The Oak Park Township Senior Services is looking for volunteers to assist with our Tax-Aide program. The program utilizes volunteers to assist our seniors prepare their state and federal income taxes. Any prospective candidates should feel comfortable working with people and numbers. The Tax-Aide program provides a valuable service to our seniors and has proven to be equally rewarding for the volunteers involved. Meal Drivers Oak Park Township Senior Services Nutrition program is looking for volunteers to help deliver lunch time meals to homebound seniors in the Oak Park area.
Usual delivery takes approximately one hour.
We deliver meals Monday through Friday and volunteers may choose one or more days that are convenient to their schedule. These volunteer counselors handle the growing number of inquiries for assistance from individuals to help organize the volume of paperwork that is generated by a doctor's visit or hospital stay. SHIP volunteers can help seniors answer Medicare and supplemental insurance questions, evaluate long-term care insurance policies and help Medicare beneficiaries appeal denials. It is interesting to note that while only 2 percent of all benefit denials are appealed, more than 75 percent of those that are filed prove to be successful. In this way, SHIP counselors can help seniors save hundreds of dollars on their medical expenses.