Membership:
Branford
residents age 60+ are eligible to apply for membership.
(Members must be independent and oriented.)
Dues
are $ 8 per year. Guests and non-residents are welcome
to accompany a member to an activity or on a trip as
space
permits. Stop by the Front Office today and activate
your membership, we look forward to meeting you!
Procedures & Policies:
Click here for Canoe Brook's 2011
Procedures & Policies Handbook
Transportation Services:
Click here for a downloadable brochure:
Transportation
Information
Bus
Transportation: Available daily to Canoe
Brook Center for lunch, activities, and trips. Call the
transportation office at 315-0681 a day in advance to
reserve a ride to the Center. There is no charge to use
our transportation services, however donations are
accepted. For weekend, evening, or wheelchair
transportation please call Greater New Haven Transit
District at 288-6282 or click here for more info on the
MyRide
transportation services.
Medical
Appointments: Available
for Branford residents to appointments in Branford,
Guilford, New Haven, and the VA. Appointment times must be between 8:45 a.m. and 2:00
p.m. A five day advance notice of appointments is
requested; however many days we are filled to capacity
so the sooner you reserve your ride the more likely it
is we can accommodate your request.
Grocery
Shopping: Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. Stop and Shop for
Stony Creek and central Branford.
Tuesday,11:30 a.m. Big Y for Branford, Short
Beach & Branford Hills.
Thursday, 8:30 a.m. Mini-trips to local malls and/or
department stores; call for schedule.
Friday, 8:30 a.m. Stop and Shop for Stony
Creek and central Branford.
Friday, 11:30 a.m. Big Y for Branford, Short
Beach & Branford Hills.
Social Services:
Assistance with Energy Assistance, Operation
Fuel, Renter's Rebate, Housing, ConnPace, Social
Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Food Stamps, tax relief,
and consumer protection issues is available. Please call
Marlowe Ioime, Assistant Director at 315-0682 to
schedule a confidential consultation. For
detailed program information please click on the
following links:
Housing, InfoLine
-211,
Energy
Assistance, Operation
Fuel,
ConnPace,
Social
Security, Medicare, DSS
Elderly Services,
Agency
on Aging
Activities:
Canoe Brook offers a full complement of
social, educational, recreational, and cultural programs
designed for today's Senior. Pre-registration is
required for all activities and classes. Contact Nancy
Cohen, Activity Coordinator at 315-0684 for more
information or Click the following links:
Upcoming
Events,
Daily
Activity Schedule,
Monthly Calendar,
Trips,
Computer
Classes,
Fitness
Classes,
Canoe
Brook News,
Fee
Structure
Meals:
Senior
Cafe: Lunch is served at noon
Monday-Thursday for a suggested donation of $ 2.00
(donation is requested at time of reservation.) Transportation is available. Menus are posted at
the Center. To make a reservation call
315-0685 no later than 12:30 pm the day
before you would like to come. Cafe hours are
Monday - Thursday 10am -1:00 pm. Click
here for the: Monthly
Menu.
Meals on
Wheels:
Managed by the Area Agency on Aging home delivered meals
are available to homebound Seniors.
To apply
for home delivered meals please call the Meals on Wheels
program directly at 387-7700. For information on other
meal options please call Assistant Director Marlowe
Ioime at 315-0682.
Legal
Consultation: Attorney
Steve Errante is available for legal clarification and
referral as needed. Contact Wendy at 315-0687
to
schedule an appointment.
