OLDER ADULT SERVICES: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
JFS is committed to providing the support and services our community members require in times of need.
Below is a list of resources that may be of assistance. Please note these are not endorsements, nor is this meant to be an exhaustive list of providers.
ABUSE PROTECTION
– Adult Protective Services Lehigh County (subsidiary of Lehigh County Aging & Adult Services) – 610.782.3255
– Adult Protective Services Northampton County (subsidiary of Area Agency on Aging) – 610.829.4540
– National Domestic Violence Hotline – 800.799.7233
– Ombudsman Program (subsidiary Area Agency on Aging advocacy for older adults living in long term care residences) – 610.435.1541 ext 327
– Turning Point of Lehigh Valley – 610.437.3369
CAREGIVER SUPPORT
– Alzheimer’s Association – 800.272.3900
– Caregiver Support Program Lehigh County – 610.782.3200
– Caregiver Support Program Northampton – 610.829.4540
– Fleming Memory Center Caregivers Support Group – 610.969.3390
– Lehigh Valley Health Network – 610.402.2273
– National Alliance for Caregiving – 301.718.8444
– St. Luke’s University Health Network – 866.785.8537
DISABILITY SUPPORT & RESOURCES
– Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living (LVCIL) – 610.770.9781
– Office of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services PA – 717.783.4912
– Pennsylvania Association for the Blind – 717.766.2020
– PAHrtners Deaf Services – 215.884.9770
MENTAL HEALTH & WELL-BEING
– Bereavement Services: Lehigh Valley Health Network – 610.402.7481
– Crisis Intervention Lehigh County – 610.402.7481
– Crisis Intervention Northampton County – 610.829.4801
– National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Lehigh Valley – 610.882.2012
– St Luke’s University Health Network Behavioral Health – 866.785.8537
– Lehigh Valley Health Network Behavioral Health Services – 610.402.2273
SUBSIDIZED HOUSING
– Lehigh County Housing Authority (Section 8: HUD) – 610.433.2312
– Northampton County Housing Authority (Section 8: HUD) – 610.759.8488
– Allentown Town House Apartments – 610.435.4131
– Arborview Tower Apartments (formerly Episcopal House) – 610.821.0311
– B’nai B’rith Apartments – 610.821.0207
– Cedar View Apartments – 610.530-2906
– Moravian House – 610.691.8409
– Phoebe Apartments – 610.794.6262
SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD SUPPORT
– Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley – 610.691.1030
– Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Lehigh County – 610.821.6509
– Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Northampton County – 610.250.1700
TRANSPORTATION
– ITN Lehigh Valley – 610.419.1645
– LantaVan – 888.253.8333
– United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley – 610.758.8010
– Easton Coach Paratransit (Wheelchair Support) – 610.253.4055
– Road to Recovery (Cancer Patient Transportation) – 800.227.2345
– Sights For Hope (Visually Impaired ) – 610.433.6018
– Fee For Service: GoGo Grandparent – 855.464.6872
– Fee For Service: Senior Care Rides – 484.866.0670
UTILITY ASSISTANCE
– Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Lehigh County – 610.821.6509
– Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Northampton County – 610.250.1785
VETERANS BENEFITS AND SERVICES
– Lehigh County Veterans Affairs Allentown – 610.782.3295
– Northampton County Veteran Affairs Bethlehem – 610.829.4875