Nonprofit renews joy for elders

“Joining a community in our 70s, 80s or 90s takes courage, but has some wonderful rewards.”

Elderly Services Inc. earlier this fall was honored by Efficiency Vermont for the forward-thinking upgrades to its headquarters building in Middlebury.

Elderly Services will be hosting a Community Education Series of five informative presentations this spring on topics of importance to both area elders and their families.

For more than 20 years, Elderly Services has been offering an array of community programs featuring local experts, various Middlebury College professors, authors and others through the “ESI College” series.

The local chapter of the American Association of University Women Speaks, in conjunction with Ilsley Public Library, will launch its 2024-25 speaker series on Tuesday, Oct. 15, with a talk by former Executive Director of Middlebury’s Elderly Services Inc. … (read more)

For more than 20 years, Elderly Services has been offering an array of community programs featuring local experts, various Middlebury College professors, authors and others through our Lifelong Learning program, ESI College.

Elderly Services Inc. (ESI) is set to launch a special fund drive to support an approximately $3 million capital project to address sorely needed upgrades to the roof, insulation, mechanical systems and other elements of its nearly 20-year-old building at … (read more)

The M&T Bank Foundation has awarded a grant of $5,000 to Elderly Services in support of the new ESI “Center for Positive Aging.”

I remember as a child, when I would imagine my future, all I wanted was an apartment of my own, a VW Bug, and a German shepherd, its head hanging out the window as we cruised down the highway.

The 41st annual Vergennes Day celebration will be held on Saturday, Aug. 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

On behalf of the staff and participants of Elderly Services here in Middlebury, we would like to extend our sincere appreciation to the members of our Addison County legislative delegation.

Just one thing has remained constant at ESI during the past 33 years: The able stewardship of Executive Director Joanne Corbett.

ADDISON COUNTY — Addison County will see further signs of a pandemic rebound this month, as key services are due to be restored to people at both ends of the age spectrum.First, Elderly Services Inc. is set to reopen its immensely popular Project Independ … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — For most people, the extreme isolation imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic is something new. But for stay-at-home seniors in Addison County, loneliness can be an almost constant companion.  That’s why Elderly Services Inc.’s Project Independence … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — The Elderly Services building off Exchange Street is modern and comfortable, offering a wonderful experience to participants in the nonprofit’s Project Independence adult daycare program. For a day earlier this month, the building took on an … (read more)