Seniors looking for access to services and resources can make one stop on Dec. 18, when the Department of Health & Human Services Mobile Outreach will host an event at the Arcata Community Center’s Senior Lunch Site from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Representatives from DHHS’s Mental Health’s Older Adults Program, In-Home Supportive Services and the Veterans Service Office will be available to talk to attendees about these programs. Staff from Public Health will include an immunization coordinator and a health educator who will demonstrate fun and healthy holiday recipes for participants to sample.
There will also be an eligibility worker available to assist attendees in filling out applications for the CalFresh and Medi-Cal programs.
Humboldt Senior Resource Center and Redwood Coast PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) will also have representatives available to talk about the services they provide.
The regularly scheduled senior lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. For reservations, contact Tasha from the Humboldt Senior Resource Center at 825-2027.
The Arcata Community Center is located at 321 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway in Arcata. For more information, call 441-4650.
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