Eastern Shore Area Agency on Aging /Community Action Agency

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COVID-19 Resources

Senior Center COVID-19 Guidelines

Emergency Assistance Application

USDA FOOD Distribution sites

Project Head Start Fall 2020 Enrollment

Announcements and Updates

Effective immediately, due to COVID-19 and for the protection of our staff and participants, the Eastern Shore Area Agency on Aging/Community Action Agency will be closed to the public until further notice. For Emergency assistance please contact the office at (757) 442-9652 and your call will be returned as soon as possible. Sorry for the inconvenience.

The central offices will be closed in observance of the following holidays:

Wednesday, November 11th-Veteran's Day

Wednesday, November 25th- 1/2 day for Thanksgiving

Thursday, November 26th and Friday, November 27th-Thanksgiving

We are delivering meals to our Home Delivered Meals clients and Senior Center members. For new clients please click on the Refer A Client button above for a Quick Form and fax to (757) 442-9303.

You can now download our emergency assistance application by clicking the button above. Complete and fax to (757) 442-9303, attention Judy Figgs or for more information contact the office at (757) 442-9652.

We are collecting any items to distribute to families in need. Donations may be dropped off at ESAAA/CAA Hare Valley Site or Accomac Head Start Site on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 am-12:00 pm. Thank you for helping those in need.

Medicare Open Enrollment October 15th-December 7th During this time you can review your MEDICARE PRESCRIPTON DRUG COVERAGE and compare with this year’s available plans to make sure you are getting the best quality for the cost. Trained counselors will be available to provide one-on-one individual reviews beginning Thursday, October 15th. For more information or to make an appointment contact our VICAP counselor, Linda Arvidson.

The Eastern Shore Area Agency on Aging/Community Action Agency is in need of Volunteers to assist with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA). Learn to prepare taxes and make a difference in your community at the same time. How can you make a difference? Simple. Volunteer to help your community by preparing taxes free of charge with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA). You will receive training to provide free tax help for low-to-moderate income families who need assistance preparing their tax returns. As a volunteer, you will join the thousands of others who each year prepare millions of tax returns at thousands of tax sites nationwide. We are following COVID-19 Health and Safety Guidelines.

If you would like more information about becoming a Volunteer to Assist with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA), please call Marsha Bunting at 757-442-9652 Ext. 21, by December 1, 2020.

Our two Senior Centers, Hare Valley Center and Mary N. Smith Cultural Enrichment Center, have reopened. The centers will operate under specific COVID-19 guidelines. Centers will be open Tuesday and Thursday, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. Click on the calendar for the monthly activities.

Resources

Accomack County:

http://www.co.accomack.va.us/about-us/contact-us Main Phone: 757-787-5700

Accomack County Social Services 757-787-1530

Social Security Office - Accomack, VA 1866-964-1019

Northampton County:

Main Phone: 757-678-0440

Northampton County Social Services 757-678-5153

Eastern Shore Coalition Against Domestic Violence 757-787-1329

Shore Memorial Hospital 757-414-8000

Head Start Federal Information http://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohs

Agency on Aging Federal Information http://www.n4a.org

Island Community House www.islandcommunityhouse.org

COVID-19:

CDC https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

Commonwealth of Virginia https://www.virginia.gov/coronavirus-updates/

Virginia Department of Health http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus/

Virginia Medicaid https://vrha.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/COVID-19-One-Pager-3_19_20-FINAL.pdf

Medicare FAQ https://edit.cms.gov/files/document/medicare-telehealth-frequently-asked-questions-faqs-31720.pdf

Inspector General Blog https://blog.ssa.gov/inspector-general-warns-about-new-social-security-benefit-suspension-scam/

IRS www.irs.gov/coronavirus

Shore Delivery Corps https://www.shoredelivery.org/