Five Pack Frozen Meals available to seniors citizens 60 or over is on for April 29th! This very popular and successful 2020 event in cooperation with the DuPage Senior Citizens Council is back for 2021.
YOU MUST REGISTER starting now, through Monday April26th at Noon. PICK UP is Thursday April 29th from 9 A.M. to […]
PRC (Westmont) proudly announces upcoming classes and workshops on job assistance, art, literacy and health. For general information about PRC (food distribution hours, social services, etc.), visit their website at: https://www.peoplesrc.org/
The Westmont Police Department will once again participate in the annual National DEA-sponsored Drug Take Back Day. This year’s events will be held on Saturday, April 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be two drop-off locations in Westmont: the Westmont Police Department at 500 N. Cass Avenue, and the Westmont Fire Department […]
TIMKEN FOUNDATION AWARDS $19,000 GRANT TO DOWNERS GROVE TOWNSHIP FOR SENIOR CENTER
Friends for Downers Grove Township Seniors, (a fundraising organization for Downers Grove Township) recently received a direct grant award from the Timken Foundation of Canton, a company with local roots in the community via Lovejoy, a local manufacturing subsidiary located in Downers Grove.
Dairen Lions is one of the non profit groups in our township doing good work helping kids get through hard times. 2020 was a hard time for this great group of community volunteers too. We used part of our CARES Act funds to help them continue their mission of helping over 250 families of children […]
Downers Grove Township will hold a dedication ceremony for the newly built Township Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4341 Saratoga Ave., Downers Grove. The dedication will take place on March 19th at 10am.
The project is a Township multi-purpose Senior Center featuring the Downers Grove FISH Food and Clothing Pantry. Work […]
We’re pleased to announce that Chamber 630 will be helping us with our dedication ceremony on March 19th at 10am. This will be a combination live and on-line event. Posted is a brief walk-through created by our FFDGTS foundation Chair Robert Petranek and Township Supervisor Mark Thoman for Chamber 630. https://youtu.be/XZeBG53ozGI
Unincorporated residents who are enrolled in Groot refuse services will see their rates increase April 1, 2021. This is a planned increase of the current agreement. 10% discounted Senior Rate continues where indicated.
We’ve been getting a lot of calls about where and when. We don’t know, we’re waiting just like you. HOWEVER, the Illinois Department of Public Health finally came up with a list of vaccine locations HERE: https://coronavirus.illinois.gov/s/vaccination-location
We’ll try and keep this updated. If you know an elderly or non-computer senior […]
The following locations are providing free tax preparation help for seniors. Please keep in mind that space and tax aides are limited due to Covid 19 restrictions. These are on a first come first serve basis (or other criteria depending on the sites). These are the only approved locations for AARP Tax Preparation Services this […]
“SECURITY UPDATE! Please be on high alert for a fraudulent text circulating to update your driver’s license for EDES. This text is FRAUD. There is no action required. IDES will never request personal information via text.”
The Township Board Meeting has been rescheduled back one week and will be held at the Township office, as follows:
Date: Thursday, 02/25/21
Where: Zoom Meeting unless otherwise noted. We do not anticipate being open at this time, but things could change. If allowed, the regular Meeting Room – 4340 Prince Street, Downers Grove, IL […]
Elaine Furjanic of Community Adult Day Center, with Supervisor Mark Thoman.
Supervisor Mark Thoman: “We here at the Township were very pleased to be able to use part of our CARES Act funding to help Community Adult Day Center. Like many nonprofits, COVID hammered CADC with unexpected additional costs. Helping them get through 2020 and […]
Please consider donating to FFDGTS a not-for-profit organization that supports programs and services offered by the Township that foster the independence and well being of older adults.
