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Stop Case Management cuts for Mainers with Developmental Disabilities The Supplemental Budget contains proposed cuts to Targeted Case Management. You can do something about these proposed cuts! Click here to learn how you can make your voice heard. Proposed Cuts to Medical Assistance for People of 65 and People with Disabilities "Updated 1/19" Yesterday the Health and Human Services Committee voted 7-6 to keep the elimination of the DEL (and associated cuts to Money Savings Benefits) program in the Supplemental Budget. Click here to for information on a candlelight vigil and press conference - and please take action! |
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 Phyllis Hartzler and Marv Berger: A Spectrum Generations "How We Met" Love Story "Marv likes to tell the story that he picked me up for 20 bucks." Read more and enter our Valentine's Day Facebook Contest. |
 February is American Heart Month: Ways to a Healthier Heart by guest writer Brenda Vitali, American Heart Association. The key to preventing cardiovascular disease is managing your risk factors, such as high blood pressure, high total cholestorol, or high blood glucose. Read more... |
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 14th Annual Ice Fishing Derby Feb 26 in Waterville Calling all ice sportsmen, women & children! Time to get your fishing gear in order and scout out the best spot on the lake to catch the biggest fish. Click here for more information. |
 Rotary Gift Helps Homebound Seniors Waterville Rotary Club Don Plourde presents a check to Gerry Queally, CEO and Denver Brown, Nutrition Director of Spectrum Generations. This gift will benefit Spectrum Generations Meals on Wheels and We Sustain Maine programs for homebound seniors and disabled adults throughout central Maine. Read more... |
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 Free Tax Help Spectrum Generations is once again collaborating with AARP to offer free tax preparation services at its community centers across central Maine. Read more... |
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 Road Scholar: Adventures of a Lifetime by Guest Writer Howard Parnes, Road Scholar. From surfing to birding in Guyana and exploring the richness of American history - there is a Road Scholar trip for everyone. Read more... |
 Care Management A Geriatric Care Manager is a professional who knows how to assist families with making sense of their situation and offering solutions to make it manageable. Read more... |
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 Your Home Heating Rights by Legal Services for the Elderly. The Maine Attorney General's Office has issued Home Heating Assistance Rules and published the Consumer Law Guide describing how Maine Law will help protect you during the winter heating season. Click here to learn what your legal right are. |
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 Prescription Painkiller Abuse at Epidemic Levels Learn more about this growing epidemic, spread the word to other, and take action. Read more... | ||
| Don't Flush ME! Visit www.dontflushme.org for ways to dispose of your unused medications safely. Help keep harmful drugs out of Maine's soil, rivers, streams and groundwater that can harm fish and wildlife. | ||
 Traveling to Boston? Amtrak Downeaster is providing train transportation at a 50% discount to seniors, disabled adults, and groups. Plus, any Maine student/resident is admitted to the Museum of Art in Boston FREE of charge thanks to a $2 million endowment by the Lunder Foundation. www.amtrakdowneaster.com | ||
Spectrum Generations, serving central Maine adults from the state line to the coast line, helps people live their best lives by fostering independence and promoting a healthy lifestyle. At Spectrum Generations, you have a friend to help you age well and live a better, healthier life. We offer easy to understand information and support for all ages and abilities. We can connect you to new friends and adventures - or to life supporting help - so you can live your best life in a way that is right for you. Our programs and services include: | |
Come visit one of our Community Centers today, or contact us to check out our variety of new and favorite activities and programs to help you along your path to living well. | |
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