The following is a list of helpful agencies for senior citizens. Cut it out and tape it to your telephone book for future reference:

Communication

Telecommunications Equipment Project (assistive telephone devices), 797-7656

Phone Lifelines: Verizon, 1-800-585-4466; AT&T, 1-800-222-0300

Consumer Protections

Consumer Mediation Service, Maine Attorney General’s Office, 626-8800.

Office of Consumer Credit Regulation, 624-8527.

Mainecare Fraud Control Unit, Maine Attorney General’s Office, 626-8520.

Education

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, USM, 780-4406.

Windham Adult Education, 892-1819.

Finances

Property Tax and Rent Refund Program: State Rep. Mark Bryant, 892-6592; Maine Revenue Services, 624-7894.

Elderly Tax Assistance: Maine Revenue Services, 626-8475.

Home Equity Conversion: Southern Maine Agency on Aging, 1-800-427-7411.

Fixed and Low Income Resources

General Assistance: Department of Health and Human Services, 1-800-442-6003.

Food Stamps: Department of Health and Human Services, 822-2149; Southern Maine Agency on Aging, 1-800-427-7411.

Senior Dining: Windham Community Center, 892-3891

Home Heating: Low Income Heating Assistance Program (PROP) 1-800-698-4959

Utilities: Low Income Assistance Plan (PROP) 1-800-698-4959

Home Repair: Home Retro Program (grants of up to $15,000 to make homes more accessible) Alpha One, 941-6553.

Fix ME Program, Maine State Housing Authority, 1-800-452-4668; U.S. Department of Agriculture, 883-0159

Home Winterization: Operation Keep ME Warm (PROP) 1-800-698-4959.

Rental Assistance and Subsidized Housing: Maine State Housing Authority, 1-800-452-4668

Health Care Resources

Alzheimer’s: Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter, 1-800-660-2871

Deafness: Division of Deafness, 1-800-698-4440

Dental Care: Maine Donated Dental Services, 725-9193; Senior Dent (reduced cost dental care for ages 62 and over) call Southern Maine Agency on Aging, 1-800-427-7411

Vision Care: IRIS (Vision services), 774-6273; Medical Eye Care Program Department of Health and Human Services, 1-800-321-5557; National Eye Care Project (free vision care for ages 65 and over) 1-800-222-3937.

Prescription Drug Plans: Maine Rx Plus, 1-866-796-2463; Drugs for the Elderly, 1-866-796-2463

Mental Health: Community Counseling Center, 874-1030

Flu Shot Clinics: www.findaflushot.com

Medicare Assistance: Southern Maine Agency on Aging, 1-800-427-7411; Advocates for Medicare Patients, 1-800-750-5353.

Legal Assistance

Legal Services for the Elderly, 1-800-750-5353, 775-6503

Pine Tree Legal, 774-8211

Veterans Services

Togus Veterans Administration Center and Hospital, 1-877-754-2862

Veterans Benefits: 1-877-827-1000.

Maine Division of Veterans Services: 1-800-345-0116.

Social Security

Portland Office, 771-2851

State Agencies

Bureau of Elder and Adult Services, Department of Health and Human Services, 1-800-262-2232.

Assisted Living Services, 1-800-791-4080.

Adult Protective Services, 1-800-624-8404.