org |
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Food & Drug Administration 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857-0001 888/463-6332 (toll free) 302/827-4420 http://www.fda.gov |
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| National Association for Continence Help for incontinent people 800/252-3337 http://www.nafc.org/ |
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| National Cancer Institute 800/422-6237 http://www.nci.nih.gov |
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National Health Information Center 800/336-4797 http://www.health.gov/nhic/ |
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| National Institute for Deafness &
Other Communication Disorders Info Clearing House Provides information 800/241-1044 http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/index.htm |
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| National Institute of Neurological & Stroke Disorders
800/352-9424 http://www.ninds.nih.gov/ |
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| Parkinson's Disease Foundation 800/457-6676 |
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| HOTLINES: | |
| American Cancer
Society Response Hotline |
800/227-2345 |
| Arthritis
Foundation Info Hotline |
800/283-7800
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| Grief Recovery
Helpline |
800/445-4808
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| National
Social Security Hotline |
800/772-1213
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| Senior Hotline | 800/342-9871 |
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| HOUSING (Includes nursing homes, retirement communities, assisted living, and other senior housing facilities) |
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| American Association of Homes & Services for the Aging Tips on choosing a facility; general information for caregivers; info on types of care |
202/783-2242 publications: 800/508-9442 http://www.aahsa.org |
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| Assisted Living
Federation of America Consumer information center; locate an assisted living provider; other information |
(703)
691-8100 http://www.alfa.org |
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| LEGAL
SERVICES |
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| American Bar Association Lawyer referral and information services, legal insurance, judicial system facts |
http://www.abanet.org/pubresource/home.html |
| Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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800/669-4000 http://www.eeoc.gov/index.html |
| National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc 1604 N.Country Club Road Tucson, Arizona 85716 |
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| 520/881-4005 Fax: 520/325-7925 http://naela.com/ |
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| Natl. Organization of Bar Counsel Resource facility for the general public and the legal community |
http.//nobc.org |
| Legal
Services Corp. |
202/336-8800 |
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| MISCELLANEOUS |
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| National
Insurance Consumer Helpline |
800/942-4242
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Veterans Affairs, Dept. of Health benefits & services, pension, vocation rehabilitation, home loans, life insurance, education, burial |
800/827-1000 http://www.va.gov/ |
| Presidential Greetings Birthday greetings for those 80 years of age or older, and greetings for wedding anniversaries of 50 years or more from the President of the U.S. for US citizens. All greeting requests must be submitted in writing six weeks in advance. Review the on-line guidelines before mailing your request to the White House. |
http://www.whitehouse.gov/greeting/ Mail Address to request greeting: The White House, Attn: Greetings Office, Room 39, Washington, D.C. 20502-0039 |
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| RECREATION |
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| Federal Goldenage Passport (National Park Service) Purchase a lifetime pass to national parks, monuments, historical sites and recreation areas for $10. Federal Golden Access Passport free to blind and disabled. |
Toll Free: (888)GOPARKS |
| http://www.nps.gov/fees_passes.htm | |
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| SOCIAL
SECURITY: |
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| National Social Security Hotline P.O. Box 17739 Baltimore, MD 21235 Social security, disability insurance, medicare, supplemental security income |
800/772-1213 |
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| TRAUMATIC EVENTS: (Resources for stress response to traumatic events) |
| American Psychological Association Managing Traumatic Stress: Tips for recovery from disasters and other traumatic events 75 First Street, Washington, D.C. 20002-4242 202/336-5500 http://helping.apa.org/daily/traumaticstress.html |
| National Center for
PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder) Dealing with the aftereffects of terrorism http://ncptsd.org/disaster.html |
| Psychworks,
Inc. Interact with mental health professionals and get information on issues such as traumatic stress, depression & other mental health & wellness concerns. http://psychworks.com |