Senior Services

Spa Day at Helen S. Brown Sr. Citizen Center

In an effort to operate more efficiently, starting March 1, 2009 The HSBC will have new operating hours.

The Center will continue to be open from 8am - 5pm. (Employees will be on site)
All activities will end at 4:30pm. ( This will allow the employees time to clear the building and clock out at 5pm.)
Supportive services will only be available from 9am - 4pm, Monday - Friday
Lunch for seniors, 60 years or older, will be served at 12 noon
Ready Seniors Checklist (Disasters)

Helen S. Brown, community activist and volunteer, died July 10, 2002, at the age of 84. She left an incredible legacy in the form of her poetry, leadership and an East Cleveland senior center named for her. Perhaps best recognized as the woman for whom a Cleveland area senior center is named, Mrs. Brown spent a lifetime as mother, wife, community volunteer, advocate and social worker.

She ended her working career with a 14-year commitment as Director of the Helen S. Brown Senior Center, named in her honor for her dedication to improving the lives of the seniors. While modest in describing her accomplishments, Mrs. Brown conveyed the value of reaching out to others and finding ways to keep people connected to improve their quality of life.

Announcement: Brief Advice Legal Clinic

Free Legal Advice Clinic from the Legal Aid Society for the seniors at the Helen S. Brown Senior Center on the 4th of February at 12:30p.m. Important documents everyone should consider Wills, Powers of Attorney, Health care Powers of Attorney, Living Wills, Transfers on Death Deeds, and other ways to avoid probate. A follow-up Legal Clinic (Open to the public) February 14th from 10:00 am-12pm will be held at the center. Clients will have an opportunity to talk one on one with an attorney. This will be on a first come first served basis. Intake begins a 9:45. Clients should bring any important papers. For questions call 216-687-1900.If seniors need a ride on Feb. 14th they should contact Tatia Johnson at 216-761-8410 by February 9th.

Senior Resource Guide

RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
4614 Prospect Ave
Cleveland, OH 44103
216-391-9032

PASSPORT PROGRAM OF THE WESTERN RESERVE AREA AGENCY ON AGING
925 Euclid Ave Ste 600
Cleveland, OH 44115
216-621-0303

WESTERN RESERVE AREA AGENCY ON AGING
925 Euclid Ave Ste 600
Cleveland, OH 44115
216-621-8010

SPECIAL MINISTRY TO THE AGED
6804 Lansing Ave
Cleveland, OH 44105
216-441-5402

RSVP OF GREATER CLEVELAND
4614 Prospect Ave Ste 550
Cleveland, OH 44103
216-391-9500

CONCORDIA CARE MD (All-inclusive care for older persons with multiple needs)
2373 Euclid Heights Boulevard
Cleveland Heights, OH 44106
216-791-3580

CUYAHOGA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SENIOR AND ADULT SERVICES
Reserve Square
1701 East 12th St
Cleveland, OH 44114
216-420-6750

CONSUMER AGENCIES:

Better Business Bureau (24/7 line) 216-241-7678

Cleveland Tenants Organization 216-432-0617

Consumer Protection Association 216-881-3434

Federal Citizen Information Center 1-888-878-3256
First call for help
(Emergency food and shelter, drug info, senior info.) call: 211 (not for cell phones) or dial: 216-436-2000

Ohio Attorney General 1-800-282-0515

Ohio Department of Insurance 1-800-686-1526

Ohio Division of Real Estate 216-787-3100

Ohio Office of the Consumers Council (utility problems) 1-800-282-9448

State of Ohio Heap (Home Energy Assistance Program) 1-800-282-0880

U.S. Auto Safety Hotline Recalls 1-888-327-4236

U.S. Food and Drug Administration 1-330-273-1038

ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE:

Employment and Family Services 216-987-7000

Food Stamps 1-800-221-5689

EMERGENCY NUMBERS:

Elder Abuse Hotline 216-420-6700

Adult Abuse Hotline 216-420-6700

Domestic Violence Hotline 216-391-4357

General Emergency Number 911

Poison Control Center 216-231-4455

Rape Crisis Center Hotline (Cleveland) 216-619-6192

Suicide Prevention & Mental Health 216-623-6888

HEALTH CARE:

Alcoholics Anonymous 216-241-7387

AIDS Task Force of Greater Cleveland 216-621-0766

American Cancer Society 216-421-4204

American Heart Association 216-791-7500

American Sickle Cell Anemia Association 216-229-8600

Arthritis Foundation 216-831-7000

Care Alliance 216-781-6724

Center for Health Affairs 216-696-6900

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 216-292-4437

Dentist Referral 440-717-1891

Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland 216-591-0800

Environmental Health Watch 216-961-4646

Epilepsy Foundation of Northeast Ohio 216-579-1330

Free Clinic 216-721-4010

Healthy Start (free health insurance for children) 216-987-7346

Hospice of the Western Reserve 800-707-8922

Kidney Foundation of Ohio 216-771-2700

MOTTEP of Cleveland (Minority Organ Transplant Education Program) 216-295-7007
Muscular Disease Society 216-844-1439

North Coast Health Ministry 216-228-7878

Northern Ohio Hemophilia Foundation 216-834-0051

Ohio AIDS / HIV / STD Hotline 1-800-332-2437

Parma Health Ministry 440-843-8087

Physician Referral 216-520-0110

Planned Parenthood of Greater Cleveland 216-961-8804

Preterm 877-773-8376

Recovery, Inc. (Self-Help Mental Health) 216-267-1674

Recovery Resources (Drug/Alcohol) 216-431-4131

Relatives Project (for families/friends of those with mental/emotional problems)
216-752-4333

Tel-Med (Tape recordings on health topics) 216-520-0200

Universal Health Care Action Network (UHCAN OHIO) 216-241-8422

Visiting Nurse Association 216-931-1300

LEGAL ASSISTANCE:

ACLU of Ohio Foundation 216-472-2200

Americans with Disabilities Act 1-800-514-0301
TTY 1-800-514-0383

Children's Support Rights 216-321-1472

Cleveland Bar Association
(lawyer referral) 216-696-3532

Crime Victims Assistance Program 216-432-0617

Cuyahoga County Bar Association 216-621-5112

CWRU Kramer Law Clinic 216-368-2766

Legal Aid Society 216-687-1900

Bellflower Family Helpline
(24 hour service) 216-229-8800

Center for Families & Children 440-234-2220

Day Care Assistance
(for low income, working families) 216-987-7346

Grandparent/Kinship Care
(Program for relative caregivers) 216 420-6772

Jewish Family Service Association 216-431-1818

Lutheran Children's Aid & Family Services 216-281-2500

Ohio Department of Jobs & Family Services (ODJFS) 1-614-466-6282

Starting Point (Day Care referral) 216-575-0061

Tel-Med Parent Talk
(51 taped messages: press 357) 216-520-0200 (#357)
Tot-Line (answers for non-medical parenting questions) 216-431-8200

TAX INFORMATION:

Central Collection Agency 216-664-2070

Cuyahoga County Appraisal Department 216-443-7092

Federal (IRS) 1-800-829-1040

Homestead Exemption 216-443-7050

Real Estate 216-443-7092

Regional Income Tax Agency 440-526-4455

State Division of Taxation 216-787-3164 or 1-800-282-1780

GovEngine.com 954-895-7705

Law Library 216-861-5070

Public Library 216-398-1800

PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES:
Center for Mental Retardation 216-621-4504
Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center 21-231-8787
Cleveland Sight Center 216-791-8118
Connect Me Ohio
(Ohio programs/services for people with disabilities) 614-466-7246
Cuyahoga County Board of
Mental Retardation 216-241-8230
Cuyahoga County Community
Mental Health Board 216-241-3400
LEAP (Linking Employment Abilities & Potential) 216-696-2716
Learning Disabilities Association of Cuyahoga County 216-642-8512

Ohio Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation (Cleveland) (includes visual impairment) 1-800-251-2365

Ohio Protection & Advocacy
(for parents/children with disabilities) 1-800-282-9181

Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission 1-800-282-4536

Services for Independent Living 216-731-1529

United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Cleveland 216-791-8363

Regional Transit Authority 216-566-5100

If you would like a resource guide please visit:

Helen S. Brown Senior Citizen Center
16100 Euclid Ave.
East Cleveland, OH 44108

or call: 216-761-8410 ask for: Christina Lewan (outreach worker)