Twp Admin & Sr Services

SENIOR SERVICES

Our Mission

To ensure a continued quality of life for the older adult residents of Amherst Township, we exist to help all township residents over the age of 60 maintain their independence and freedom to live with dignity.

Services We Now Offer

Medicare and supplemental insurance counseling
Referrals to area senior service providers
Support Services - One-on -one help assessing needs, filling out applications, referring or linking to service agencies or programs, scheduling or assisting with appointments and following up to make sure that the help needed has been obtained.
Amherst Twp. NO longer offers a meal program.

Vial of L.I.F.E.

Lifesaving Information For Emergencies (known as L.I.F.E.) is a non-profit national program in which key medical information is available to first responders in the event of an emergency.

A plastic baggie is labelled with a Vial of L.I.F.E. sticker and contains all pertinent medical information needed, such as emergency contact, diagnoses, medications, allergies, legal designations, medical providers, and insurance information.

The Vial of L.I.F.E. stickered baggie is placed on the outside of your refrigerator. An additional Vial of L.I.F.E. sticker is placed on your front door or window and will alert first responders to look for your medical information on your refrigerator.

The Amherst Township Senior Service Office is offering these kits to all Amherst Township Senior residents. If you would like a kit or if you have any questions please feel free to call the office.

Second Harvest "SENIOR BOX PROGRAM"

Second Harvest of North Central Ohio administers the Senior Box Program, officially known as the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), for a four-county region, which includes Lorain, Huron, Erie, and Crawford Counties.

The Senior Box Program is a federally funded program whose purpose is to improve the health of low-income elderly individuals by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA foods. Monthly, Second Harvest packs over 1,500 CSFP food boxes containing 40-50 pounds of nutritionally complete food including protein, cereal, rice, fruits, vegetables, and grains. They work with 25 regional partners to distribute these boxes to qualified community members.

To qualify, an individual must be 60 or older with an income at or below 130% of the federal poverty line, currently $18,954 annually for a single person.

Second Harvest is located at 5510 Baumhart Road, Lorain, Ohio 44053.

Their phone number is (440) 960-2265.

Visit their website by clicking here.

FOR ELIGIBLE SENIORS, 60+ YEARS OF AGE

Second Harvest recognizes that many seniors are unable to access services because of a lack of transportation or mobility. They have teamed up with DoorDash through "ProjectDash" and are now able to offer Senior Box delivery within a 10-mile radius of their Baumhart Road facility in Lorain.

This geographic reach extends to Lorain, Vermilion, Amherst, and parts of Elyria Township and Sheffield.

They hope to expand this program to all four of their serviced counties in the near future!

TWP ADMINISTRATOR & SENIOR SERVICE DIRECTOR

LYNDA ASHLEY - TOWNSHIP ADMINISTRATOR & SR. SERVICE DIRECTOR

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT II

MORGAN OROZCO - ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT II

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

GEORGIANNE LYNCH