Mount Olive Township Senior & Social Services

The Division of Senior and Social Services is located in the Municipal Building at 204 Flanders Drakestown Road, Mt. Olive, NJ. For detailed information please contact Ms. Diann Curran- Brochu, Director of Social Services at (973)691-0900 ext. 7357. The fax number is (973) 691-7681.

Senior Services System

1. Mt. Olive Meals Delivery for Homebound Elderly
2. Transportation
   a. Nutrition Site at Mount Olive's Senior Center
   b. Local Grocery Shopping
   c. Senior Citizen Health and Wellness Programs
   d. Local Doctors' Appointments
   e. Local Medical/Therapy Program
   f. Special Doctor's Appointments
   g. Emergency Food Assistance
   h. Senior Holiday Programs
   i. Senior Citizen Meetings
3. Senior Newsletter
4. Special Holiday Programs
   a. Senior Citizen's Day
   b. Older American's Month
5. Information and Referral
   a. Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
   b. Pharmaceutical Assistance for the Aging and Disabled (PAAD)
   c. Applications for the Senior Gold Pharmaceutical Assistance Program

Social Services

1. Home visits upon referrals from schools, etc.
2. Coordination of donations of food, money, etc., from local
   organizations
3. Special Holiday Programs
   a. Holiday gift list for children of needy families
   b. Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets for needy families
4. Information and Referral to Morris County Board of Social Services (973)326-7800
   a. General Assistance and Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF)
   b. Food Stamp Program

Senior Transportation available in Mount Olive

Welcome to Mount Olive Township Senior Transportation! The Mount Olive Township Senior Citizen Bus is available free of charge for senior residents (age 55 and older.)

The bus operates Monday through Friday, from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM except when municipal offices are closed. However, there is no medical transportation between 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM. A monthly calendar is published with exact destinations and pick-up times and can be accessed at www.mtoliveseniors.org.

The bus transports seniors to:

• Medical and Health Services. Medical transportation is limited to Mount Olive, Roxbury, Chester, Dover, and Hackettstown. One week's notice is required for all medical appointments.
• Food Shopping.
• Shopping at area Malls.
• The Nutrition Site at the Senior Building on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Please call the Nutrition Site in advance to reserve your meal. On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, call (973) 448-7474. On Tuesday and Thursday, call (908) 879-6837.
• Monthly Health Seminars.
• Senior Citizen Meetings/Social and Recreational Activities.
• Social Services.

To arrange for transportation call (973) 691-0900, Extension 7357, 7365 or 7331.

The senior transportation program received a State grant in 2000 which, along with municipal tax dollars, helped fund the service for MOT Seniors. Senior ridership has increased 80% from 2000 to 2001. In 2001 alone, 1105 seniors were transported to health services, 991 to the senior center for lunch, 1175 went shopping, 1275 were transported to recreation events, and 851 to the senior center programs. Mt. Olive Township hopes to have a new 16 passenger vehicle by the end of 2002 or the spring of 2003.

Mt. Olive Seniors From left to right
Seated in Front: Betty Sturtevant, Vivian Cullen, Anna Banda
Kneeling in Front: Pat Ackerson, Driver
Back Row: Harriet Jaheris, Mary Niknam, Helen Fisher (seated), Sophie Kozar (seated), Clara Navarro, Betty Downing, Ray Greene, Vivian Moran, Dorothy Hohner.