• AARP Safe Driving (55-Alive) available periodically at Citizen's National Bank and other locations in the county. Online course available through AARP Web site for a fee
  http://www.aarp.org/families/driver_safety
• Rules of the Road-IL Secretary of State Bi-monthly classes at the YMCA Senior Center - 309/837-5733

Illinois Telecommunications Access Corporation (ITAC)

VNA Community Ctr. Services for Seniors 800-252-9027
150 E. Simmons, Galesburg, IL - 309-342-1152
or
Quincy Senior & Family Resource Center
639 York St., Quincy, IL 800-841-6167
http://www.itactty.org

Provides free telecommunications equipment to the deaf, hard of hearing, speech disabled and deaf/blind in Illinois. Free amplified telephones are included in this program. Basic requirements:

• Legal resident of Illinois
• Working telephone service in your residence (must provide copy of phone bill)
• Application signed by your Doctor or approved certifier that the applicant is deaf, hard of hearing, speech disabled or deaf/blind and unable to use a standard telephone

ITAC is a free program required and governed by Illinois law. There are no age or income requirements. Application packets and more information can be obtained by contacting the appropriate office listed above.

Lifeline/Link-up Illinois

Frontier 877-462-8188
http://www.frontier.com/products/Lifelines/Default.aspx

Universal federally funded Lifeline programs: call your local telephone company to apply for the Link-Up and Lifeline programs if you participate in any of the following program:

• Medicaid and/or Food Stamps
• Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
• Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP)
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Seniors earning $13,000/year or less
• Federal Public Housing

Macomb Transfer Company Movers

1718 W. Jackson St., Macomb, IL 61455 309/837-1519

Only professional moving company in McDonough County.

McDonough County Health Department (MCHD)

505 E. Jackson St., Macomb, IL 61455 309/837-9951
Email: mchdept@mchdept.com
http://www.mchdept.com

Provides public health services to all residents of McDonough County. MCHD focuses on four main areas of public health - community, environmental, family and emergency prepardness. Open M-Th 7 am to 6 pm.

Services of interest to seniors:

• Preventative Health Screenings
• Smoking Cessation Assistance
• Unwanted Medication Disposal (not controlled substances)
• Immunizations (Flu, Pneumonia, and Shingles shots)

Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center

600 Highpoint Lane, East Peoria, IL 61611 309/426-0709
Email: info@mitbc.org
http://www.alliancelibrarysystem.com/MITBCWhatWeDo.cfm

Provides free library service for anyone in central Illinois unable to read regular print because of low vision, blindness, or a physical disability. Stop by Macomb Public Library for more information.

Organize U

812 N. Madison St., Macomb, IL 61455 309/837-3802 or 309/255-1428

Email sue@organizeu2.com

http://www.organizeu2.com

Certified Organizer and Productivity Trainer

Provides the following services to seniors and their loved ones at home or in a small group seminar:

• Organizing personal papers or those of your loved one
• Organizing personal space (kitchen, bath, closet, etc.)
• Helping with all the components to moving or downsizing
• Helping those with memory loss or their caregivers organize a home for easier day-to-day living
• Help with paying bills and writing correspondence
• Teaching methods of sorting mail, email and voice mail messages
• Teaching issues and time management techniques

Citizens Bank - (309) 833-4551
A Div. of Morton Community Bank
Main Office
127 S. Side Square
Macomb, IL 61455
http://www.hometownbanks.com/macomb/index.htm

Held at Citizens Main Bank on the Macomb Square, this monthly community service (1st Thurs. Feb-Dec.) is open to the public of all ages. The event features free, basic health monitoring services, seminars, and vendor displays of interest to seniors and is co-sponsored by the Bank, McDonough District Hospital, and Heartland Health Care.

University Services Building, 504, Macomb, IL 61455-1390 - (309) 298-2403
http://www.tristatesaudio.org

Broadcasts 24-hours, 7 days a week. Volunteers read from newspapers, magazines, and novels. Offered at no charge to blind, visually impaired, learning disabled, or physically disabled. Listeners receive specially pre-tuned radios on-loans.

• Radio Information Service
• Web Streaming Service (available through password to qualified persons)