News & Information
Dental Clinic Expands Program
Victory Health Partners’ Dental Clinic has recently expanded its services to include low income Medicare patients. VHP opened the Dental Clinic in April 2006 to offer patients affordable basic dental care for $35.00 each visit. Patients may receive cleanings, fillings and extractions. Shortly after opening, the clinic began to receive phone calls from senior citizens who had Medicare healthcare insurance, but were unable to afford to see a dentist. In order to address this growing need, Victory has begun registering low-income Medicare patients into the program. Medicare patients must be pre-qualified based on income and family size. To date, over 1,200 patients may call 445-0611 to make an appointment. New Medicare patients may receive information about pre-qualifying for the dental program by calling 460-0999.
Article from VICTORY’S VISION HEALTH PARTNERS, Fall 2008 issue
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We Want Your Garden Photos!
Mavis Mitchell is standing in front of her vegetable container garden. The advantage to a container garden is working the soil at waist high level instead of ground level. The summer crop was peas and okra. The fall crop is collards and turnip greens. If you would like to build a container garden contact Ron Mitchell 591-6872. Send us your garden photo and we will put it on the website.
Garden Planters designed for Senior Citizens (60 plus) with physical disabilities to have access to their garden.
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Property Tax Exemption
From Marilyn Wood,
Revenue Commissioner, Mobile County
If you are a homeowner in Mobile County who own and occupy a single family
residence and are age 65 or OLDER, or
TOTALLY DISABLED, you may be
eligible to receive complete or partial
property tax exemption by the State of Alabama. Please take a moment to look over the information below.
WHO CAN APPLY
Are you over the AGE of 65? Are you AGE 65 with the taxable income (federal income tax form) less than $7500? Are you AGE 65 with an adjusted gross income (state
income tax form) less than $12000 per year? Are you PERMANENTLY AND TOTALLY DISABLED? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may be eligible for complete or partial tax
exemption benefits.
HOW TO APPLY
Application can be made at the Revenue Commissioner’s main office in the Courthouse Annex at 109 Government St. in Mobile, or any satellite branch at the
following locations:
CITRONELLE OFFICE, 19135 S Main Street, Phone: 574-2069
TILLMAN’S CORNER OFFICE, 5451 Hall’s Mill Road, Phone: 574-3286
EIGHT MILE OFFICE, 4557 St.Stephens Road, Phone: 574-3267
WHEN TO APPLY Exemptions should be applied for before DECEMBER 31 of EACH YEAR.
WHAT IS REQUIRED? If filling for AGE EXEMPTION, Federal and State income tax forms (if you file) and proof of age is
required. One of the following documents can be used to show proof of age:
DRIVERS LICENSE
BIRTH CERTIFICATE
NON-DRIVERS ID CARD
If filing for DISABILITY EXEMPTION, Two of the following approved documents are required:
PHYSICIANS LETTER
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
LETTER
RETIREMENT LETTER
SOCIAL SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION LETTER
After you have qualified to receive
exemption benefits, a reclaim form will be mailed to you OCTOBER 1 of each year. You must complete the reclaim and return it before the DECEMBER 31 deadline to
retain exemption status.
For detailed information on these exemptions outlined and available to seniors and the disabled, call 574-4739, 574-8755 or any satellite branch of the Revenue Commissioner’s Office.
www.mobilecopropertytax.com
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Citizen of the Year
L.C. Jackson, a resident of Saraland for 52 years, was named Saraland Citizen of the Year at the awards banquet on March 14, 2008.
L.C. was nominated by the Saraland Lions Club where he has been a member for 10 years. He retired from Delchamps after 48 years of loyal and faithful service.
L.C. was recognized for his work with the
Lions Club that included building facilities at Hertz Park, Saraland Elementary School, and Skidmore Park. His work also included scraping and painting the Woman’s Club of
Saraland, serving as chairman of the fruit sales project, the largest fundraiser for the Lions Club, Working on the Home Safety Program for SeniorAdvantage and line-up coordinator for the annual Christmas Parade.
L.C. is married to his wife, Marie and they have on son and one grandson. L.C. truly represents what volunteering is all about and continues to help others on a daily basis as he has no intention of slowing down.
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Do you need Help Paying for PHONE SERVICE?
DO YOU, OR SOMEONE IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD, PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THESE PROGRAMS?
- Medicaid
- Food Stamps
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Section 8 Federal Public Housing Assistance (FPHA)
- Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
YOU MAY QUALIFY FOR THESE TWO SPECIAL PROGRAMS:
Link-up
This program provides a discount on the cost of installing telephone service.
LIFELINE
This program provides a discount on the cost of monthly telephone service.
For a complete set of terms for the Link-Up and Lifeline programs, call or visit your local telephone company. You may also contact any other eligible telecommunications company that is certified to provide service in Alabama by the Alabama Public Service Commission or the Federal Communications Commission.
Link-Up and Lifeline are part of the Federal Universal “Service Fund program. The Federal Communications Commission introduced this program, and the Universal Service Administrative Company oversees it. The goal of Universal Service is the make sure consumers throughout the United States have essential telecommunications service.
To find out if you qualify for these programs, call your local telephone company.
You may also call the Alabama Public Service Commission toll free at
1-800-392-8050
Web site: http://www.psc.state.al.us
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60 Plus Association
www.60plus.org
AgeLine.Net
www.adss.state.al.us/
Ahepa Apartments in Saraland http://www.ahepahousing.org/Dev_Detail.asp?RecNum=38
Alabama Department of Senior Services
http://www.adss.state.al.us/
Alabama Print Information Service
(Radio Reading Service)
www.alaprint.org
eons - Fifty Plus Everything
www.eons.com
Medicare
www.medicare.gov
Mobile Area Agency on Aging
www.sarpc.org/aging.htm
The Seniors Coalition
www.senior.org
WebMD
http://www.webmd.com/
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