Town Departments
Veterans Benefits
Agent: Bill Conkin
17 Emerson Street,
Mendon, MA 01756
508-473-3407
Community Groups
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The Norfolk Grange Hall, built in 1863
as a Baptist church, is listed in the
National Register of Historic Places
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Neighbor Brigade – Norfolk chapter
Neighbor Brigade is a non-profit organization that establishes and mobilizes community-based networks of volunteers to provide immediate and free assistance to neighbors experiencing sudden crises such as cancer treatment, illness, accident or other tragedy. Neighbor Brigade volunteers provide critical support services such as home-delivered meals, transportation to and from medical appointments and home maintenance help.
www.neighborbrigade.org
/chapters/NorfolkMA/
Home Delivered Meals
Elder Nutrition Program, HESSCO Elder Services
HESSCO Elder Services’ nutrition program operates a Meals on Wheels program serving the south Norfolk County area. Home delivered hot lunch meals are available five days a week to people 60 years of age or older, and their spouses, who have limited mobility and are unable to prepare meals because they lack the physical, emotional or cognitive ability to attend a meal site or prepare a nutritious meal.
781-784-4944
Community Dining Sites
HESSCO Elderly Lunch Program
HESSCO Elder Services’ nutrition program operates hot lunch programs serving individuals 60 years and older, and their spouses, who live in the south Norfolk County area. A confidential donation of $3.00 for each meal is suggested.
Meals are available at:
Norfolk Senior Center
28 Medway Branch
Norfolk, MA 02056
508-541-6872
Food Pantries
Norfolk Food Pantry
Emmanuel Baptist Church
63 Rockwood Road (Route 115)
Norfolk, MA 02056
508-528-5862
Hours: Saturday, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Grocers that deliver to Norfolk
Peapod, a Stop & Shop delivery service
800-573-2763
www.peapod.com
Internet orders
$60 minimum order, fee $9.95, $100 or more, fee $6.95
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Roche Bros.
781-694-5442
www.rochebros.com
No minimum order, fee $9.95 for internet orders, $14.95 for call-in orders
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A view of the library in downtown Norfolk
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Pharmacies that deliver to Norfolk
Milford Family Pharmacy
105 East Main Street
Milford, MA 01757
774-233-0483
Free delivery Monday through Friday. Allow 24 hours for delivery. Blister packs and flow packs available.
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Laundries that pick up and deliver to Norfolk
Country Fresh Laundry & Linens
10 Central Street
Framingham, MA
508-788-8001
Services: Pickup and delivery, wash, dry, fold laundry
Transportation
Norfolk Council on Aging Senior Van
508-541-6872
Norfolk only.
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Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority (GATRA)
508-823-8828
www.gatra.org/index.php/
special-services/senior-disabled/
Any resident 60 or older can use this transportation. GATRA will take client within 15 miles of their home. Application must be completed before transportation is provided. Applications available at Council on Aging, HESSCO or at www.hessco.org. Cost for ID card once application is approved is $3. Suggested donation $1.25-$5 each way.
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Miles for Health
GATRA’s Miles for Health program is shared long distance medical transportation serving seniors and people with disabilities in the towns of Franklin, Foxboro, Norfolk, and Wrentham.
800-698-7676.
www.gatra.org/index.php/
special-services/miles-for-health/
Reservations are taken Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. 48 hours advanced notice is required. Boston Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Appointments must be made between the hours of 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. All Other Trips: All other long distance medical trips, such as Burlington, Framingham, Newton-Wellesley and Worcester, will be scheduled for Wednesdays. Appointments must be made between the hours of 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
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Subsidized Housing in Norfolk
Norfolk Housing Authority
Contact: Muriel St. Amand
Rockwood Road
Norfolk, MA 02056
508-528-4800
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Hillcrest Village
Rockwood Road
Norfolk, MA 02056
508-528-4800
State subsidy program; eligibility – age 60 and over
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