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FORTUNA SENIOR ServicesFortuna Area Service Programs for SeniorsThis directory links seniors with health and fitness, educational, social and recreational, financial, legal and other necessary service organizations, primarily in the immediate Fortuna area. Most are free of charge.
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ADULT EDUCATION & SUPPORT GROUPS
Computer Class with Danny King
AARP Driver Safety Program - 8-hour and 4-hour classroom refresher courses especially designed for drivers age 50 and over, earn eligibility for auto insurance discounts, AARP membership not necessary, call 677-1047 Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group, 4 pm 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, St. Mark’s Church, 795 Berding Street, Ferndale, 786-9353 Grandparents Support Group, 10:30 am 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, Fortuna United Methodist Church, call Neena 725-1789 Grief Support Groups - Hospice of Humboldt offers free support groups & grief education materials, for Bereavement Services, call 445-8443 6 - 7:30 pm, Mondays, Jacoby’s Storehouse, 8th & H Street, 4th floor, Arcata 6 - 7:30 pm Mondays, Sequoia Springs, 2401 Redwood Way, Fortuna 5:30 -7 pm Wednesdays, Hospice office, 2010 Myrtle Ave, Eureka 1- 2:30 pm Fridays, Hospice office 2010 Myrtle Ave, Eureka Narcotics Anonymous, 8 pm Thursdays, Fortuna United Methodist Church, call Kim 725-8867
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CLUBS/ORGANIZATIONS
Fortuna African Violet Club, 1 pm 2nd Thursdays, St. Francis Episcopal Church, 16th & L Street, call Kristi 725-5479 Fortuna Camera Club, 7 pm last Friday of the month, United Methodist Church, 922 N Street, call Ron 682-6033 or Jack 725-6762 Fortuna Garden Club, 1 pm 2nd Wednesdays, Monday Club, gardening, flower shows, landscaping & community beautification, call Claudia 725-5827 Fortuna Kiwanis, 12 noon Tuesdays, Peppers Restaurant, 719 S. Fortuna Blvd, call Gary 725-6726 or Sally 768-1979 Fortuna Pistol Club, 6:30 pm 3rd Thursdays, meet at Rohner Recreation Hall or Range House, 12 yd. & 25 yd. range, open to public Wednesdays 7 – 9 pm (except holidays), call Rick 725-1505 Lions Club, 6:45 pm 1st Thursdays, Hot Brew Restaurant, 904 S. Fortuna Blvd.; 7:30 pm 2nd Thursdays, at Rohner Park Recreation Hall, call Andy 725-9293 Native Daughters of the Golden West, 1 – 3 pm 2nd Tuesdays, highlights the native Californians, their heritage & pioneers, call Alice 725-3586 or Pat 725-3689 Retired Senior Volunteer Program - seniors 55 & over whose skills and talents are matched to volunteer needs of public & nonprofit agencies, schools, and special projects, call Stacy V-COR, 442-3711 Redwood Genealogical Society, 9 am Wednesdays, Genealogical Library at Rohner Recreation Hall, call Ruth 725-4307 Rotary Club, 12 noon Thursdays, Hunan Village Restaurant, 1468 Main Street, Fortuna, call Chris 443-2873 Sunrise Rotary, 6:45 am Wednesdays, Hot Brew Restaurant, 904 S. Fortuna Blvd., call Don 725-1394 Toastmasters Club, 7 pm 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, Fortuna City Council Chambers, 621 11th Street
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COMMUNITY WATCH GROUPS Neighborhood Watch Program - neighbors watching out for one another’s homes, contact Officer S. Hillman 725-7550 or shillman@Clfortuna.CA.US Senior Citizens on Patrol - seniors in uniform monitor various community areas, a program of the Fortuna Police Dept., contact Robin Fortuna P.D. 725-7550
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FITNESS & RECREATION
Tai Chi with Letha Rogers
MONDAY 8:30 am Walking Group, River Lodge 9 & 10:20 am Moving it Off, United Methodist Church 9:00 am Tai Chi, Presbyterian Church 11 am Line Dancing (all levels), Presbyterian Church 3 pm, Mr. Fitness (Cox Cable Channel 12), personal strength training class, call Julie 442-3763 ext. 208 5-6 pm STRONG Exercise Class, United Methodist Church TUESDAY 8:30 am Walking Group, River Lodge 9 & 10:10 am Maintaining Mobility, United Methodist Church 2 pm Seated Tai Chi, Presbyterian Church 3 pm STRONG Exercise Class, Presbyterian Church WEDNESDAY 8:30 am Walking Group, River Lodge 9 & 10:20 am Moving it Off, United Methodist Church 1 pm Tai Chi, Presbyterian Church 5-6 pm STRONG Exercise Class, United Methodist Church
THURSDAY 8:30 am Walking Group, Rohner Park Trails 9 am Cards & Games, Presbyterian Church 9 & 10:10 am Maintaining Mobility, United Methodist Church 2 pm Seated Tai Chi, Presbyterian Church Men’s Senior Softball, 50 & over, professionally umpired teams, games Thursday nights June thru August, call 444-2529 FRIDAY 8:30 AM Hiking Group, Rohner Park, meet to carpool, 50 & over in trail-ready physical condition welcome, call 725-7953 Biking Group, for time & place call Jack 616-5623 9:30 am-noon Fun & Games, Presbyterian Church
STRONG Exercise Class with Rosemary Moore
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FOOD PROGRAMS Farmer’s Market Vouchers, call A1AA 442-9591 Food for People - Fortuna Community Services, Seventh Day Adventist Church, 3rd Wednesdays, June – October, produce available in parking lot, bring your own bags, call 445-3166 Fortuna Farmer’s Market, 3 – 6 pm Tuesdays, June – October, 10th & Main Street Humboldt Senior Resource Center, call 443-9747 Meals on Wheels - for those who cannot get to the lunch site, on Tuesdays delivers 5 frozen meals with milk & juice ($3.75 per meal), call Fortuna Dining Site 725-6245. Free to Native Americans, sponsored by Blue Lake Rancheria, call Jina 668-5101 ext. 1039 Senior Brown Bag Program, 12 – 1 pm 2nd Tuesdays, Fortuna United Methodist Church, bag of groceries for income eligible seniors (bring own bags), home delivered for homebound seniors, call Food for People (Humboldt County Food Bank) Chris 445-3166 ext. 303 Senior Dining Program - Arcata Community Center, 321 Community Parkway, Arcata, lunch served 11:30 am call 825-2027; HSRC Main, 1910 California St., Eureka, lunch served 11:30 am, call 442-1181; Mountain View Village, 2130 Smith Lane, Fortuna, lunch served 11:45 am, call 725-6245; Silvercrest, 2141 Tydd Street, Eureka, lunch served noon, call 443-6143 St. Joseph Church Food Pantry, 10:00 – Noon Mon/Wed/Fri, 2292 Newburg Road, for anyone, partnered with Food for People, call 725-1216
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HEALTH Anger Management Class, 6 pm Thursdays, Fortuna United Methodist 922 N Street Blood Pressure Checks, noon 1st & 3rd Sundays, Fireside Room, Fortuna United Methodist Church, no cost, by Health Ministries and Sonya Houseworth Humboldt Domestic Violence Services – Adults experiencing or have experienced domestic violence, call Redwood Memorial Hospital, or Tami 834-2195, or Patricia 443-6042 Hypnotherapy, Susan Wilson, Humboldt Senior Resource Center activities program manager, email swilson@humsenior.org Immunization Clinic, 8:30 - 11 am Monday, Wednesday & Friday; 1 to 4 pm, Tuesday thru Friday, call County Health Dept. 268-2108 Men’s Haircuts, 8:30 - 10:30 am Tuesdays, Humboldt Senior Resource Center Pneumonia Shots, open daily, call County Health Dept. in Eureka 268-2108 TOPS Chapter 949 of Takes off Pounds Sensibly, weigh-in 9 am Fridays, call 725-2865 Weight Watchers, noon and 5:30 pm Thursdays, Fortuna United Methodist Church, call Christine 853-1120
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HEALTH CARE Caregiver Services Program - multiple training sessions through the year for family and professional caregivers, Caregiver Registry provides referrals of trained caregivers to seniors & others needing short-term or longer assistance, call 443-4363 Eureka Adult Day Health & Alzheimer’s Services - 9 am to 2 pm Monday thru Friday, 1901 California Street, includes physical therapy, exercises, music, cooking, arts & crafts, nursing care, occupational therapy, hot meals & more. Bus service from Fortuna, call 444-8254 ext. 3203 for intake coordinator Fortuna Rehabilitation & Wellness Center(formally St. Luke’s Manor) - provides less intensive medical care than acute care hospitals, such as: occupational, speech & physical therapies, respite care, long term & custodial care, also restorative therapy, accepts Medicare, Medi-Cal, private pay, and Veterans, 2321 Newburg, call 725-4467 Fortuna Community Service Center - assists persons without food or housing, 9:00 -11:30 am Mondays and Wednesdays: for food, call 725-1166; for housing, call 725-1166 ext. 205 Fortuna Senior Wellness Program, speaker at 11:30am 2nd Tuesdays, Fortuna Senior Dining Site at Mt. View Village, call 725-6245 Free Health Workshop - chronic disease self-management workshop, designed to help individuals with long term health conditions manage their symptoms, partner with their provider, develop & achieve mini-health goals. Workshops are 2 1/2 hours, one day a week, for six weeks, call Michelle at Community Health Alliance 445-2806 ext. 4 Home Modification & Respite Program - provides support for the unpaid caregiver taking care of a senior 60+ or taking care of a child under 18, call A1AA 442-9591 Humboldt Senior Resource Center - services include: tickets sales for Dial-a-Ride, small home repairs program in Eureka, job bank for small jobs around the house, fire wood, long term care, ombudsman program, multi-purpose programs, dining centers in Fortuna, Eureka & Arcata, home-delivered meals, and monthly senior newsletter, call 443-9747 ext. 1228 Senior Information & Assistance - referral & advocacy for seniors, A1AA program, call 442-9591; for caregivers call 443-4363 St. Joseph Home Care - nurses, social workers, and home health aides visit homes of homebound patients to provide physical, occupational, & speech therapy, personal care, or other care as appropriate, service established through physician referral only, accepts Medicare, Medi-Cal, private insurance, call 725-3389
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HOUSING Mountain View Village and Newburg Retirement Center - subsidized low cost housing for seniors and disabled, 2130 Smith Lane and 2401 Newburg Road, Fortuna, call 725-5923 Royal Crest Mobile Home Estates – people over 55, 2283 Crest Drive, Fortuna, call 725-4796 Sequoia Springs Assisted Living – people over 55, 2401 Redwood Way, Fortuna, call 726-0111 Six Rivers Property Management – subsidized low cost housing, call 725-1094 Wood Creek Apartments – subsidized low cost housing available, 2296 Redwood Way, Fortuna, call 725-1308 Redwood Court Apartments – subsidized low cost housing, 2042 Jenny Lane, Fortuna, call 725-6755 Luther Manor – subsidized low cost housing, 2375 Newburg Road, Fortuna, call 445-2020 The Meadows Senior Village – people 55+, 2065 David Way, Fortuna, call 725-5279 Firewood for Home Heating – people 55+, low-cost firewood vouchers, call Humboldt Senior Resource Center 443-9747 ext. 1240 Housekeeping & Lawn Care – help with these chores, call Reaching for Independence 725-9010 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) – help with utilities for low-income qualified people, call Redwood Community Action Agency 444-3831
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LEGAL/PROTECTIVE SERVICES Consumer Advocacy Services - if you have a consumer complaint & are over 60 years of age, call 443-9747 District Attorney Victim Assistance Program, County of Humboldt - serves victims or witnesses to a crime needing help; Victim Assistance call 445-7417, Rape Crisis hotline call 445-7417, Women for Shelter call 443-6042, Mental Health Crisis call 445-7203 Elder Law Consultations - alimony, debts/bankruptcy, grandchild visitation, child support, Advance Health Care Directive, or probate (and avoiding probate) call 445-0866 or (800) 972-0002 for appointment Project for Senior Action - helps seniors be heard. Staff & trained volunteers assist seniors to communicate with decision-makers at all levels of government about issues, legislation, regulations, proposals and policies that affect their lives, call A1AA 441-0449 Senior Legal Services - seniors 60 and older, no cost to residents of Humboldt County, provides legal advice, representation, referrals and other brief services including: questions regarding probate, wills, trusts, estate planning, consumer rights, debt defense, bankruptcy, civil law matters, call Legal Services of Northern California 443-9747 RUOK - a Police Dept. computer system, free to any Fortuna resident over 55, or residents who are home bound and medically disabled regardless of age, the system checks on the resident by phone once a day to verify their well-being. If there is no response, the system will call back two more times, if still no answer, emergency action will begin, 8 – 5 pm Monday – Friday, call 725-7550
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MEDICAL/HEALTH INSURANCE
Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program (HICAP) - offers free Medicare Workshops about Medicare Advantage plans, supplemental plans, Medigap, prescription drug plans, government assistance programs & long-term insurance, call A1AA 444-3000
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SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Thursday Cards & Games Bingo, 5 pm Wednesdays, Senior Dining Site, 2130 Smith Lane, call 725-6245 Book Club, 2 pm 1st Mondays, United Methodist Church, call 725-2020 Friends of the Arcata Marsh, Interpretive Center, guided tours available 2 pm Saturdays, call 826-2359 Friends of the Dunes - guided walk, call 444-1397 or www.friendsofthedunes.org Friendship Circle – dance to 50’s music, 1:25 pm Wednesdays, $4.00, Humboldt Senior Resource Center, call 443-9014 Fortuna Concert Series, 7:30 pm 2nd Saturdays, Sept – May (none in Dec.), Monday Club, 610 Main Street, call Corinne 682-6092 Fortuna Depot Museum - 1893 vintage railroad depot houses artifacts from Fortuna & Eel River Valley, Summer: 12 – 4:30 pm daily, Winter: 12 – 4:30 pm Thursday thru Sunday, group tours, volunteers welcome, call 725-7645 Fortuna Senior Dining Site – Wednesdays: 1 pm Pinochle, 5 pm Bingo; Thursdays: 2 pm Crafting; Fridays: 10:15 am Physical Exercise Class, 11 am Mental Exercise, 2130 Smith Lane, call 725-6245 Fortuna Senior Services Meeting, 3rd Saturdays, usually 10 am – 12 noon, United Methodist Church, 10th & N Street, free of charge, open to public, call 726-9203 or www.fortunasenior.org for calendar Line Dancing for Seniors, 1:25 pm Wednesdays, Humboldt Senior Resource Center dining room, no partner needed, call 442-1181 Music with Al & Ray, 10:30 am 3rd Tuesdays, Fortuna Senior Dining Site, 2130 Smith Lane, call 725-6245 Open Mic Music Jamboree, 2 – 4 pm 4th Sundays, Sept – April (none in Dec), Fortuna Monday Club, 610 Main Street, call Richard 725-1229 Red Hat Society - Fortuna Sophisticated Ladies wishing to join in the fun, call 725-3020 or 725-5906 Redwood Beach & Audubon Society, 8:30 am Saturdays, call 826-2359 Fortuna Senior Social Club - Lunch, 12 noon 1st Wednesdays, call Chris 725-2020 or Carol 725-2931 Fortuna Senior Services Senior Stitchers, 1:30 pm Tuesdays United Methodist Church, call Chris 725-2020 Senior Volleyball, 50 and over, 10 – 12 noon Saturdays, Fortuna Girls Gym, new members welcome, call Pat 444-9618
Senior Social Club - Lunch
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TRANSPORTATION
Volunteer Driver Program (A1AA & VCOR) - transportation to and from medical appointments for people 50 and over or those with physical disabilities, call 48 hours ahead, 9 am to 5 pm Monday thru Friday, call 442-9591 or vcor@a1aa.org Coastline Enterprises - serves Crescent City to Northern California & Southern Oregon, non-emergency medical transportation to Eureka on Tuesdays & Wednesdays, Senior Bus to & from lunch program at Del Norte Senior Center, wheelchair lift, call general bus 465-4720, senior bus 464-8338 Dial-a-Ride – taxi & wheelchair van for seniors and people with disabilities who cannot use public transportation, call 443-9747 Ferndale Senior Bus - serves Ferndale for people 50+ and those with a disability, call 786-4141 Fortuna Senior Bus – people 50+ and those with a disability, $1.25 each way or purchase punch cards (20 rides for $20.00) at Parks office or from driver, call by 8 am the day of needed ride, make reservations for medical & non-medical appointments, call 725-7625 Humboldt Transit Authority (HTA) - serves Scotia to Trinidad, operating Monday – Saturday, wheelchair lift; serves Southern Humboldt, Monday – Friday, wheelchair lift; serves Willow Creek, Monday – Friday, call 443-0826 or www.hta.org HTA Para-transit Service Southern Humboldt - serves Garberville, Redway & Miranda areas, door-to-door service for ADA qualifying passengers, 24 hour reservations are required, call toll free (877) 688-0826 K –T Net (Klamath-Trinity non-emergency transportation) - serves Willow Creek, Hoopa Valley, Weitchpec, Wautec (Pecwan), available to public, seniors & those with disability receive a discount, Monday – Friday, call (530) 629-1192 or ktnet@earthlink.net Misty Meadows Private Transportation Co - medical appointments and general transportation, call 267-3200 Volunteer Driver Program (VCOR/RSVP) - serves Eureka & Eel River Valley, must be 50+ or physically disabled, transportation to & from medical appointments, 48 hour reservations required, available 9 am – 5 pm Monday – Friday, call 442-3711, 442-9591 or (800) 408-4636 or vcor@a1aa.org (volunteer drivers welcome)
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