This group of seniors generally 55 and older meets to continue intellectual, cultural, and spiritual growth.  For details about their weekly morning programs and meetings, click here to see their web site or call to hear their tape at 376-4201 anyday anytime. (Click for overview of Seniors resources)

The Happy Times Club is a loving and caring group in southeast Charlotte which gives seniors an opportunity to share mutual emotional support, participate in programs and trips, and become involved in community activities.  It meets weekly in the morning.  For details, call a member at 847-9912 weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Click for overview of Seniors resources)

The Melody Makers is a community senior choir which meets weekly in the mornings at Matthews United Methodist Church.  Prime Time Adults is an activity group including everything from restaurant visits, golf, exercise, Bible study, etc.  For details, call the church at 847-6261 weekdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.. (Click for overview of Seniors resources)

Davidson Senior Citizens center (2004) 744
International House International Seniors  (1520,783)
Sunshine Club/Nimble Seniors (120and 1683,783)  (These 2 groups may still be active, but we did not receive a response to 5 phone messsages.)

Just One Call was a comprehensive listing of services and other resources for seniors and folks with disabilities and their families/caregivers.  These included in part transportation, in-home services, financial aid, housing, legal services, etc. Call them at 704/
432-1111 Monday through Friday 8-5.

This service provides comprehensive data and referral assistance for nonprofit and government resources in the NC counties of Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Union, and Anson counties and in or near the city of Mooresville, NC.  If you are calling on a landline or residential phone in one of those counties, dial 2-1-1.  If that fails, if you are calling on a cell phone, or if you are calling from anywhere else in NC, call 866/744-7778.  For calls from out of NC, use their local number of 704/377-1100. Although they are open 24 hours a day, you may wish to call weekdays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. for non-emergency questions.

The friendly staff at this full service library can help you research any medical topic using their up-to-date computers, databases, journals and books.  No previous research experience or medical knowledge is required. Click here for details or call them at 704-384-6393.

MedLinePlus

This service of the National Library of Medicine of the National Institutes of Health is one of the better one-stop shops for beginning your search on the internet for medical information.  For those of you who live in Mecklenburg and Union counties in NC, we recommend that you contact the Health Library for more personal assistance from the experts there in searching for reliable medical information. Click here for their details.

Click to link to any of these lists of national groups: 

The Self-Help Sourcebook OnLine Index
The Genetic Alliance
NORD (National Organization for Rare Diseases) Database

Click here to branch to the American Self-Help Clearinghouse listing of toll-free phone numbers for a wide variety of topics.