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Community Resources Category Resource/Link Contact Information Description To submit changes to the Community Resources List, please contact Ann at 603-332-1133 x109 or e-mail [email protected] Alzheimer‘s Support AlzBetter Dementia Care Experts 866-553-3939 AlzBetter’s Patent Pending Program is the most complete and innovative dementia care system aimed at helping people with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia to live safely at home. Alzheimer’s Support Alzheimer’s Association (800)-272-3900 Alzheimer’s Education and Resource Center Alzheimer’s Support StilMee Alzheimer's Coaching Services Joanne Sheehan [email protected] (617)-908-6345 StilMee coaches provide care for the caregiver; teaching about the disease, what to expect in changes in ability and behavior, and help caregivers develop workable strategies to address those changes in a supportive learning environment. Alzheimer’s Support Music to Remember 866-553-3939 Non-for-profit organization that uses music to stimulate people’s minds suffering from Alzheimer’s/Dementia and improve their mental function. Alzheimer’s Support Alzheimer’s Support Groups (MA/NH) Alzheimer’s Support Groups (Maine) 800-272-3900 Support groups are confidential meetings of persons diagnosed with Alzheimer's, or their caregivers. You can learn more about Alzheimer's disease and related dementias there and meet others going through similar situations. Some groups meet monthly, others weekly, and they are free and open to anyone.

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Community Resources

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To submit changes to the Community Resources List, please contact Ann at 603-332-1133 x109 or e-mail [email protected]

Alzheimer‘s Support AlzBetter Dementia Care Experts

866-553-3939 AlzBetter’s Patent Pending Program is the most complete and innovative dementia care system aimed at helping people with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia to live safely at home.

Alzheimer’s Support Alzheimer’s Association (800)-272-3900 Alzheimer’s Education and Resource Center Alzheimer’s Support StilMee Alzheimer's Coaching Services

Joanne Sheehan [email protected] (617)-908-6345

StilMee coaches provide care for the caregiver; teaching about the disease, what to expect in changes in ability and behavior, and help caregivers develop workable strategies to address those changes in a supportive learning environment.

Alzheimer’s Support Music to Remember

866-553-3939 Non-for-profit organization that uses music to stimulate people’s minds suffering from Alzheimer’s/Dementia and improve their mental function.

Alzheimer’s Support Alzheimer’s Support Groups (MA/NH) Alzheimer’s Support Groups (Maine)

800-272-3900 Support groups are confidential meetings of persons diagnosed with Alzheimer's, or their caregivers. You can learn more about Alzheimer's disease and related dementias there and meet others going through similar situations. Some groups meet monthly, others weekly, and they are free and open to anyone.

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Behavioral Health Salmon Falls Behavioral Health

(603)-335-2444 Rochester, NH Office

A multispecialty mental health practice of experienced licensed professionals who offer psychotherapy and related services to children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families.

Behavioral Health National Alliance on Mental Illness, NH (603)-225-5359 (800)-242-6264

Information, education and support to all families and communities affected by mental illness.

Behavioral Health Seacoast Mental Health Center, Inc. (603)-431-6703 Portsmouth, NH Office

Providing a broad, comprehensive array of high quality, effective and accessible mental health services to residents of the eastern half of Rockingham County.

Brain Injury Support NH Brain Injury Association: 800-773-8400 Granite State Independent Living: 800-826-3700 Governor’s Council on Disabilities: 800-852-3405

Cancer Support American Cancer Society

1-800-640-7101 Bedford, NH American Cancer Society: Educational Materials, Road to Recovery Program information.

Caregiver Support www.facebook.com/groups/Care-giverSupportNetwork

The Caregivers Support Network is intended to allow frail seniors to live at home and provide their caregivers the support and information needed to successfully carry out the responsibilities of providing long term care for their loved ones.

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CFI Case Management

Crotched Mountain: (603)-431-3042 Heritage: (603)-228-2400 Life Coping: 800-403-7993 Melissa Tremblay: (603)-670-4522 John Shea: (603)-582-8291 Angie Pappa: (603)-345-0098 Sandy Daum: (603)-742-4641 Alice King: (603)-345-6010

Community Action Strafford County Community Action Program

Strafford County: Dover; (603)-516-8130, Rochester; (603)-516-8126, Farmington; (603)-516-8191, Commodity Foods: (603)-332-4358

Rockingham County: (603)-431-2911

Belknap County: (603)-225-3295

Carroll County: (603)-752-7001

Works with the low income to address multiple needs through a comprehensive approach. Assistance includes: fuel & electric assistance, weatherization, head start & child care, homeless outreach, and senior transportation.

Community Action- Maine

York County Community Action Program

Local: (207)-324-5762

Toll free: 800-965-5762

York County Community Action Corporation (YCCAC). The mission is to alleviate the effects of poverty, attack its underlying causes, and to promote the dignity and self-sufficiency of the people of York County, Maine. Visit website for

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links to info about energy assistance, home repairs, and transportation.

Drug support Drug Watch

888-645-1617 Drugwatch.com advocates for people to make a stand against prescription drugs that have harmful side effects and medical devices that cause damage. We do this by providing accurate, comprehensive information about commonly used drugs and devices and by answering questions raised by people who contact us.

Elder Abuse Department of Health and Human Services

800-949-0470

Email: [email protected]

If you suspect or believe that you are, or someone else is, being abused, neglected, self-neglecting or exploited the Adult Protection Law requires that you report this to the Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services, Adult Protective Services. Call the number provided for a referral to the correct district office.

Emergency Assistance

Share Fund

(603)-335-0011 150 Wakefield St Rochester, NH

Gerry’s Food Pantry: (603)-330-3468 Emergency Financial Assistance: (603)-330-0011 Community Clothing Shop: (603)-994-3199

Emergency Medical Device

MedScope 1-800-645-2060 As a compliment to your fall prevention program, MedScope’s Medical Alert Program can assist your

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patient to get the help they need, as quickly as possible, in the event of an emergency. MedScope offers innovative approaches to the way information is processed in the event a patient has an emergency. We feel that increased communication can help to take a proactive approach to in-home patient care.

Emergency Response Equipment

NEERS

1-800-888-0338 NEERS provides emergency response services. There is a one-time installation fee and a monthly fee for unlimited use of a help button.

Employment Support Vocational Rehabilitation

(603)-436-8884 Assists eligible NH citizens with disabilities secure suitable employment and financial and personal independence by providing rehabilitation services.

Equipment Refurbished Equipment

(603)-224-7630

800-427-3338

Crotched Mountain Refurbished Equipment Marketplace (REM) Provides used durable medical equipment.

Financial &/Or Housing Services

Strafford County Community Action Program

Dover: (603)-749-1334 Rochester: (603)-332-3963 Milton: (603)-652-9893 Farmington: (603)-755-3963 Weatherization: (603)-516-8157 Homeless Outreach: (603)-516-8153

Strafford County Community Action Committee Inc. Fuel & Electric Assistance outreach offices.

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Senior Transportation: (603)-332-3963

Financial &/Or Housing Services

Strafford County Community Action Partnership

(603)-516-8126 (603)-516-8191

CAP works with community, state and federal partners to assist children, families, low-income and elderly residents with their efforts to become or remain financially and socially independent through a variety of coordinated programs.

Financial &/Or Housing Services

Community Toolbox (603)-294-0479 [email protected]

Community Toolbox is a non-profit Fix-It program in Portsmouth, NH that offers small home repairs to Seacoast neighbors in need.

Financial &/Or Housing Services

Elder Living Solutions, LLC (828)-808-5060

When faced with the challenges of aging, Elder Living Solutions, LLC helps seniors and families find answers and solutions to care and alternative living options.

Financial &/Or Housing Services

Homeless Shelter of Strafford County (603)-332-3065 A seasonal shelter providing safety, support and self-sufficiency to women, children and families of our community.

Financial &/Or Housing Services

Rockingham Community Action (603)-431-2911

Provides services to income-eligible individuals and families in need: Homeless prevention (utility/rent/mortgage), security deposit/rent assistance, emergency food, supplemental food/personal care products, Financial Capability programming, holiday assistance/referral, Personal Emergency Response System, and

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information/referral/advocacy and fuel and electric assistance programs.

Financial &/Or Housing Services

Senior Move Consultants, LLC Jim Scanlon at (978)-479-0446 Beth Ann Scanlon at (603)-642-5886 [email protected]

Providing senior move services to assist older adults and their families with the emotional and physical aspects of relocation and/or "aging in place."

Financial &/Or Housing Services

The Housing Partnership (603)-431-3620 Affordable housing for the seacoast.

Financial &/Or Housing Services

Temporary Financial Assistance Programs that provide immediate cash for people in emergency situations and evaluate the individual or family's need for the money on a case-by-case basis rather than having pre-established policies regarding the types of needs the dollars can be used to cover.

Financial &/Or Housing Services

Share Fund

(603)-335-0011 Rochester A 3 phased program to help develop good financial habits.

Financial &/Or Housing Services

Community Partners Yard work/snow removal. (603)-516-9501

The Yard Keepers. Yard work/snow removal assistance.

Financial &/Or Housing Services

Somersworth Congregate Housing: (603)-692-2357 Rochester Housing: (603)-332-4126 Labonte Apartments: (603)-692-2864 Portsmouth Housing Authority & area Homecare: (603)-436-9059

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Financial &/Or Housing Services

Community House Calls 1-(888)-887-0688 Community House Calls assists seniors and Adults with Disabilities with home safety, accessibility, repairs and maintenance.

Financial &/Or Housing Services- Maine

Community Wellness Coalition (207)-438-9100 Kittery, Eliot, York, and South Berwick, ME

The CWC works to develop and support individual, family and community well - being in all the interdependent dimensions of life: physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, social, cultural, occupational, financial/material and environmental.

Fitness Silver Sneakers (603)-512-1208 Amy LeComte [email protected]

SilverSneakers® Fitness Program is the nation’s leading exercise program designed exclusively for older adults.

Fitness Wheelchair Health In Motion [email protected] (603)-742-3997 Facebook: Wheelchair Health In Motion

WHIM is a FREE, peer-driven program that provides the tools for increasing quality of life and promoting wellness in individuals living with physical disability through innovative upper-body exercise and peer support within their own community.

Health & Nutrition A Safe Place 1-(800)-854-3552 A Safe Place serves victims of domestic abuse, their families and the community throughout Rockingham and Strafford Counties in NH.

Health & Nutrition Families First of the Greater Seacoast 100 Campus Drive, Suite 12 Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603)-422-8208

Families First Health & Support Center is the community health center and family resource center serving the Seacoast region of NH and Southern Maine.

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Health & Nutrition Goodwin Community Health 311 Route 108 Somersworth, NH 03878 (603)-749-2346

Goodwin Community Health serves the Greater Strafford County area of NH and Maine providing affordable access to wellness services and quality primary care.

Health & Nutrition Strafford County Food Pantries

Strafford County Community Action Dover, NH (603)-749-1334

To obtain a list of Food Pantries in Strafford County, listed by town/city.

Health & Nutrition Seacoast Family Food Pantry (603)-436-0641 7 Junkins Avenue, Portsmouth NH 03801

We strive to fulfill the needs of low-income individuals and families with food, personal care items and education for healthy living.

Health & Nutrition Strafford County Community Action Program – Child and Family Services

(603)-516-8108 Family Wellness Home Visiting, Healthy Beginnings Home Visiting, Healthy Families Home Visiting

Health & Nutrition Strafford Nutrition Meals on Wheels (603)-692-4211 Serving Hot, Nutritious Meals throughout Strafford County

Health & Nutrition Commodity Supplemental Food 800-942-4321 The CSFP is a nutrition program that provides free food and nutrition information to promote good health for seniors by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA foods.

Health & Nutrition US Food and Nutrition Service

The Commodity Supplemental Food Program works to improve the health of low-income elderly persons at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA foods.

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Health & Nutrition Strafford County Meals on Wheels

Strafford office: (603)-692-4211

Rockingham: (603)-679-2201

Epping: (603)-679-4696

Any home bound person who is over 60 years of age or older may qualify for a Meals on Wheels Program. People over 60 years of age who are not homebound are welcome to participate in a Community Dining Program, located in Somersworth, Dover, and Rochester.

Health & Nutrition Rockingham Nutrition & Meals On Wheels Program

Newmarket Community Center, 1 Terrace Drive, 659-3150 Portsmouth: Atlantic Heights, 40 Bedford Way, (603)-431-0561

Nutritious meals and beneficial support services to older and disabled residents of Rockingham County.

Health and Human Services

NH Department of Health and Human Services

(603)-271-4525 Toll free in NH: 1-800-852-3345 Ext. 4525

NH Department of Health and Human Services; Bureau of Special Medical Services 6 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03301

Health and Human Services

New Hampshire 211

NH Residents can contact 2-1-1 NH toll-free by dialing 2-1-1 in state or 1-866-444-4211 from out of state.

Information Center. 211 connects callers, at no cost, to information about critical health and human services available in their community.

Health and Human Services- Maine

Maine Department of Health and Human Services

Phone: (207)-287-3707

FAX: (207)-287-3005

Link to the Maine DHHS office finder. DHHS serves approximately one-third of the people of Maine, providing health care and social service support to children, families, the elderly, the disabled, people with mental illness or substance abuse issues and the poor. The Department operates two state psychiatric hospitals; provides public health information, guidance and management through the Maine Center for Disease Control and

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Prevention; and provides oversight to hospitals, nursing homes and other health care entities through the Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services.

Hearing Support Hearing Enhancement Center: (603)-749-5555

Hearing aids, Medicaid

Heart Health American Heart Association (800)-242-8721 The AHA funds innovative research, fight for stronger public health policies and provide lifesaving tools and information to save and improve lives.

Hospice Houses Hyder House: (603)-740-8500 CRVNA Concord: (603)-224-4093 CHH Merrimack: (603)-595-5688 Veteran Service Officer: (603)-624-9230 VA Medical Center: (603)-624-4366 x 5705 NH Veteran Home Tilton: (603)-527-4400 Home Based RN Karen Metivier: 800-892-8384 x 5704

Legal Assistance NH Legal Assistance

Senior Advice Line: 888-353-9944 or TTY 7-1-1 or 1-800-735-2964

Offers free legal services to seniors and eligible low-income persons. Individuals must be at least 60 years old.

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Legal Assistance-Maine

Maine Legal Services

1-800-750-5353 Legal Services for the Elderly's mission is to provide free, high quality legal services to Maine's socially and economically needy elderly aged 60 and over.

Lung Health American Lung Association (800)-586-4872 Education, Advocacy and Research Medication Good Rx Compare prices and find coupons for medications. Medication New Hampshire Medication Bridge

Program (603)-415-4297 An initiative to help low-income persons access

needed medications from pharmaceutical companies.

Mental Health

Strafford County/Community Partners: (603)-516-9300

Seacoast Mental Health, Portsmouth: (603)-431-6703; (603)-772-2710

Goodwin Community Health Services: (603)-749-2346

Mental Health Center; Wolfeboro: (603)-569-1884

Mental Health Issues Maine: Marie (207)-324-1500

Nursing Homes, Rehabs, Hospitals

Riverside: 603)-516-4120 Rochester Manor: (603)-332-7711 Dover Rehab: (603)-750-2900

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St. Ann’s: (603)-742-2612 Colonial Hill: (603)-335-3955 Gafney Home: (603)-332-2705 Edgewood Center: (603)-436-0099 Watson Fields: (603)-516-8810 Frisbie Memorial Hospital: (603)-332-5211 Wentworth Douglas Hospital: (603)-742-5252 Health South: (603)-226-9800 Huggins Hospital: (603)-569-7500 Northeast Rehab: (603)-893-2900 Portsmouth Regional Hospital: (603)-436-5110

Personal Care - Barber

(603)-509-7019 Shears on Wheels: Community driven barber that goes to disabled peoples/persons homes to provide hair care services at the persons’ home.

Pet Care (603)-617-8688 Janis Fitzpatrick. Dog groomer who makes home visits.

Seniors & Person with Disabilities

Community Partners (603)-516-9300 Rochester and Dover

Community Partners is a non-profit organization designated by the State of New Hampshire as the Community Mental Health Center and the Area Agency for Developmental Services for Strafford County, NH.

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Seniors & Persons with Disabilities

Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services (BEAS)

Rochester Office: (603)-332-9120; (800) 862-5300 TDD Access Relay: (800) 735-2964 Elderly & Adult Services: (603)-271-9203 or (603)-271-4643

The Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services (BEAS) provides a wide variety of social and long-term support to adults age 60 and older and to adults between the ages of 18 and 60 who have a chronic illness or disability. Visit website for a complete list of services, information links and district offices.

Seniors & Persons with Disabilities

New Hampshire Association of Senior Centers (NHASC)

NHASC is a statewide, professional, non-profit organization dedicated to fostering the multipurpose nature of senior centers and professional development of senior center management.

Seniors & Persons with Disabilities

NH Care Path This website is designed to be a resource for people looking for information about services and supports. Caregivers, families, older adults, and persons living with disabilities are invited to explore the website.

Seniors & Persons with Disabilities

REAP – Referral, Education Assistance & Prevention Program

1-(866)-634-9412 REAP is a prevention program available to all older adults in the community. REAP offers free, confidential counseling and education services. Call ServiceLink and ask for a REAP Counselor.

Seniors & Persons with Disabilities

Senior Programs & Services – Families First of the Greater Seacoast

(603)-422-8208 Support, Socialization and Education for Seniors

Seniors & Persons with Disabilities

Service Link 1-866-634-9412 Rochester: (603)-332-7398 Concord: (603)-228-6625

ServiceLink Aging and Disability Resource Center: information and support services within the community.

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Seniors & Persons with Disabilities

Special Medical Services 1-800-852-3345 ext. 4488 Special Medical Services, the New Hampshire Title V Program for Children with Special Health Care Needs, administers health programs and services for children ages' birth to 21 years, who have, or are at risk for, a chronic medical condition, disability or special health care need.

Seniors & Persons with Disabilities

Service Link

Strafford County: (603)-332-7398

Rockingham County: (603)-334-6594

Carroll County: 603)-323-2043

Belknap County: (603)-528-6945

ServiceLink: Aging and Disability Resource Centers. Connections to support independent living and healthy aging. Staff is available during normal business hours Monday through Friday. Information includes: Advance Directives, Living Wills, Caregiver Supports, Financial or Material Goods, Food Programs, Insurance Info, Legal, Medicare/Medicaid, Medication Assistance, etc.

Seniors & Persons with Disabilities

Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services (BEAS)

1-800-351-1888 or (603)-271-4680 (NH Relay) 7-1-1

Provides services and programs designed to help people live as independently as possible. Elderly and Adult Services: Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services (BEAS), a division of the NH Department of Health and Human Services.

Service Link Servicelink.nh.gov (603) 332-7398 (Rochester) (603) 334-6594 (Portsmouth)

ServiceLink is a program of the NH Department of Health and Human Services. Through contracts with local agencies around the state, ServiceLink helps individuals access and make connections to long term services and supports, access family

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caregiver information and supports, explore options and understand and access Medicare and Medicaid.

Seniors & Persons with Disabilities- Maine

Southern Maine Agency on Aging

Information: 1-800-427-7411 or 7-1-1 for relay service

Southern Maine Agency on Aging (SMAAA); Every stage of life brings joys and challenges unique to an individual’s circumstances. For more than four decades SMAA has provided the resources, programs and people to ensure that older adults and adults living with disabilities in Cumberland and York counties maintain their vitality well past the age of sixty.

Seniors & Persons with Disabilities- Maine

Elder Care Services (207)-286-2553

Smoking Cessation Try to Stop Smoking NH

1-800-784-8669 NH’s Tobacco Prevention & Control Program (TPCP) implements tobacco control strategies recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Best Practices. These strategies include state and community interventions, health communication interventions, cessation interventions, surveillance

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and evaluation and administrative and management infrastructure.

Support Groups- Hospital

Frisbie Memorial Hospital Rochester, NH: Frisbie Hospital

Wentworth Douglas Hospital Dover, NH: Wentworth Douglas Hospital

(603)-332-5211

(603) 742-5252 or 1-877-201-7100

Find a list of support groups, contact numbers and meeting schedules on the hospital websites or call the numbers provided for more information.

TracFone Safe Link Wireless

Safelink: 1-800-378-1684 TracFone: 1-800-867-7183 Net10: 1-877-836-2368

SAFELINK WIRELESS® service is a program for income-eligible households provided by TracFone Wireless, Inc. Persons must meet certain eligibility requirements set by each State where the service is to be provided. Requirements are based on a person’s participation in state or Federal support programs or by meeting the Income Poverty Guidelines as defined by the U.S. Government. Safelink Wireless service is limited to one person per household.

Transportation COAST (603)-743-5777 X120 or TDD: (800) 735-2964 Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation (COAST) Dover, NH

Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation (COAST). Regional transportation coordination and volunteer driver programs

Transportation Mobile Medical Van – Families First of the Greater Seacoast

888–922-0005 Families First offers a caring approach to delivering comprehensive health services to people who are

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without stable housing and without access to a regular medical provider.

Transportation North Bus 1-855-736-4287 The North Bus is a transportation service for residents of New Durham, Middleton, Farmington, Milton, Wakefield and Brookfield. The once-a-week service provides access to pharmacies and supermarkets in the Rochester area. The elderly and disabled are given priority.

Transportation Ready Rides (603)-244-8719

Ready Rides provides free transportation to health care and essential services for elderly & disabled residents of Barrington, Northwood, Nottingham, Strafford, Durham, Lee, Madbury, and Newmarket, NH. Rides are provided by volunteer drivers using their own vehicles. Accessible rides available.

Transportation Transportation Assistance for Seacoast Citizens (TASC)

(603)-926-9026 [email protected]

Providing Transportation to Seniors and others with Medical Mobility issues. Currently Serving the New Hampshire Seacoast Communities of Exeter, Greenland, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Kensington, North Hampton, Rye, Stratham, & Seabrook.

Transportation Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Care-Van (603)-740-2520 Courtesy service offered to eligible patients coming to Wentworth-Douglass Hospital for an extended course of treatment, most commonly Cancer treatments, Physical Therapy and Wound Healing treatments.

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Transportation Wheelchair Van Services

(603)-817-8207

All riders must be at least 60 years old to ride the bus. Call for information and learn how to schedule a ride. Suggested fare donation is $2 per roundtrip. Rides to grocery stores, shopping malls and discount shops.

Transportation FMH Van Transport: (603)-335-8882

Strafford County Transportation: Rochester: (603)-335-5128

Seacoast Chair Service: (603)-926-5801

Wheels on Wheels: (603)335-3862

CarePlus: 800-292-9177

Franks Taxi, Rochester: (603)-335-7433

A&C Van: (603)-926-0640

CAP Transport: (603)-818-8207

Lamprey Health Care Transportation: (603)-659-2424

Community Rides: (603)-516-9300

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Transportation - Maine

LogistiCare Maine: 1-866-418-9830 Non-emergency transportation

Transportation Employment Support - Maine

York Wave

Phone: (207)-459-9283 The York County Jobs Connection (YCJC) was initiated in June of 1997 as a result of the concerns of several Chambers of Commerce, representing approximately 3,000 businesses with a desperate need for workers to fill positions, and a variety of community resource agencies. A Steering Committee has identified barriers for workers seeking those positions: reliable transportation, available and affordable childcare, and training for employment skills.

Transportation- Maine

York County Community Action - Transportation Program

(207)-324-5762 extension 2932 800-965-5762 Sanford, Biddeford, Kittery

Range of transportation options, open to the general public, for people of all ages.

United Way United Way of the Greater Seacoast

(603)-436-5554 United Way leverages its expertise and connections to ensure that maximum good is working in the lives of the region’s children, youth and families.

Veteran Support Ask the Question NH

844-427-5838 Helps military Veterans by providing information and assistance with their lives.

Veteran Support (603)-315-4354 Veterans Count. Care Coordination and Emergency Assistance for Service Members, Veterans of all

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Eras and families. To provide critical and timely financial assistance and services when no other resource is available to veterans, service members and their families, to ensure their dignity, health and overall well-being.

Veteran Support Email: [email protected] (603)-315-4354 Provides a wide range of support for Woman Veterans of all Eras and their Families.

Veteran Support 800-273-8255 Suicide Hotline

Veteran Support Honor Flight New England

(603)-518-5368

1-877-WW2-VETS

1-877-992-8387

Transport America’s veterans to Washington, D.C. to visit those memorials dedicated to honor their service and sacrifices. Helping every single veteran in America, willing and able of getting on a plane or bus, visit THEIR memorial.

Vision Support NH Association for the Blind 25 Walker St. Concord NH 03301 (603)-224-4039 1-800-464-3075 [email protected]

Helping people with vision loss continue to live safely and independently – at home, at work and in their community.

Vision Support Sight Services for Independent Living 21 South Fruit St. Suite 20 Concord NH 03301 1-800-581-6881

Comprehensive program for people, aged 55 and older with vision loss who live at home.

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Vision Support Sight Center

1-800-464-3075 NH Association for the Blind

Vision Support Talking Books

(603)-271-3429

Toll free in NH: (800)-491-4200

TDD: Access Relay NH: (800)-735-2964

The Talking Books Program exists to meet the reading needs and interests of NH residents who are physically unable to see, handle or process printed material comfortably.

Wheelchair Support Ramps

GSIL: 800-826-3700

All Ways Access: 800-725-4387

Ramps.org is here to help you decide what type of wheelchair ramp is right for your situation.