SENIOR CITIZEN SERVICES
DIAL-A-RIDE SERVICE
Jefferson Township provides free transportation for senior citizens 55 years and older and disabled residents for medical appointments and local shopping. Vehicles are wheelchair accessible.
Call the Dial-a-Ride office at 973-208-6123 one day in advance for shopping days and two days in advance for medicals. Leave a voice mail message with your full name, telephone number, street address, and the date and destination you are requesting transportation for.
Shopping days are available Monday through Friday to the following: Rockaway Townsquare Mall, K-Mart, Wal-Mart, Target, ShopRite, A&P, Pathmark, local beauty salons, nutrition sites, and banks.
Dial-A-Ride vehicles and the Morris Area Paratransit Service (MAPS) van provide transportation for medical appointments Monday through Friday between 9 AM and 1 PM. Appointments must be within a 15-mile radius of Jefferson Township, and Dial-A-Ride must be notified by 2 PM at least two days prior to a requested pick-up day.
Contact the Dial-a-Ride Department at 973-208-6123 to schedule an appointment. If it is imperative to speak to someone during regular business hours call the Recreation Department office at 973-663-8404.
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLINICS
Free and/or nominal cost health services are offered at the Jefferson Township Public Health Center on Minnisink Road. A wide range of public health services designed to promote and protect the health of Jefferson Township senior citizens are available including Blood Pressure Clinics, Male and Female Cancer Screenings, Mammograms, Foot Care Clinics, Glaucoma and Vision Clinics, Blood Tests (SMAC 23, HDL, and CBC), Urinalysis, Flu Vaccine, Skin Cancer Screenings, and Adult Tetanus.
Contact the Health Center on Minnisink Road at 973-663-0700 or the Health Department in the Municipal Building at 973-208-6120 for additional information and schedules.
MEALS ON WHEELS
Home delivery of a hot meal is available for homebound seniors.
Contact Meals on Wheels at 973-285-6885 for additional information.
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP NUTRITION PROJECT SITE
Morris County Nutrition Project provides coffee and… at 9 AM followed by a program at 11 AM and a nutritious lunch at 12 noon at the Jefferson Township Senior Center located at 54 Schoolhouse Road every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday (973-208-1001). Menu items include juice or soup, meat or alternate, bread, fruit or vegetable, milk, and margarine. Seniors 55 and older are welcome, and there is a nominal donation of $1.50 per lunch. On Wednesdays, a cold box lunch is available at a nominal cost of $1.
Contact the Morris County Nutrition Site at 973-208-0788 for additional information, menus, and schedules.
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP SENIOR CENTER
The Center is located at 54 Schoolhouse Road in the Milton/Oak Ridge section of Jefferson Township and is open to all Jefferson Township Senior Citizens 55 and older. Activities include bingo, cards and games, arts and crafts, exercise class, special events and luncheons, friendship, etc.
Contact Linda Hendricksen at the Senior Center at 973-208-1001 for additional information and schedules.
SOCIAL SERVICES ASSISTANCE
Those in need of assistance should contact Jefferson Township Social Services Director for available local and county services.
Contact Charlotte Wilson at 973-208-2109 for information.
VOLUNTEERS OF MORRIS COUNTY (RSVP)
Volunteers place daily telephone calls to housebound individuals to check on their status.
Contact the RSVP at 973-208-1001 for additional information.
