Age Well with HESSCO

The Morrill Memorial Library is partnering with Health & Social Services Consortium, Inc. (HESSCO) to share information on the organization and resources available. It will be held on Thursday, Aug. 15, 6:30 p.m., Morrill Memorial Library. 

As we age, there is a new lifestyle to navigate, medical help to seek, and many other future considerations to account for. We are bound to have many questions about the resources available in the community that will help us age well in place. A representative from HESSCO will explain the long-term services HESSCO offers for older adults and adults with disabilities.

Free and open to all aged 18+.

Registration required. To register, visit www.norwoodlibrary.org/morrillcalendar/, or call the reference desk at 781-769-0200, x2.

What is HESSCO?

HESSCO is the Aging Services Access Point (ASAP) and Area Agency on Aging (AAA) for South Norfolk County in Massachusetts. Its mission is to help older adults and individuals living with a disability remain safe and independent at home for as long as possible.

HESSCO contracts with a comprehensive network of health and supportive services to meet consumers’ needs. As a member of the MetroWest Aging and Disability Resource Consortium (ADRC), a partnership among agencies that provides information, support and services to individuals of all ages living with a disability, HESSCO strives to ensure a “no wrong door” experience for all. 

For more information, visit www.hessco.org

Norwood Senior Center Trips

• The Cape Cod Central Railroad/Luncheon

Wednesday, September 11

$135 

• The Winnipesaukee Railroad

Hart’s turkey dinner served right on board the train! 

Thursday, October 24

$125

• Cookies & Carols Cruise on The Charles River

Thursday, November 14

$120 

• Boston Pops and Lunch at Cheesecake Factory

Friday, December 6

$195

For more information on these trips or to register, call Nanci at 781-762-1201, ext. 4

Norwood Memory Cafe Inc.

Thursday, August 15

1:30-2:30 p.m.

The Norwood Memory Café Inc. is a monthly social gathering with caregivers and their loved ones who are living with memory changes. Entertainment By John & Linda. For more information contact: Jean Cotton, MS, Gerontology, C.D.P. at [email protected], call: 781-762-1611, or visit www.norwoodmemorycafe.com.

Senior Adoption

Celebrating its 10th year, Clear the Shelters is a nationwide pet adoption campaign let by NBCUniversal Local, a division of NBCUniversal. NBC, Telemundo, and more than 100 affiliated stations across the country partner with animal shelters and rescues to promote pet adoption and raise much needed funds. Since its inception, Clear the shelters has resulted in more than one million pet adoptions and raised millions of dollars to help these homeless animals.

This year, the 2024 Campaign runs from Aug. 10 to Sept. 10. For more information, visit cleartheshelters.com. Online donations to their cause can be given at www.clearthesheltersfund.org.

Clear the Shelters Locally!

While the Bay State Animal Cooperative no longer hosts a centralized shelter, their cats are filtered through generous volunteers who open their homes to love, feed, and shelter these pets until permanent homes can be found. There are many BSAC cats waiting, so let’s Clear the Foster Homes together Norwood!

To learn more about BSAC’s foster cats, visit www.baystateanimals.org. There are also cats not on the website coming up for adoption, so feel free to fill out an application or hit the contact button for more information.

Seniors for Seniors Program

The Seniors for Seniors Program through the Neponset Valley Humane Society (NVHS) is a unique program that matches senior cats with senior citizens. Many senior cats are overlooked for younger cats or kittens and have so much love to give. 

If needed and resources allow, the NVHS can assist with food and medical care. Also, adoption fees are waived in the Seniors for Seniors Program.

If you are, or know of, a senior whose life would be brightened with a wonderful companion,

781-769-1990 or email [email protected].