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EDITOR

Gina DeBacker

ART DIRECTOR

Alex Tatro

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WRITER

Katherine Dinsdale

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Jason Dailey

Nick Krug

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Bob Cucciniello

PUBLISHER

Bill Uhler

Dayle Dryer (left) and Michele Clark play for the Grayhawkers, the first Granny Basketball team in Kansas. Photograph by Nick Krug ON THE COVER

DEAR READERS,

Welcome to the annual Lawrence Senior + Health magazine, a sister publication to Lawrence Magazine.

This year’s edition brings stories about local seniors who are boldly redefining what it means to be a “retiree.” They are commanding the stage in community theater, hustling down the basketball court to take their best shot, and raising their voices in song with newfound passion.

As you read their stories, we hope that you are inspired to find your passion. It’s never too late to learn, to make connections, and to do what you love.

Until next year, Gina DeBacker, editor

WHAT’S INSIDE

06 A Grand Second Act

Theatre Lawrence’s senior acting troupe, Vintage Players, proves the stage has no age limit

12 A League of Their Own

For 10 years, the women of Granny Basketball in Lawrence have forged bonds that carry on well beyond the final buzzer

16 A Chorus for All Ages

The beloved Lawrence Civic Choir celebrates 50 years of song and community

19 Resource Guide

Essential numbers and contact information for senior living in Douglas County

Lawrence Senior + Health is a special annual publication of Lawrence Magazine, part of Sunflower Publishing, a division of Ogden Publications.

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A GRAND SECOND ACT

Theatre Lawrence’s senior acting troupe, Vintage Players, proves the stage has no age limit

It’s the second Tuesday at Theatre Lawrence, and the basement hums with the energy of its twice-monthly senior acting troupe, Vintage Players. Scripts in hand, the troupe sheds their own identities to try on new ones, such as Libby Lawburn, a flower child-turned civil rights lawyer; Yetta Noshberg, a grandmother with detective skills and a killer brisket; Rusty Punchline, a stand-up comic who won’t sit down; and Reverend Hal O’Lujah, a retired preacher forever ready to sermonize.

The room fills with laughter as they try out these wacky characters, seeing which ones fit best. Their upcoming production, Secrets Under the Stage, is a 1940s radiostyle comedy-mystery created by the troupe’s new director, Bruce Douglas.

Douglas has always been dedicated to the theater. Although he has spent 40 years working in corporate retail, he used his degree in vocal music education from the University of Kansas to teach music and theater in western Kansas, and he has performed with Six Flags Show Productions in St. Louis and Dallas. In 2010, he returned to Lawrence and became the weekly song leader and cocktail hour pianist for seniors at Brandon Woods.

Then, in March 2025, after the passing of Vintage Players’ beloved director Mary Ann Saunders, Douglas took on the role of director. “She’s a tough act to follow,” Douglas says about Saunders, who directed Vintage Players for 22 years.

“Mary was a force of nature,” says Chuck Mosley, who has been in the troupe since 2009. Under Saunders, he adds, the troupe performed many one-liners and short skits that took up no more than a page. She was great at instilling confidence in each member, giving them the tools they needed to perform their best.

Taking Center Stage

Founded in 2002, Vintage Players is made up of about 25 members, all of whom are over the age of 68 (although the group is open to all ages). Members gather twice a month to work on new scripts and prepare for regular performances throughout Lawrence. They visit nursing homes, senior communities and local elementary schools, and, once a year, take to the Theatre Lawrence stage to perform their annual summer show, formerly known as Senior Moments

Vintage Players is what Douglas calls “recreational theater,” where seniors step away from the audience and take on the roles of performer and creator. With scripts in hand, members aren’t required to memorize lines,

although they certainly can. “It’s exercise,” he says. “We exercise our humor, our creativity … we keep our minds sharp.”

The group is a vibrant ensemble of retired educators, corporate executives, veterans and even a former mayor. The welcoming environment lets members pursue their love of the stage without pressure, accommodating those with limited mobility or vocal strength.

“When people go through their lives, they have careers and places to go … they have a spot. But when they retire, that spot is gone,” Douglas says. “Vintage Players gives [seniors] an opportunity to belong to something that they can feel good about.”

It certainly helped Deb Madden, one of the troupe’s newer members, find her “spot.” As a young girl, her family frequently moved, settling in at least eight different states during Madden’s childhood. She quickly learned that she could make instant friends by joining a play. “It became my safety net,” Madden explains, who went on to major in theater in college.

Upon moving from California to Kansas in 2024, Madden turned to her childhood safety net. She joined the Vintage Players while living with her daughter’s family, whom she helps care for. “I think, if I had not joined this group, I would have been completely isolated except for my relatives,” Madden says. “Now, I’ve surrounded myself with

a whole new set of people, and I’ve found a way to be more involved with the community.”

Pam Mooney prioritizes her Vintage Players meetings. “It’s the first thing that goes on my calendar,” she says with pride.

Mooney started attending meetings long before she was even a member. Her mother was a part of the troupe and asked Mooney to drive her to and from the theater. She would often sit in the back and observe. “One day, they were playing charades, and I started answering,” she explains. “Mary said, ‘Why don’t you come up here and join us?’”

Although she was first hesitant to join, describing her childhood self as shy, she officially joined in 2014. During her first Senior Moments performance, she even got to stand on the stage with her mom. It was Mooney’s first show—and her mother’s last. “It is something I treasure,” she says.

For some members, including Chuck Mosley, joining Vintage Players ignited their passion for theater. “Once I was involved in Vintage Players, I started to audition for shows on the main stage,” Mosley says. He has performed in quite a few Theatre Lawrence productions, most recently as Professor Plum in the acclaimed Clue: On Stage

“I find it enjoyable, being with the group,” Mosley adds. “I’m a three-time retiree … it gives me something to do and someplace to go.”

For Jerry Morton, the group’s longest-standing

“I miss that chaos. We were always tired. Always late. But somehow, it felt like we were exactly where we were supposed to be. Raising those kids, showing up for every science fair, every scraped knee, every impossible Halloween costume. We gave them a whole world and somewhere along the way we seemed to give up little pieces of ourselves. But they were good pieces. Worn in and well loved. Still, I wonder what would have happened had we taken in a few more curtain calls for ourselves.”

—Excerpt from Life in the Wings

member, Vintage Players offers a chance to laugh. “For my whole life, I have looked for a punchline somewhere,” says Morton, a former corporate executive whose favorite comedians include Woody Allen and George Carlin. “Even in dire circumstances, I enjoy the irony of life.”

New Beginnings

As Vintage Players’ new director, Douglas doesn’t want to change how the group operates, he explains, but he is full of new ideas—from directing a senior production of Guys and Dolls to creating a special “After Dark” variant of their annual summer show and performing puppet theater at local elementary schools.

His No. 1 goal, however, is to move away from the term “senior moment.”

“My idea of a ‘senior moment’ is Grandma Moses, who picked up a paintbrush in her 80s and became famous, or Harlan Sanders, who started Kentucky Fried Chicken in his 60s,” Douglas explains. “It’s about developing a second act for seniors.”

After a long hiring process, Douglas was left with only three weeks to direct the summer show and chose to switch things up. With the help of the entire troupe, he put together Life in the Wings, a Senior Moments production split into two acts.

In the first act, each actor recited a monologue they wrote themselves that reflected on their childhoods. With personal pictures projected in the background, this act reflected on where each actor had been.

The second act, however, was about looking at what lies ahead, and featured song, dance, and even a standup comedy routine. “It was the first time we ever had music incorporated into the show,” Mosley says. “I’m loving it.”

“Grandparents often go to soccer games or school plays, but it’s not often the grandkids see Grandma on stage,” Douglas says. “After Life in the Wings, when everyone was in the lobby congratulating everyone, two or three of the members introduced me to their grandkids. The smiles on their faces and their kids’ faces were so heartfelt. It was charming.”

For now, the Vintage Players will continue meeting twice a month, working on their scripts, preparing for upcoming shows, trying on new characters and sharing some laughs. After all, there’s always a punchline somewhere.

A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN

For 10 years, the women of Granny Basketball in Lawrence have forged bonds that carry on well beyond the final buzzer

The dream of scoring a silky smooth threepointer in Allen Fieldhouse is within reach for women beyond the half-century mark, thanks to Granny Basketball.

Granny Basketball is a six-on-six league for women ages 50 and older. Lawrence is home to three Granny Basketball teams. The Kansas Grayhawkers, formed in 2015, is our community’s most venerable team, with many players sporting 10-year pins. The Kansas Tornadoes spun into existence in 2016, and the cleverly named newcomer, Basket Cases, was established in 2024.

The Kansas season runs January through May, with tournament play in the fall and summer. A pick-up team with players from all three Lawrence organizations often plays a halftime exhibition game in Allen Fieldhouse each spring. This fall, the women will compete in the Kansas Senior Games in Emporia, and next year’s National Granny Basketball Tournament will take place in Ankeny, Iowa.

When the women tip off, they are decked in their 1920s-era uniforms. These ensembles feature loose-fitting knee-length black bloomers similar to the “freedom pants” designed by suffragists in the 1800s. These are paired with middy tops and sailor-style black ties emblazoned with their player numbers on the back. Teams distinguish themselves by wearing matching colorful knee socks.

Grayhawker baller and team manager Gayle Sigurdson says the outfits are hot to play in but serve to remind players and fans that although the “grannies” play to win, there’s room for some humor on the court. The vintage dress also honors the legacy of women athletes—a legacy that began early, with records showing women playing basketball just a year after James Naismith invented the game in 1891. This year’s games celebrate the 53rd anniversary of Title IX, the pivotal legislation designed to protect against discrimination in women’s sports.

Granny Basketball follows a modified set of rules from the 1920s, meant to emphasize sportsmanship and safety. One key difference is the three-point shot, which is taken as a twohanded underhand set shot. These “Granny style” scores require a tricky arch but are always crowd pleasers, Sigurdson says. The style rings true to the tagline for the national nonprofit league, “a gentle game for women of a certain age.”

Granny Basketball in Kansas began with Michele Clark, a recent national director and board member for the league who is something of an evangelist for the sport. In 2012, she moved to Topeka from Jefferson City, Missouri, where she had played on a Granny Basketball team. Because Lawrence was a city immersed in basketball tradition, Clark felt confident it would support this sport and went to the Lawrence Parks and

Recreation department, knocking on doors until someone said, “Oh, you need to talk to Gayle.”

Gayle was Gayle Sigurdson, lifelong recreation supervisor for the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department, and the rest is Granny Basketball history.

Clark helped found the Kansas Grayhawkers— the first Granny Basketball team in Kansas. Today, Kansas is home to 11 teams. Across the nation, 43 additional teams compete in 10 other states, plus an international team in Toronto.

Sigurdson says she was initially willing to help Clark organize the team, but she wasn’t planning to play. “Then I met the women who showed up for the first Learn to Plays, the introductory events we advertise periodically on Facebook,” she says. “I heard so many stories of women who’d grown up wanting to play sports but didn’t have

the chance. Some spoke of disapproving mothers or boyfriends, or simply about the lack of opportunities. Any girls who have grown up since Title IX has been in place need to hear these stories. Pretty soon I found I wanted to hang out with these women because they are awesome.”

Jenny Gleason, KU associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, is one of the tallest of the Grayhawkers at 5 feet 11 inches. However, she didn’t know the rules before she joined the team in 2021 at 55 years of age. Two weeks later, she donned her own black bloomers and played in the senior games tournament.

Granny Basketball was fun and easy to learn, says Gleason, whose enthusiasm is seemingly uncurbed after suffering a small fibula fracture during the national tournament in 2024. “I just fell the right way,” she says. “I didn’t even realize it was broken for a while.”

Now fully recovered, Gleason says she still thinks the rules of the game are a little strange, but she knows they’re meant to prevent injuries. She’s gotten better at playing by the rules, and hasn’t gotten hurt since the tournament.

Granny Basketball prohibits running and jumping and limits players to two dribbles per possession. The rules also uphold a vintage sense of decorum, including the famously enforced “flesh foul,” a technical foul given to a player who flashes anything but a smile— no bare legs or upper arms allowed.

Three referees officiate each game. They are quick to stop play for fouls and look out for falls, as well. A fall gets a whistle and the call, “Granny down!”

The league is fundamentally designed for inclusion, actively accommodating players with limited mobility and other age-related impairments. One player on the Grayhawkers leaves her walker on the sideline while playing center, and keeps stats whenever she needs to sit out. Another player with visual impairments uses a high-contrast orange and white ball.

Grayhawker and referee Mary Pat Pellett, a retired teacher, heard about Granny Ball from

a news article. Pellett signed up right away, delighted that there were women over 50. She now coaches the Grayhawkers.

Grayhawker and referee Diane Knowles, a retired geologist, had no basketball experience when she started playing with the team 10 years ago. Now, teammates call her the “Buddhist of Granny Ball.” “I square up, take a breath and maybe I exaggerate the pause,” she says about her demeanor on the court. “But it works, and I remember to use the backboard. It’s hard not to jump or run, but I never liked to run. And we can hurry.”

Pellett says she enjoys coaching the Grayhawkers. “I like it when I see women work and work and finally get skills that pay off. I get giddy,” she says. “We have women out there playing who have never played. We get them out of their comfort zone. Each of them plays every position.”

Gleason, however, still has trouble grasping some of the games’ more complex moves, including the team’s passing drill coach Pellett dubbed the “granny weave.” “My intentions are good, though,” Gleason says.

Grayhawker Dayle Dryer, a teacher at Raintree Montessori set to begin her second season this fall, says her fourththrough sixth-grade students look forward to watching her play, especially during the exhibition games at Allen Fieldhouse. The kids, though, also enjoy teasing her about her bloomers, she adds.

Fans were especially entertained by Dryer during the national tournament last spring when she got turned around and scored at the wrong goal. “The opponents laughed and invited me to join their team,” Dryer says.

At its heart, Granny Basketball is about more than scoring points. It fosters a deep and lasting camaraderie. Teammates have helped each other through dissertations and family deaths. They’ve supported one another during cancer treatment and divorce. They are supportive of one another—on and off the court.

“There’s so much joy,” Clark says. “And whenever we need to, we just remind each other, ‘Hey, the ball is going that way.’”

RULES OF THE GAME

A team consists of five or six women age 50 and older: two guards, two forwards, and one or two centers.

Players wear 1920s-style uniforms: bloomers, middy blouses and knee-high stockings. No bare legs or upper arms may be revealed. Infractions constitute a technical “flesh” foul.

The court is divided into thirds, and a player may not move out of her designated area.

A game consists of four 8-minute quarters. The clock only stops for time outs, injuries, free throws and falls.

Only two dribbles are allowed per possession per player.

No running or jumping, though players may “hurry.” Infractions constitute a turnover.

No physical contact, “hovering” or impeding progress. Infractions constitute a foul. Players are disqualified after three fouls.

There is no time restriction in the free-throw lane.

Players must not step within 3 feet of the court’s edge when a ball is being thrown in from out of bounds. Infractions constitute a turnover.

Three points are scored if a shot is underhanded. Two points are scored for field goals, and one point is scored for free throws.

A CHORUS FOR

ALL AGES

The beloved Lawrence Civic Choir celebrates 50 years of song and community

Steve Eubank, artistic director of the Lawrence Civic Choir (LCC), cut a distinguished figure as he stepped to the podium at the choir’s “50 Years of Holiday Magic” concert last December. The large sanctuary of First United Methodist Church downtown was packed. As Eubank raised his baton, the 80-member choir snapped to silent attention. What came next was two hours of choral pageantry that featured a collection of their favorite concert selections from the choir’s first 50 years, as well as solos from many of the choir members.

Eubank anticipated excellence from his choir and was not disappointed. Together they’d been working for months on what the now-retired 45-year public school choral educator calls “The Five Ps of Performing.”

“We are all about passion, persistence, patience and the pursuit of perfection,” Eubank says.

Equally important is the giant “W.” Eubank insists on a wide-armed Welcome to anyone who wants to join, who wishes to sing their hearts out and who promises to work hard. Since its founding 50 years ago, the LCC has not required its members (18 and older) to audition. Instead, it invites anyone interested in joining its group to participate in the first rehearsals of each semester.

“I never want to destroy a person’s love of singing,” Eubank says. “I’ve heard too many stories from people who were told in grade school that they could not sing and who never tried to sing again. Singing is indeed easier for some folks than for others. Some people may not realize how to attach their voice to a pitch. All of us have to learn how to connect to the music.”

From the Top

A children’s church choir director in Eubank’s hometown of Pratt, Kansas, helped Eubank discover the joy of singing. He began singing with other children at church but was not from a musical family—his father, Lawrence, often quipped that a tenor is one who might best “go sing 10 or so miles away.” When he started college at Friends University, he joined the Singing Quakers.

After completing graduate work in choral music, Eubank started his career. He became the director of choral activities at Topeka High School in 1976 and the director of Topeka’s First United Methodist Church sanctuary choir in 1996. In 2002, he became director of the LCC. During these busy years, he was active with the Topeka Opera Society and directed more than 30 musicals at the high school and community levels. In his long career, he has received many

awards, among them Teacher of the Year of the Kansas Federated Music Clubs. In 2010, he was inducted into the Kansas Music Educators Hall of Fame.

“I think the LCC is the best-kept secret in Lawrence,” Eubank says. “The people in the choir deserve to be heard. They feed my soul and keep me going. We are a community of intimate strangers who blend and meld together. We are high on the synergy of creating something big and full of emotion, joy and love.”

The Choir

Dave Grisafe, scientist at the Kansas Geological Survey, and Tom Wilcox, University of Kansas comptroller, founded the Lawrence Civic Choir in 1975. Their vision built on a tradition of singing choral music that began with the Lawrence Choral Union in the 1920s.

Dr. Leslie Adams served as the LCC’s first director, and the choir’s first concert took place at Haskell Junior College on April 6, 1975.

Since its founding, the LCC has provided opportunities for local singers to explore new and traditional choral music. Choir members have always been an eclectic mix from the community.

Educator and C.S. Lewis scholar Nancy Yacher joined the choir in 1992 and sang with the group for almost 25 years.

Yacher treasures memories of singing with the choir at historic sites such as

the National Cathedral, the Lincoln Memorial and Mount Vernon. “As we sang, I remembered the patriotism of ordinary people after the bombing of Pearl Harbor,” Yacher says. “I felt that our choir was part of that same tradition.”

Music’s power to build international friendships is also part of the fabric of the LCC. The group toured behind the Iron Curtain in Poland and Romania in the 1980s, in Austria and Hungary in 1990, and in England and Wales in 1993. Lawrence’s Sister City, Eutin, Germany, as well as Prague and Vienna, were part of a tour in 1996, and in 2000, the choir visited Japan. Touring in the U.S. has been wide-ranging since 2001, including two concerts at Carnegie Hall.

George Escobar joined the group after some strong lobbying from his former Topeka High School choir director, Eubank. Since joining the choir, this piano teacher of 30 plus years and retired private school music teacher served as the group’s vice president (2019–2022), president (2022–2024) and treasurer (current). “Every year with the choir is like trying a new wine with hints of this and that,” Escobar says. “Every year, the mix changes and we become a new recipe with new ingredients and opportunities to share that new bouquet with others.”

Neurological research suggests our brains release oxytocin when we sing with others. Diana Ice grew up

understanding these benefits firsthand and learned in college how music therapy can help those suffering from physical or mental illnesses. When she and her husband moved to Lawrence in 1979, Ice enrolled at the University of Kansas to earn a master’s degree in music therapy. “That degree fit perfectly with my aspirations,” she says. She joined the LCC the same year.

“Singers experience an increase in endorphins and serotonin. The music itself brings joy,” Ice says. “It affects people. I know the positive physical effects of music, in both the brain and the body. I often feel a physical thrill from head to toe. I have always experienced complete joy when I am singing with others. Some of my dearest lifetime friends have come from choirs.”

Certainly not all the singers in LCC are professional musicians. Christine Ladner is an attorney who commutes more than an hour to make it to Monday night rehearsals after a long work day.

“By the time I arrive, I am so glad to be here. We are a kaleidoscope of ages and walks of life. It is life-changing and life-saving to be here. Together, through music, we can express love, fear and anger out loud. For many of us, we share deeper emotions in this choir than in any other relationship.”

“Singing with the choir,” she says, summing up the goodness of singing, “is bread for your head.”

*Thisarticlewasadaptedfromastorythatoriginallyappearedinthespring2025editionof Lawrence Magazine.

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21–23 | COMMUNITY RESOURCES

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• Disability Services

• Education and Recreation

• Emergency Services and Utility Assistance

• Food Resources

• Grief and Loss Support

• Hearing

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• Resource Centers

• Resources for Independent Living

• Transportation

• Veterans Affairs

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FIRST-STOP SENIOR RESOURCE ORGANIZATIONS

SENIOR RESOURCE CENTER FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY

745 Vermont St.

785.842.0543 yoursrc.org

JAYHAWK AREA AGENCY ON AGING

2001 Haskell Ave. 785.235.1367 jhawkaaa.org

ESSENTIAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

911

LAWRENCE/DOUGLAS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

785.843.3060 ldchealth.org

LAWRENCE-DOUGLAS COUNTY

PUBLIC HEALTH

200 Maine Street

785.843.0721 ldchealth.org

LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL/LMH HEALTH

785.505.5000 lmh.org

HASKELL INDIAN HEALTH CENTER (NATIVE AMERICAN PATIENTS ONLY)

785.843.3750 ihs.gov

POISON CONTROL

800.222.1222 poison.org

STATE AND NATIONAL RESOURCES

ABUSE, NEGLECT, EXPLOITATION AND FRAUD OR DISCRIMINATION

ADULT CARE COMPLAINT PROGRAM

800.842.0078

KANSAS PROTECTION REPORT CENTER

800.922.5330

KANSAS ADVOCATES FOR BETTER CARE

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Topeka 785.296.2215 or 888.428.8436 Consumer Protection Division

800.432.2310

KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation Hotline

800.842.0078

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888.363.2287

KANSAS ELDER LAW HOTLINE

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AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER (ADRC)

855.200.2372 kdads.ks.gov

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATIONHEART OF AMERICA CHAPTER

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alz.org/kansascity

ELDERCARE LOCATOR

Administration for Community Living

800.677.1116

eldercare.acl.gov

NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Non-commercial resource for health and wellness information 800.222.2225 nia.nih.gov

HEALTH AND SERVICES NUMBERS

AARP KANSAS

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ADULT ABUSE AND NEGLECT

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AL-ANON (FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES OF ALCOHOLICS)

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DISABILITY RIGHTS CENTER OF KANSAS

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ELDERCARE LOCATOR

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POISON CONTROL

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OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE

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SENIOR RESOURCE CENTER FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY

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HOUSING AND CREDIT COUNSELING

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INDEPENDENCE

Fiscal Management Services for Frail Elderly Medicaid Waiver

785.841.0333 independenceinc.org

LAWRENCE - DOUGLAS COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY

785.842.8110 ldcha.org

SOCIAL SECURITY

800.772.1213

ssa.gov

FOOD RESOURCES

CHAMPSS MEAL PROGRAMS (JAYHAWK AREA AGENCY ON AGING)

785.235.1367 jhawkaaa.org

JUBILEE CAFE fumclawrence.org/jubilee

RESOURCES

JUST FOOD

785.856.7030 justfoodks.org

L.I.N.K. (LAWRENCE INTERDENOMINATIONAL NUTRITION KITCHEN) linklawrence.org

LAWRENCE MEALS ON WHEELS

785.830.8844 lawrencemow.org

GRIEF AND LOSS SUPPORT

MIDLAND CARE

785.232.2044 midlandcare.org

RUMSEY-YOST FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY Aftercare and grief services

785.843.5111 rumsey-yost.com

HEARING

KANSAS COMMISSION FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING (KCDHH)

785.368.8034

785.246.5077 (videophone) kcdhh.ks.gov

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

BERT NASH COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER

785.843.9192 bertnash.org

HEADQUARTERS KANSASKANSAS SUICIDE PREVENTION

785.841.2345 or 988 hqkansas.org

RESOURCE CENTERS

CENTRO HISPANO RESOURCE CENTER

785.843.2039

DOUGLAS COUNTY LEGAL AID SOCIETY

785.864.5564 lawrenceks.org/attorney/ legal_aid

INDEPENDENCE

785.841.0333 independenceinc.org

JAYHAWK AREA AGENCY ON AGING

785.235.1367

TDD/TYY: 800.766.3777 jhawkaaa.org

LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY

785.843.3833 lplks.org

SENIOR RESOURCE CENTER FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY

785.842.0543 yoursrc.org

TAX ASSISTANCE AARP TAX AIDES

785.842.0543 taxaide.aarpfoundation.org

RESOURCES FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING

MIDLAND CARE

785.232.2044 midlandcare.org

PROJECT LIFESAVER

Douglas County Sheriff’s Department

785.841.0007 dgso.org

TRINITY IN-HOME CARE

785.842.3159 tihc.org

VISITING NURSES

785.843.3738 kansasvna.org

TRANSPORTATION

LAWRENCE TRANSIT ON DEMAND

785.312.7054 lawrencetransit.org.on-demand

SENIOR WHEELS

785.727.7876 yoursrc.org/senior-wheels

VETERANS AFFAIRS

KANSAS OFFICE OF VETERANS SERVICES

785.296.3976 kcva.ks.gov

LAWRENCE VA CLINIC

800.574.8387 ext. 54650

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

800.827.1000 va.gov

WEATHERIZATION

CITY OF LAWRENCEHOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

785.832.7700 lawrenceks.org/pds/housing_ programs

CLINICAL TRIALS NOT HOURS AWAY.