Emergency Numbers

• Fire and Rescue Services
• Police Services
• Hospitals and Convalescent Hospitals

Emergency Services

• Lifeline (Emergency response system for elderly or disabled clients)
  Phone # 800-949-2434
  
• "Are You O.K.?" (Novato Police Department program for housebound seniors and people with disabilities)
  Phone # 415 897-4350

Advocacy & Government Organizations

• State of California
• State of California Legislative Proces
• County of Marin Resources
• Save Home Care (help and imporve in-home support services)

Energy and Food Programs

• Pacific Gas & Electric CARE program. Eligible households can save $300 a year or $1,200 over four years.
• Meals on Wheels (Provider of meal services to those in need.)
  Phone # 703-548-5558
  
• Brown Bag of the Marin Food Bank (Serves Marin seniors over 60 years of age with an income of less that $689 per month.)
  Phone # 415-883-1302
  

Disability Assistance and Information

• MediCare Services Services
• MediCaid Services
• Disability Benefits 101 (Information and rules for health coverage, benefit, and employment programs)
• Pacific Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) information and referrals, training, and technical assistance)
• Marin Center for Independent Living (Service programs and counseling for people with disabilities.)
  Phone # 415-459-6245
• Catholic Charities (Offers counseling, psychiatric services, Asian Advocacy, Senior Case Management, Transitional Housing and assistance with immigration.) Call
  Phone # 415-507-4262
• Jewish Family & Children's Services (Offers counseling, financial assistance, information and referral, support for people with disabilities, and volunteer opportunities.) Phone # 415-491-7960
  Email: marin@jfcs.org
• Network of Care for Seniors & People with Disabilities ( Listing of services available in Marin County for people who are elderly or have disabilities.)

Transportation

• Golden Gate Transit (Bus service throughout Marin County and into San Francisco)
  Phone # 415-921-5858
  
  Marin Senior Coordinating Council (Whistlestop Wheels and offers a wide range of educational and recreational activities.)
  Phone # 415-456-9062
  
  The American Automobile Association (AAA) for Traffic Safety offers a Flexibility Fitness Training)
  Phone # 800-993-7222

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Providers/Caregivers- General

• National Family Caregivers Association (Education and Support, Empowerment and Advocacy, and News and Information.)
• Family Caregiver Alliance
  Phone # 800-445-8106
• Online Resources for California Caregivers
• Today’s Caregiver Magazine
• Visiting Angels (Living Assistance Services nationwide network of home care agencies.)
• Care.com (Find In-Home Care and Elder Care Resources,)

Health and Healthcare

• Benefits Check Up by the National Council on Aging (Free online service to allow older adults,and their caregivers.)
• Medi-Cal (Social program provided by the State of California to Seniors and other people who meet eligibility requirements and whose income is lower.)
  Phone # 1-800-541-5555
• Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Cards (Available to people on Medicare who meet certain eligibility requirements.)
  Phone # 800-434-0222
• Kaiser Permanente (Insurance and healthcare provider.)
  Phone # 1-800-556-7677
  

Senior Information & Services

• American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) of Marin
  Phone # 415-456-7569
• Adult Protective Services (APS)(Department of Marin County Health and Human Services)
  Phone # 415-499-7118
• Alzheimer’s Association (Non-profit organization that answers caregiver questions, performs advocacy research, organizes volunteers, and provides great links.)
  Phone # 800-272-3900
• Marin County Division of Aging (Offers a broad range of activities and services.) Phone # 415-499-7396
• Senior Access (Offers low-cost, adult day care for Seniors, including those with Alzheimer’s.)
  Phone # 415-897-6884
• Love Is The Answer (LITA) (Provides one-on-one contacts between volunteers and elderly persons in convalescent hospitals and retirement homes.)
  Phone # 415-472-5482
• Seniors at Home (Jewish Family & Children’s Services offers Seniors at Home program which supplies case management, home care and other services for seniors. Cost based on ability to pay.)

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Social Security

• Social Security Administration (Information on benefits, eligibility, Medicare, retirement, and disability.)
  Phone # 800-772-1213
• Social Security Tool Kit (Designed to help people access various sources of information on Social Security.)

Providers/Caregivers- Support & Training

• Professional Certification Branch Aid and Technician Certification Section (State of California lists current Certified Nurse Assistants (CNA), Home Health Aides (HHA), Certified Hemodialysis Technicians (CHT), and Nursing Home Administrators (NHA) who are eligible to be employed by IHSS consumers.)
  
• Caregivers of Persons with Memory Loss/Dementia Information Group is sponsored by Kaiser Permanente and offers three sessions designed to help caregivers of persons with memory loss and dementia.
  Phone # 415-893-4170
• Family Caregiver Support Meetings by Catholic Charities CYO.
  Phone # 415-499-1470
• American Red Cross Training of the Bay Area (Ongoing training on a variety of topics including First Aid, Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Advanced External Defibrillator (AED), and Community Preparedness.)
  Phone # 415-427-8000
• Prepare for natural and human disasters
• Regional Occupational Program (Ongoing vocational classes to assist people to get a basic level of skills in marketable areas including: computers, caregiving and others.) Phone # 415-491-6639
• Hospice of Marin provides classes and counseling on “end-of-life” care for caregivers and family members.)
  Phone # 415.927.2273
• English as a Second Language (Hosted by Canal Alliance and includes three levels of English Language Development (ELD) classes.)
  Phone # 415-454-2640