Below are grantees, contractors, funded projects, and providers of services for senior adults in Southern Illinois

Egyptian Area Agency on Aging, Inc.
Director: J. Smith
200 E. Plaza Dr.
Carterville, IL 62918
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Services: senior employment assistance, Holiday Meals-on-Wheels, awards federal & state funds to the agencies listed below which provide services to senior adults.

Franklin County Senior Services
Director: R. Melvin
225 E. Poplar St.
West Frankfort, IL 62896
Phone: 618.937.3511
Fax: 618.932.2618
Service Area: Franklin County.
Services: outreach, information and assistance, transportation, congregate and delivered meals, in-home respite care, health screening, home modifications, recreation, telephone reassurance, and exercise classes.

Gold Plate Program of Perry County
Director: C. Wilson
721 N. Hickory St.
P.O. Box 345
Du Quoin, IL 62832
Phone: 618.542.3511 or 618.542.2566
Service Area: Perry County.
Services: outreach, information and assistance, transportation, congregate and delivered meals, adult day services, home modifications, health screening, recreation, and homemaker.

Golden Circle Senior Citizens Council
Director: W. Conley
RR #1, Box 191A
Elizabethtown, IL 62931
Phone: 618.287.5590
Fax: 618.287.5593
Service Area: Gallatin, Hardin, Pope, and Saline counties.
Services: outreach, information and assistance, transportation, congregate and delivered meals, in-home respite care, adult day services (Saline County), home modifications, health screening, friendly visiting, telephone reassurance, and Alzheimer's Disease Support Group.

Senior Adult Services
Director: H. Long
409 N. Springer St.
Carbondale, IL 62901
Phone: 618.457.4151
Fax: 618.457.4154
Service Area: Jackson and Union counties.
Services: outreach, information and assistance, transportation, congregate and delivered meals, adult day services, home modifications, health screening, education, recreation, and exercise groups.

Shawnee Alliance for Seniors
Program Director: C. Aronson
6355 Brandhorst Dr.
Carterville, IL 62918
Phone: 618.985.8322 or 1.800.642.7773
Fax: 618.985.8048
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Service Area: southern 13 counties in Illinois.
Services: Case Management - Comprehensive Care Coordination, Elder Abuse intervention & prevention, Home Again (transition from nursing home to a home or apartment), Gerontological & Family Caregiver Counseling, Assessment (for Homemaker, Adult Day Services, Senior Companion, caregiver, and grandparents raising grandchildren services), Long Term Care Ombudsman, Choices for Care (nursing home preadmission screening), and Money Management Program.

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Legal Services to Older Persons
Director: M. Rudasill
Lesar Law Building, Room 104
Carbondale, IL 62901
Phone: Legal assistance - 1.800.673.6130 (Illinois, only)
Phone: Alternative Dispute Resolution Clinic - 618.453.3257
Phone: Domestic Violence Clinic - 618.536.4423
Fax: 618.453.8727
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Service Area: southern 13 counties in Illinois.
Services: Legal Assistance, Alternative Dispute Resolution Clinic (no cost mediation service), and Domestic Violence Clinic.

Southern Pride Senior Program
Director: D. Crown
P.O. Box 1372
60 St. Route 37 N.
Vienna, IL 62995
Phone: 618.658.9669
Fax: 618.658.8203
Service Area: Alexander, Johnson, Massac, and Pulaski counties.
Services: outreach, information and assistance, transportation, congregate and delivered meals, adult day services, home modifications, health screening, health promotion, recreation, and education.

Williamson County Programs on Aging
Director: R. Childers
212 E. Walnut St.
Herrin, IL 62948
Phone: 618.988.1585
Fax: 618.942.6993
Service Area: Williamson County.
Services: outreach, information and assistance, transportation, congregate and delivered meals, home modifications, adult day services, health screening, homemaker, recreation, and exercise.

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