TALK AND GENERAL INFORMATION& REFERRAL
Phone "211" which provides free support, information,and referral Mon-Fri 8-5. In May 2010 this will become a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week telephone service. It is right now available 24 hours a day on the Web at http://www.211Oklahoma.org Let them know your needs and they will let you know what services are available to meet those needs.
KAY COUNTY RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM (RSVP): is located at 205 West Hartford, Suite 100 in Ponca City. Phone Traci at =762-9412. The office of Kay County RSVP is funded by NSSC, Oklahoma Dept of Human Services and the Ponca City United Way. RSVP provides free help to find a place where you are needed and can volunteer in over 60 public and private agencies in Kay County. They also have free volunteer secretaries to help you write, copy letters etc. They have a free program called "Partners in Awareness" that works with our Ponca City Police and Emergency agencies to know where elderly and handicapped persons live who might need assistance in storms or other emergency situations. They have a program for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren on 2nd Mondays at 5:30-7PM in the First Christian Church with meal for Grandparents and grandchildren followed by activities for both. . They offer free daily telephone reassurance checks for those who live alone. They help people enroll for free in town and out of town transportation with NODA. They have an informative web site at http://www.rsvppc.org to help Sr Citizens be better educated on volunteer opportunities, health and age related topics, services, and activities in Kay County for Senior Citizens. .
NODA AREA AGENCY ON AGING Phone tole free 1-800-211-2116 if you would like to talk with someone about a problem that you or someone over age 55 has. The Northern Oklahoma Development Authority is your Area Agency on Aging for Kay and 7 other Northern Oklahoma Counties. They have information about local, county, state, and federal probrams that will help you solve your problems. .
SUPPORT GROUPS IN KAY COUNTY: SEE THE SUNDAY ISSUE OF THE PONCA CITY NEWS FOR A LIST OF WHO IS MEETING EACH DAY OF THE WEEK.
ADDICTION RECOVERY(Alcohol, Drugs, Gambling, Anger Management:
BRIDGEWAY at 620 West Grand 7 DAYS A WEEK. . It has Free Gambling Counseling, They also have Counseling for drug and alcohol and anger management concerns. Information=662-1462.
HARMONY HOUSE 7 DAYS A WEEK 212 South 3rd Street, Ponca City. 7 Days a week. Alcoholic Anonimous, Alano Al-Anon
WOODLANDS CHRISTIAN CHURCH at l4th and Hartford. AA= 7PM Tuesday, Al-Anon Tuesday 8PM
Gamblers Anonimous=Monday and Thursday 7pm. Information=762-7772.
