This week in SOMA Two Towns for All Ages

Brown Bag Day Event on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 from 12 to 2 p.m. at the DeHart Community Center, 120 Burnett Avenue, Maplewood.  

The Brown Bag Day Initiative is a collaboration between ADAPT, local Municipal Alliance Committees, local pharmacists, and the local police department. It is a two hour event  and refreshments are provided for all participants. In general, older adults are invited to bring any prescription and over-the-counter medications for a pharmacist to review with them as part of a FREE consultation where they can ask the pharmacists any questions related to their medication, health, or other relevant health and wellness matters. We request that the older adults “clean out” their medicine cabinets of their old, unused, outdated and meds and bring them to the event for disposal.

The primary goal is to educate local older adults on their overall health and wellness, proper medication use, medication misuse, the issues with prescription medication theft along with monitoring, securing, and disposing. An additional goal is to collect any old and/or unused medication and properly dispose of them at permanent collection sites through assistance from our local police departments. We also have the opportunity for local law enforcement officials to provide presentations on a relevant topic (i.e., safety, fraud awareness, etc.). A Maplewood Police Department representative will attend.


Navigating Medicare & State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) 
September 23^rd at 11 a.m. on ZOOM
Please join SOMA Two Towns and SHIP of Essex County for a virtual presentation on Navigating Medicare.   Do you have questions about your Medicare options? Is your health and prescription drug coverage right for YOU? Join the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) for an overview presentation on Medicare. Learn to understand the different parts of Medicare and how to get the best value for your money. This session is helpful to those planning for the future and those already enrolled in Medicare.  Open enrollment for Medicare is October 15^th through December 7^th, 2021.
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81291221065?pwd=c2R2NStZQXoyZFlrNk1uWDdvZ0ZDdz09
Meeting ID: 812 9122 1065, Passcode: 376276


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Senior Freeze Property Tax Reimbursement
SOMA Two Towns and the NJ Taxation University will have a presentation on the Senior Freeze Property Tax Reimbursement Program on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at 1 p.m. via Zoom.
The Senior Freeze Property Tax Reimbursement Program reimburses homeowners, who are age 65 or older, or receiving Social Security disability benefits, and who paid property taxes on their principal residence in New Jersey directly or through mobile home park site fees, for property tax increases on their main home. Income eligibility has increased so more people are now eligible.  Deadline Date to file is November 1, 2021.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86063748194?pwd=UmNRSXQyalNjNzRpejBnMStzakZEUT09
Meeting ID: 860 6374 8194
Passcode: 410840