Lawrence Township                                  Senior Services

Our Seniors (60+) in the Village and Township of Lawrence or own property in Lawrence are serviced with many free activities during each year.  Our citizens have elected to receive 0.50Mil in tax revenues so they can receive these services completely free.

Recently, Hamilton Township sent money to our senior services so their residents 60+ are also allowed to attend our lunches/activities/trips for free.

Twice monthly luncheons, at the Lawrence Township Hall (411 N Paw Paw Street) on the second and forth Mondays with social time at 11am,  lunch at 11:30am   followed usually by Bingo until 1:30p (No lunch on Veteran's Day Nov. 11 or Dec. 23)

Join Us  Wednesdays  for  Games Day - 1-3pm bring a friend or meet some new ones. We have many card, dice, and board games to chose from....or bring your favorite game. (Euchre and Canasta games all being played!!

              ALL Trips leave from Lawrence Township 

Above are some of our folks during Games on Wednesdays. 

We have great lunches and Bingo games

on the 2nd and 4th Mondays each month.

The New 2024 Calendar 

Next Lunch is

August 12, 2024

Held at Lawrence Township Hall

(April at TeaPot will be Catering)

Sign up now for:

Sept. 14, (Sat.) Craft Project  Fall Door decoration-Grapevine Basket

Sept. 17,    (Tues) Meijer's Gardens and Lunch

Oct.  18 , Paw Paw Lunch @ Taphouse & Bistro 120 and Movie "Cocoon" at the Strand Theater. with popcorn & soda

See 2024 Calendar below.

Coopersville 50's Mystery Train Trip July 13, 2024

Fun at the Gilmore Car Museum May 2023

June 15, 2023 Maritime Museum Trip 66 people attended-50 went on boat rides and 10 received vouchers to go another day...

Let's Get Walking

Senior Stretch and YOGA Offerings

Senior Stretch is offered Mondays from 10am-11am at the Lawrence Library with a free-will offering for each class member.

Yoga is offered on Thursdays 5-6pm and Sat. mornings at the Lawrence Library.

Community Cardio Drumming

        Cardio Drumming and other fitness classes are offered at the Old Town Hall (downtown Lawrence) 4 days/week and have several participants within our group who are in their 60s and 70s. 

ALL of the fitness classes we hold at the Old Town Hall are FREE & open to the public. We have loaner equipment that can be used for the 1st  three class sessions for FREE...after that, we ask that folks either purchase their own equipment OR pay a $5 equipment rental fee per class.

Class schedule is as follows

Cardio Drumming Mon/Th 6-7p

Full Body Fit Wed 6-7pm

Cardio HIIT Sat 10-11am

Please feel free to Stop by and check out one of our classes

Instructor: Michelle Miller 

If you want to know more about Services for Seniors offered to Van Buren County Residents the following is a great place to start.

Info-Line for Aging & Disability
(800) 654-2810

When you call the Info-Line for Aging and Disability you’re well on your way to accessing resources, services, and programs available to older adults and adults with disabilities in southwest Michigan. Our professional, highly trained Information & Access Specialists can help you determine what services are available to obtain the support you need to continue to live safely in your own home; we serve Berrien, Cass, and Van Buren counties.

You can obtain free, and confidential information on:

• In-Home Care
• Medicare/Medicaid
• Housing
• Meals
• Transportation
• Financial assistance, and
• Nearly everything of importance to older adults and their families
• Information & Access Specialists also answer questions about eligibility requirements for many Medicaid programs, including the MI Choice Home and Community Based Waiver and more.

Good Information

Are you caring for an elderly relative that lives alone?

Are you stressed out because you are trying to juggle family and work and caring for an elderly person?

Could you use a little extra help in making sure your elderly relative is safe and healthy?

We can Help.

Bloomingdale Senior Services LLC is an approved Home Help Agency of MDHHS.  We are approved to provide services to all of VanBuren county.

NO COST

For Medicaid recipients who need hands-on care and want to live independently. The Home Help program is designed to support individuals who wish to live independently in their home rather than live in an adult foster care home, home for the aged, or nursing facility. 

Currently we are accepting new referrals.

We have teams of local residents living and working in the following communities:

    Bloomingdale, 

    Grand Junction, 

    South Haven, 

    Hartford, 

    Lawrence and 

    Paw Paw. 

For more information on how to access these services Call Bloomingdale Senior Services LLC at 269 512 6163 for a free consultation.

Lawrence Senior Services Committee

Kim Thompson, Chairman

Judy Janssen, Twp. Board Representative

Fern Conklin

Sal Campagna

Denise Campagna

Clarissa Abrams

Geoff Abrams

Kyle Conklin

Terrie Hunkins

Carmela Nemethy