Senior Information
Watchung Seniors Invite New Members
Area seniors can find good company, interesting conversation, and exciting speakers right in the neighborhood when the Watchung Seniors group meets in the Seniors Room of the Watchung Public Library, 12 Stirling Road. New members are welcome!
Members enjoy twice-monthly meetings, as well as trips to restaurants and theaters. In addition to food and entertainment, the Watchung Seniors group is about people. Whether the group is large or small, there are always stories to be shared events to be discussed and ideas to consider. Why not make an ordinary day special, simply by doing something out of the ordinary?
For more information about joining the Watchung Seniors, please call Flora Setteducati at 908-755-0263.
Senior Services
Handyman Program Helps Seniors & Disabled Residents
The Handyman Program, operated by the Somerset County Office of Volunteer Services, has trained volunteers available to perform minor home repairs for seniors or disabled residents of Somerset County.
New volunteers, male and female, also are being recruited for the program. No experience is required. Free training is provided. Scheduling of home repairs is flexible.
For information about receiving services through the Handyman Program or about volunteering as a handyman or handywoman, call (908) 541-5715.
Catch The Cat!
Community Access Transit
This shuttle service runs Monday to Friday in Somerset County and follows a different route each day of the week. Residents will have access to several locations, including the County Complex, the Somerset Medical Center, the Somerset County Library in Bridgewater and the Bridgewater Commons Mall. The bus can hold 24 passengers and 2 wheelchairs. The cost is $1.50 per one-way trip. CAT was made possible by Somerset County's Division of Transportation and Somerset County's Board of Chosen Freeholders. For more information call the Somerset County Transportation Division at (908)231-7151. Click on the links below for maps and more information:
Farmers Market Vouchers Available for
Eligible Seniors
SOMERVILLE - Eligible seniors can get vouchers to buy New Jersey fresh produce,
such as fruits, vegetables and herbs, at participating farmers' markets in
Somerset County.
The vouchers, which are valued at $5 each, can be redeemed until Nov. 30 of this
year. Eligible seniors can obtain up to four vouchers (a value of $20 per
person) at the Somerset County Office on Aging, located at 92 E. Main St.,
Monday through Friday between the hours of 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Vouchers will be
given out on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last.
Eligible individuals must be residents of Somerset County and be at least 60
years old.
Income guidelines require that an individual's annual income not exceed $18,130,
and a married couple's annual income not exceed $24,420.
Applicants will be requested to show proof of address, age and a PAAD, Medicaid
or SSI card. Individuals will be asked to sign a Self Declaration of Income
Statement, which lists weekly, monthly or annual income, address and phone
number. Office on Aging staff will be available to assist residents when they
apply for the vouchers.
If seniors are unable to visit the Office on Aging to redeem the vouchers, they
may send a representative with a proxy statement and the identification listed
above. The representative can obtain the proxy statement, which must be signed
by the eligible senior, by contacting the Office on Aging at 1-888-747-1122.
Participating farm markets include Ripple Hill Farm, Basking Ridge;
Bernardsville Farmers Market, Bernardsville; Bound Brook Farmers Market, Bound
Brook; Linda's Farm Market, Bridgewater; Eden Farms, Bridgewater; Franklin
Township Farmers Market, Franklin Township; Cichowski Farms, Somerset; Sunhaven
Farms, Hillsborough; North Plainfield Farmers Market, North Plainfield;
Montgomery Farmers Market, Montgomery Township; Catalapa Farms, Princeton; and
Kingston Farm Market, Princeton.
For more information, contact the Somerset County Office on Aging at
1-888-747-1122.