• Senior Day Movies
• Library Services
• Talking Books and Braille
• Store to Door Home Grocery Delivery
• ReFit Portland
• Penny Pinching in Portland
• Medigap Insurance
• Final Expenses

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following descriptions:

• Unable to read standard print without aids or devices other than regular glasses
  
• Have a visual acuity of 20/200 or less with glasses
  
• Physically unable to hold a book or turn a page
  
• Have a medically-documented reading disability
  

If you meet any of these eligibility requirements, you can download and fill out an application
from the TBABS website: www.oregon.gov/TBABS/registration.shtm
or call:
Talking Book and Braille Services
Oregon State Library
(503) 378-3849
(800) 452-0292
To register for or find out more about the Web-Braille Services, call:                             
1-(800) 452-0292

Store to Door is a non-profit agency with a charter to provide low-cost,
personalized grocery shopping and delivery services to Portland-area
seniors and people with disabilities. Store to Door has been operating in
the greater Portland area since 1989.
Some of Store to Door's Services include:

• Once-a-week delivery to your kitchen - they'll even help you put your
  groceries away!
  
• Contact you by phone every week and take your order (if you have
  one)
  
• Store to Door helpers will read weekly store advertisements while
  taking our order
  
• Store to Door will also call you from the grocery store if an ordered
  item is not available
  
• Delivery prescription medications, postage stamps, bus and TriMet
  Lift Program tickets.
  
• Take back cans and bottles for recycle and give you credit
  
• Give you store coupon credits
  
• Help you use your Oregon Trail benefits
  
• Store to Door can bill delivery fees to the State or County for clients
  with Medicaid and OPI (Oregon Project Independence) homecare
  entitlements
  

Delivery fees are 10% of the total grocery bill (excluding prescription medications). Multnomah
County Aging and Disability Services has enlisted Store to Door in their Gatekeeper Program.
Gatekeeper Progam participants serve as a resource to the county in identifying elders who
may be at-risk and in need of additional social services. (To learn more about the Gatekeeper
Program, click here.)
Contact Information for Store to Door:
Store to Door of Oregon
P.O. Box 4665,
Portland, Oregon 97208-4665
Phone: (503) 200-3333
e-mail: office@storetodooroforegon.org
website: www.storetodooroforegon.org

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ReFit Portland is a Portland-area non-profit in operation since 1997. ReFit goes into homes in
Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties and removes structural barriers which limit
the use of the home because of the owner's age or disability. ReFit Portland also installs
various home improvements such as wheelchair ramps in order to make the home more
habitable, convenient and safe for older and/or disabled home owners.
ReFit Portland's goal is to provide home modification services to those who are physically and
financially challenged and want to stay living independently in their own homes.
If you'd like to find out more about ReFit, check out their website and learn about:

• Qualifications for a no-cost ReFit modification for your home
  
• Volunteer opportunities (Labor, Office/Secretarial, Grant Writing, much more!)
  
• Ways to Donate Money and Materials  -  ReFit is a 501(c)3 organization
  

              www.refitportland.org   |   (503) 698-8382

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Penny Pinching in Portland is a website resource guide focused on the
greater Portland, Oregon area. PennyPinchinginPDX.com provides its
website visitors with a wide range of informative and entertaining news
on Portland-area "best values" for shopping, recreation and events
and restaurants. Whatever your area of interest in the Portland area
may be, PennyPinchinginPDX.com will have some helpful information to
add value and enjoyment to your experience!

Chris Anderson, founder of Penny Pinching in Portland, is a successful
Portland businesswoman and home budgeting expert; she has had
years of experience learning just where the values and bargains are for
the fun and vibrant Portland scene! This is a great site to recommend to
out-of-town friends and family who are planning a Portland visit!

Penny Pinching in Portland

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  In order to bridge the various gaps (co-pay, deductibles, etc.) which
exist within Medicare Plans A & B, many people subscribe to
supplemental insurance programs. Insurers offering Medigap policies
must be approved by the Federal government, but that vetting system
only eliminates one worry.
  Hannah Navi, a freelance journalist who reports often on Medicare
issues, points out that there are so many options and applicable premium
costs for supplemental Medicare insurance that it is always a good idea
to do some research on which insurers are approved in your state and on
the Federal government approved insurer list as well as what types of
policies and premium structures are offered.
  The Medicare website, www.medicare.gov is a good place to start; you
can familiarize yourself with current policy change updates and refer to
other valuable pieces of information.
  The decision-making process can be so complex that you may want to
consult with a professional insurance agent who can ask you all the right
questions; once the agent knows your circumstances and needs, he or
she can do all the research for you. A good place to start this process is
by consulting the website MedicareSupplementalInsurance.com.

Determining which Medigap insurance options are best for you can be confusing

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