NUTRITION PROGRAM AVAILABLE: The Trumbull County Nutrition Program for the Elderly is provided by the Trumbull County Office of Elderly Affairs. Meals are delivered to county residents 60 and older who are homebound, unable to cook for themselves and not living with someone who can cook for them. Client donations are accepted. Call 330-675-2486. Reservations must be made by 2 p.m. two working days in advance.
The menu is:
TODAY: Sloppy Joe, ranch seasoned potatoes, broccoli, sandwich bun, peaches and ice cream.
MONDAY: Closed for holiday
TUESDAY: Closed for holiday
WEDNESDAY: Pepper steak with gravy, whipped potatoes, carrots, wheat bread, pineapple and cookie
THURSDAY: Omelet turkey sausage patty, breakfast potatoes with peppers with onions, English muffin, orange juice and graham crackers
DEC. 29: Meatballs with marinara, green beans, dinner roll, salad, pears and vanilla wafers
YOGA CLASS: Maureen Lauer Gatta is the instructor for a new yoga class 11 a.m. Saturdays at the Niles Senior Citizens Center, 14 E. State St. Participants should bring a thin yoga mat. The class provides for a relaxation time along with the standard moves of yoga. It’s a free class offered through a sponsorship by the Mercy Health Foundation.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: SCOPE Senior Services is in need of volunteers during the daytime to help deliver groceries to homebound and disabled citizens. Volunteers also can be assigned to the nonprofit community-based organizations that serve senior citizens in Trumbull County. Common assignments include administrative, food service and driving.
For additional information, call SCOPE Senior Services at 330-399-8846.
SCOPE MENTORSHIPS: SCOPE Senior Services is partnering with Big Brothers / Big Sisters to conduct a monthly mentorship program in which seniors will mentor a child on a regular basis. Through a grant from the Trumbull County Mental Health and Recovery Board, up to 25 senior citizens 60 and older can serve as mentors to a child ages 6 to 15.
Big Brothers / Big Sisters will put together a monthly activity for the mentors and children to meet and get to know each other. The normal activity program will occur at the Warren Senior Citizens Center at the old YWCA building. There also can be special events during the year.
Call Big Brothers / Big Sisters at 330-545-0002 or SCOPE Center at 330-399-8846 for more information.
MULTI-GENERATIONAL CENTER EVENTS: The Girard Multi-Generational Center, 443 Trumbull Ave., Girard, open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Contact Christine at 330-545-6596 to make an appointment for events that request registration.
Weekly and daily programs:
• Breakfast club — 8 to 9 a.m. Monday through Friday.
• Puzzle pals — 10 to 10:45 a.m. Monday through Friday.
• Board games: 10 a.m. to noon Thursdays.
• Morning fitness — 8:30 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday.
• Pickleball: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays; 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursday and Fridays.
• Afternoon fitness — 2 to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
• Mind games — 8:30 to 9 a.m. daily.
• Community gardening — 8 to 9 a.m. Monday through Friday.
• Tai chi — noon to 1 p.m. Fridays, $5.
• Yoga — 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursdays.
• Open gym buddies — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
• Stretch exercises — 9:30 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday.
• Contact Christine at 330-545-6596 for one-on-one computer and technology tutoring, Medicare information or the HEAP program.
• AFL-CIO Community Services — 6 to 7:30 p.m. fourth Tuesday of the month.
• Happy New Year Potluck Breakfast — 9 to 10 a.m. Dec. 29. Sign up and bring a dish to share.
FARMINGTON SENIOR CENTER: The center, 150 College St., Farmington, is open 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays. Call 330-889-2733. Lunches are $5 for those 60 and older and $6 for younger than 60. They are served 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. No reservations required. Lunch menu is posted on the center’s Facebook page. For more information or to rent the center, call 330-889-2733.
• Monday morning breakfast — 7 a.m. to noon Mondays.
• Free blood pressure checks — 8:30 a.m. the first Monday of the month.
• Medical clinics — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., second and fourth Mondays of the month. Insurance, cash or check.
• Picturing our past club — 10 a.m., second and fourth Tuesday.
• Amish ladies day — 1 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month.
• Chair massage — 9 to 11:45 a.m., third Tuesday of the month; call the center for appointment, $15 for 15 minutes.
• Chair yoga — 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
• TOPS meetings — 6:30 p.m. weigh-in; meeting to follow Thursdays.
• Matter of balance exercise class — 10 a.m. Thursdays.
• Book worms — 1 p.m., fourth Thursday of the month.
• Paint ‘n Sip — Monthly project, check the Facebook page. Reservations and payment required, $25 to $30.
• Walking club — 10 a.m. Fridays.
• Friday Matinee — 1 p.m.
• Health programs start at noon. No reservations needed.
AARP NEEDS TAX HELP: AARP Foundation TaxAide is looking for individuals to join a team of local volunteers to help provide free tax preparation for older, low-income taxpayers for the upcoming season in Trumbull County. AARP operates five sites in Trumbull County from February to April during the morning and early afternoon.
New volunteers will receive training and continued support throughout the process. Basic computer skills are a plus and tax preparation experience is not required. Training will take place in January of 2024.
If interested, register at aarpfoundation.org/taxaide or Contact Bob Kovach at 330-553-9617 for further information.
JFCS MEALS IN TRUMBULL: The Jewish Community Center of Youngstown and Jewish Family and Community Services are offering meals to those 60 and older.
Participants must meet nutritional guidelines, be homebound and be unable to prepare their own meals. Call 330-884-6386 for more information.
JFCS also is accepting new mental health counseling clients, in-office or in-home therapy for individuals, groups, families and children. For more information, call 330-746-7929.
SENIOR VOLUNTEERS: The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of the Mahoning Valley is looking for volunteers. For information, contact Leah at 330-480-0352, Ext. 3.
RSVP is a national service program for individuals 55 and older who want to volunteer in Mahoning and Trumbull counties. These volunteers also will assist with community events.
SCOPE CENTERS ACTIVITIES: Trumbull County senior citizens can attend any of the programs at any SCOPE center. Call 330-399-8846 for more information on programs at any of the centers.
Centers are the Warren Area Senior Citizen Center, 375 N. Park Ave., Warren; the Niles Senior Center, across from the police station; the John Emanuel Howland Senior Center, behind the township building; the Cortland senior center at Cortland Christian Church; and the Newton Falls Senior Center in City Hall on West Broad Street.
SCOPE Senior Services continues to provide individual assistance with Social Security, prescriptions, Medicare and Medicaid. Contact Marge Haley at 330-399-8846 for details and appointments.
To receive a copy of the activities schedule, call 330-399-8846.
FOOD PANTRY: SCOPE Senior Service’s Traveling Pantry Food Truck project delivers free groceries to homebound seniors throughout Trumbull County.
SCOPE, a program of Family and Community Services Inc., operates the food truck with the Warren Salvation Army, Vantage Aging and Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley.
For more information, call 330-399-8846 or email mwilson@fcsohio.org.
WARREN SCOPE OFFERS PROGRAMS: The Warren SCOPE Center, 375 N. Park Ave., offers an indoor walking fitness area 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays. SCOPE provides an incentive of gift cards for seniors who walk 50 miles.
The center offers a SilverSneakers FLEX fitness session 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays. The SilverSneakers FLEX stretch class is offered noon Tuesdays. Senior citizens who are Medicare-eligible can take classes for free. Non-SilverSneakers members pay $2 per class.
For more information or to register for classes or lunch, call 330-399-8846.
FOOD DELIVERY: Direction Home of Eastern Ohio is partnering with various agencies for Families First Coronavirus Response Act funding for no-contact food deliveries to seniors 60 and older:
Trumbull — Trumbull Office of Elderly Affairs, 330-675-2486.
Mahoning and Columbiana — Easter Seals, 330-884-2513, or Jewish Family Services, 330-746-7929.
Ashtabula — Ashtabula County Community Action, 440-998-3244, Ext. 334.
SCOPE EVENTS: SCOPE Senior Services in Warren, 375 N. Park Ave., offers free knitting lessons 2 p.m. the first and third Mondays of the month.
Trivia games will be played at 2 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays.
HUBBARD SENIORS: The Hubbard seniors are looking for more card players to join their group. The group meets 9:30 a.m. Thursdays at the community room at the back of city hall on West Liberty Street.
Lunch is available at a cost.
TAI JI QUAN IN NEWTON FALLS: Direction Home of Eastern Ohio conducts a free tai ji quan Moving for Better Balance class with Shirley Svette from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Newton Falls Village Hall, 612 W. Broad St.
Participants are asked to wear comfortable clothing and bring a bottle of water. Lunch provided by the Senior Kitchen is available at noon for a donation.
Tai ji quan is a 24-week fall prevention program that improves muscle strength, balance, flexibility and mobility. This class is structured to reduce the risk of falls for senior citizens.
For more information or to register for the classes or lunch, call Richelle at the senior center at 330-306-9577.
JOHNSTON CENTER: The Johnston Senior Center, 5922 state Route 5, Johnston, is open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. To reserve lunch, call 330-924-0412 two business days in advance. Visit the Facebook page or call the center at 330-924-0412.
• Mondays — Yoga exercise, 9:30; blood pressure checks all day.
• Tuesdays — Chair massages, 10 a.m. (register in advance); pizza, noon. Also, mahjong, Wii bowling, blood pressure checks, coloring, crafts and Bible study.
• Wednesdays — Woodburning, 9:30 a.m.; woodcarving and gourd art, 10 a.m.; needlecraft, 11 a.m.; lunch, noon; tatting, 1 p.m..
• Thursdays — Needlecraft, 10; metal detecting, 11 a.m.; blood pressure checks, cards and bingo, 1 p.m.
• Fridays — Needlecraft, 9 a.m.; line dancing, 9:30 a.m.; lunch, noon; bingo party, 1 to 3 p.m.
• Daily — Free coffee, newspapers, blood pressure checks and puzzles.
911 SPECIAL NEEDS REGISTRY: To be placed on the Trumbull County 911 Special Needs Registry Program to alert first responders in case of emergency, fill out forms at the Trumbull County Commissioners Office, the Trumbull County Recorder’s Office, all Trumbull County SCOPE centers or on the county 911 website at www.trumbull911.co.trumbull.oh.us under the “Special Needs” tab.
For information, contact Mauro DiVieste, special needs coordinator, at erdivies@co.trumbull.oh.us, or at 330-675-7966.
SENIOR RIDES: Applications to use the senior rides services are available by calling Diane Siskowic-Jurkovic, Trumbull County senior levy administrator, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday at 330-675-7846, by emailing her at sljurkov@co.trumbull.oh.us, or online at seniorlevyservice.co.trumbull.oh.us. They also can be picked up at Trumbull County SCOPE Centers in Warren, Howland, Champion, Cortland, Lordstown and Niles.
For rides, seniors can call:
• Comfort Care-A-Van, 330-744-4145, for wheelchair trips or any other trip more than 10 miles.
• All American USA Taxi, 330-395-3226, for nonwheelchair rides 10 miles or less.
• Country Neighbor, 440-437-6311, for any trip originating in the northern tier of Trumbull County.
• Garwin Inc., 330-534-1335, for nonwheelchair rides 10 miles or less.
VOLUNTEER PACKERS / DRIVERS NEEDED: Trumbull Mobile Meals delivers meals five days per week to Trumbull County residents who are homebound. The agency needs volunteer packers and volunteer drivers.
Volunteer cold packers help pack cold meals 8:15 to 11 a.m., and volunteer hot packers pack meals 9:30 to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday. Drivers deliver between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Anyone who can spare an hour or two once a week or even just once a month is invited to help.
For further information, call Christine Sanford at 330-394-2538, Ext. 101, or email tmmvolunteer@aol.com.
OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM: Direction Home of Eastern Ohio is looking for volunteers to join the Ombudsman Program to advocate for excellence for those living in long-term care facilities. Volunteers will make phone calls and virtual visits to residents.
The training to become a certified volunteer will be provided virtually. Call 330-505-2338 for more information.
AMERICORPS SENIORS: Americorps Seniors needs volunteers. Anyone 55 or older who wants to mentor or tutor kids should contact Fran at fcomstock@fcsohio.org or call her at 330-399-8846, Ext. 204. A nontaxable stipend is available.
LONELY? CALL SCOPE: SCOPE Senior Centers have partnered with hChoices to provide the We Thrive Together Program with services to area seniors who are lonely. The centers offer free programming and use technology so they are able to participate at home as well as at senior centers.
Contact Alyssa Covert at alyssa@wethrivetogether.org, call 330-727-9452 or visit wethrivetogether.org.
FOWLER-VIENNA SENIOR CITIZENS: The Fowler-Vienna senior citizens group meets 9:30 a.m. or later Thursdays at the Fowler Community Center to play cards, dominoes and euchre. The center is for those 55 and older.
For information, call Charles Williams at 330-609-0318.
SSAG NEEDS VOLUNTEERS: The Senior Support Action Group, a volunteer-based, nonprofit program that provides services to homebound seniors 55 and older in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana Counties, is seeking clients and volunteers.
The program provides monthly food box deliveries, phone pals and transportation to medical appointments.
For more information, contact Paige Fortner, program manager, at 330-424-7877, Ext. 2, or pfortner@fcsserves.org.
SCSEP OFFERS JOBS: The Vantage Aging Senior Community Service Employment Program offers paid job training and placement to low-income adults. The requirements are to be at least 55, unemployed and on Social Security or SS Disability. Participants can be assigned to nonprofit community-based or government agencies.
For information, call Vantage Aging at 330-782-0978 or SCOPE Senior Services at 330-399-8846, or visit SCOPE at 375 N. Park Ave., Warren.
CORTLAND SENIOR CENTER: The Cortland Senior Citizens Center at Cortland Christian Church on Grove Street has some new activities.
Geoff Fusco teaches a cooking class 11 a.m. the first Thursday of every month. Another new event is Trivia Time, a team trivia game with categories from the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s.
Contact center manager Allison Okonek at 330-980-5363 for details.
SILVERSNEAKERS ACTIVE: SilverSneakers Instructor Roselyn Ragozine leads SilverSneakers 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the Newton Falls Senior Center. She leads a gentle yoga class noon to 1 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at the Cortland Center. She offers a strength class at 9:30 a.m. and a yoga stretch class at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Warren Senior Center.
Those without a SilverSneakers card can still take classes for $2.
ALZHEIMER HELP ONLINE: The Alzheimer’s Association’s online Community Resource Finder at alz.org/crf provides ZIP code area-specific information on topics such as care at home, community services and housing options. Visit the site or call the 24/7 Helpline at 800-272-3900.
SCOPE OFFERS FREE SERVICES: SCOPE Senior Services is offering free technology services for all Trumbull County senior citizens at its Warren Center, 375 N. Park Ave.
SCOPE’s information technology officer Kevin Weber offers diagnostic, maintenance and repair services for phones, laptops, tablets, iPads and computers; one-on-one training on the same; data migration, backups, system restores and resets; online services; virus and malware detection, prevention and recovery; and recovery from identity theft.
Call the center at 330-399-8846 to schedule an appointment.
McDONALD COMMUNITY ROOM: 500 Ohio Ave. For information, call director Millie Ritz at 330-288-0015 or millieritz@zoominternet.net.
SENIOR WATCH PROGRAM: Liberty residents 60 and older may sign up for the Liberty Township Senior Watch Program. Contact Marcy Orlando, police secretary, at 330-759-1315, or Joy, fire secretary, at 330-759-0363, Ext. 102.
