Town of Westport

Gordon F. Joseloff, First Selectman

Town Hall
110 Myrtle Ave. • Westport, CT 06880
203-341-1000
Web site: www.westport.gov
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Department of Human Services

Helps residents “function optimally by developing programs and activities that address normal developmental needs” and assists in obtaining social services.
Town Hall, Room 200 • 203-341-1050
Fax: 203-341-1073
Director • Barbara Butler
Senior Program Coordinator • Maybeth Wirz

Programs and services to which Department directs eligible seniors include: Town relief programs. • Fuel assistance programs. • Tax, rent and sewer charges relief programs. • Protective services in cases of elder abuse. • Financial assistance programs. • Employment assistance programs. • Counseling, information and referral regarding Social Security, Medicare, Medigap, SSI, Medicaid, ConnPACE, ConnMAP. • Counseling, information and referral regarding family relationships. • Assistance with alternative living arrangements.• Home maintenance assistance programs. • Home care services. • Day care services. • Transportation services.  • Programs offering volunteer opportunities.
• Perspective: A Newsletter for Westport’s Seniors.

Commission for Senior Services

Seeks to study and promote effective programs, services for elderly, particularly in areas of housing, health, transportation, recreation and employment.
Chair • Stan Nayer

Municipal Agent for Seniors

Appointed by First Selectman, under state law, to represent interests of elderly. Assists seniors by providing information about and referral to community and other resources and helping them to apply for benefits.
Maybeth Wirz • 203-351-1050

Center for Senior Activities

Offers nutrition program and multifaceted recreational and educational programming.
21 Imperial Avenue • Westport, CT 06880 • 203--341-5099 • Fax: 203-341-1187
Hours: Mon.-Wed. & Fri., 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Thurs., 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat., 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

Senior Center Director • Susan Pfister • 203-341-5098
Meal Program Coordinator • Joan Upchurch • 203-341-5097
Programs and services—call for times and possible fees—include: • Senior Cafe.Noon meal Mon.-Fri. Reservations required at least 24 hrs. in advance. Suggested donation: $3-$5.• Arts/Crafts. • Classes/Lectures/Discussions. • Music/Drama/Films • Exercise/Dance. • Culinary Arts Presentations. • Games. • Blood pressure/glucose screenings and flu clinic.

Supportive Services to Families and Caregivers

Municipal Agent for Seniors and Department of Human Services have information on such services.
203-341-1050.
Information covers any programs or services useful to seniors in local and regional areas. Many services available on sliding-scale fee schedules.

Westport Weston Health District

Regional health department providing full-time professional public health services. Programs of immunization, counseling, testing, screening include ones targeting ailments that afflict seniors.
180 Bayberry Lane • Westport, CT 06880 • 203-227-9571
Director of Health • Mark Cooper
Senior-oriented programs include: Pneumonia Vaccine Clinic. Once-in-a-lifetime vaccine for those 65 years and older. Fee covered by most Medicare plans.

Transportation Services

• RSVP Senior Medical Transportation, Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) collaborates with Westport/Weston United Way to provide volunteer medical transportation services for seniors of the two towns.

• Town-to-Town, between-towns service available to all disabled residents of Westport, Wilton, New Canaan, Norwalk and to New Canaan residents 65 or older.
203-852-0000 • Fax: 203-299-5166

• Westport Service/ADA Paratransit, door-to-door service for individuals unable because of disability to travel on fixed-route public buses. Application and interview required. • Contact: Nancy Carroll • 203-299-5180

• Westport Service for the Elderly, in-town service for residents 65 or older.
Hours: Mon.-Fri., between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. • 203-852-0000 • Fax: 203-299-5166

Tax Relief Programs

Assessor’s Office administers State and Town programs of tax relief (credits, deferrals, exemptions, rebates) for elderly, disabled. veterans.

Town Hall, Room 104 • 203-341-1070 • Fax: 203-341-1136
Assessor • Paul Friia

Westport Public Library

Active community programming features noted authors, artists, musicians, performers. One of Library’s emphases is drawing users’ attention to informative Web sites, including those relating to senior concerns.

20 Jesup Rd. • Westport, CT 06880 • 203-291-4840 • Fax: 203-227-3829
Web site: www.westportlibrary.org
Director • Maxine Bleiweis

Probate Court

Town Hall, Room 100 • 203-341-1100 • Fax: 203-341-1153
Judge • Kevin M. O’Grady

CALL 911 FOR ALL EMERGENCIES.

 Police Department

All officers also certified as Emergency Medical Technicians or Medical Response Technicians and function as First Responders to all emergency medical calls, with assistance of Westport Volunteer Emegency Medical Services in ambulance crews.

50 Jesup Rd. • Westport, CT 06880 • Non-emergencies: 203-341-6000
Fax: 203-341-6092
Chief • Alfred R. Fiore

Fire Department

515 Post Road East • Westport, CT 06880 • Non-emergency: 203-341-5000
Fax: 203-341-5009 • Web site: www.westportfirefighters.com
Chief • Christopher Ackley

Westport Volunteer Emergency Medical Services (WVEMS)

Not-for-profit organization whose volunteers work as part of Police Department to assist in providing emergency medical care to community. WVEMS staffs ambulance service 24 hours a day every day.

50 Jesup Rd. • Westport, CT 06880 • Non-emergencies: 203-341-6081
Fax: 203-454-6157 • Web site: www.westportems.org
President • Mary Jane Cross
WVEMS promotes File of Life Program. Information about residents’ medical conditions and medications is placed in magnetic holder on refrigerator, with sticker for front door to notify responders in emergency. Card to carry also provided.

Other Important Phone Numbers

Animal Control • 203-341-5076

Public Works • 203-341-1120

Registrars of Voters • 203-341-1115

Tax Collector • 203-341-1060

Town Clerk • 203-341-1110

Westport’s Population by Age