ROCK RIVER CENTER
810 S 10TH ST, OREGON, IL 61061 www.rockrivercenter.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO SENIOR CITIZENS

TO PROVIDE RESOURCES, ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES THAT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OGLE COUNTY'S OLDER ADULTS, THE DISADVANTAGED, CAREGIVERS AND THE GREATER COMMUNITY.

GENERAL FUND- PROVIDES RESOURCES, ACTIVITES AND SERVICES TO OLDER ADULTS THROUGH OGLE COUNTY.

OLDER AMERICANS ACT TITLE III-B - TRANSPORTATION, OUTREACH, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL TO SENIOR CITIZENS.1. INFORMATION SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR SENIOR CITIZENS, CAREGIVERS, THE DISABLED AND THE DISADVANTAGED THROUGHOUT OGLE COUNTY. ROCK RIVER CENTER CASEWORKERS MEET WITH CLIENTS IN THE OREGON OFFICE, AT SEVEN SITES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND IN THE HOMES OF THOSE UNABLE TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES, PROVIDING CLIENTS WITH RESOURCES, ADVOCACY, AND ASSISTANCE COMPLETING APPLICATIONS. ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED WITH THE FOLLOWING RESOURCES AND BENEFITS:EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMSDEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES/MEDICAID/LINK CARD, SPOUSAL IMPOVERISHMENT, QMB, SLMBMEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PROGRAM, ENROLLMENT AND COUNSELINGSOCIAL SECURITY APPLICATIONSHOME DELIVERED MEALSHOUSING, APPLICATIONS AND REDETERMINATIONSHOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONVETERAN'S ASSISTANCE (ALSO A SITE FOR THE STATE OF ILLINOIS VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION)STATE OF ILLINOIS CIRCUIT BREAKER PROGRAMENERGY ASSISTANCE, COOLING CENTERCAREGIVER RESOURCES AND MANY, MANY MOREFUNDING FOR INFORMATION SERVICES IS PROVIDED, IN PART THROUGH THE NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS AREA AGENCY ON AGING, TITLE IIIB AND TITLE IIIE OF THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT, THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT ON INSURANCE AND UNITED WAY. 2. ROCK RIVER CENTER, INC., BECAME A PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROVIDER IN 2008, EXPANDING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO PERSONS OF ALL AGES. TRANSPORTATION IS PROVIDED WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF OGLE COUNTY, WITH MANY RIDERS SEEKING TRANSPORTATION TO MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITIES LOCATED IN ROCKFORD, STERLING AND DEKALB, ALL OUTSIDE OF OGLE COUNTY. AS A PROVIDER OF SERVICES UNDER THE LEE OGLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (LOTS), DISPATCHING IS PROVIDED BY LEE COUNTY. ROCK RIVER CENTER OPERATES 8 LIFT EQUIPPED VEHICLES, PROVIDED BY THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. THE CENTER ALSO RECENTLY BECAME A MEDICAID PROVIDER. SENIOR CITIZENS AND THOSE WITH DISABILITIES RIDE ON A DONATION BASIS. FEES ARE ASSESSED ON ALL OTHERS, BUT NO ONE IS DENIED BASED ON INABILITY TO PAY. 3. RECREATION AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES: THE ROCK RIVER CENTER PROVIDES A VARIETY OF RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES, DESIGNED TO ENGAGE THOSE AGE 55 AND OLDER. EDUCATIONAL CLASSES INCLUDE COMPUTER, MARQUETRY, WOOD CARVING, AARP 55 ALIVE, CRAFT, NUTRITION AND OTHERS DEPENDING ON THE INTEREST. THE CENTER HOSTS MONTHLY BIRTHDAY AND HOLIDAY EVENTS, SUCH AS A NEW YEAR'S EVE BREAKFAST. RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDE BIWEEKLY LINE DANCING, ONE DAY AND EXTENDED TRIPS, POOL TOURNAMENTS, WII AND VIDEO FUN GAMES, MONTHLY POTLUCKS, DOMINOS, CARD PLAYING, AND OF COURSE, BINGO. INTERGENERATIONAL ACTIVITIES ARE PLANNED TO BE EDUCATIONAL, AS WELL AS RECREATIONAL.

TITLE XX DONATED FUNDS INITIATIVE -PROVIDE HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO PERSONS AGE 60 AND OLDER.

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