Community Assesment of Dartmouth

Location: Southeastern Massachusetts Size: sixty-four square miles Population: approximately 35,000 people

Community Assesment of Dartmouth

Location: Southeastern Massachusetts Size: sixty-four square miles Population: approximately 35,000 people

Grocery Shopping Centers

Stop and Shop in !artmouth

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Presti"e Mar#etplace $ % center in orth !artmouth &health "oods' Sha()s Supermar#et on *5 State +d, !artmouth Mar#et Plus

Stores are con-eniently located near other .usinesses /asily accessi.le %itizens 0an# 1itamins and health diet foods at $ %

Transportation

2ransportation to the Senior %enter- 3-aila.le Monday, 4ednesday, and 5riday

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Pu.lic 2ransportation- "oes throu"h e( 0edford and 5all +i-er from rt, Medical 3ppointments- Mon-5ri 9 on Pleasant Street 6:00 -*:00 &(heelchairs a-aila.le

$rocery Shoppin" /-ery other 2hursday

Playgrounds and Parks in Dartmouth

!artmouth %ommunity Par# &!artmouth Street'- ne( par# that has a pu.lic par# play"round, picnic and sittin" areas, field space and a (al#in" loop, 3ppona"ansett Par#- offers har.or -ie(s, -olley.all courts, play"rounds and .as#et.all courts :ones Par#- sandy .each area, .athhouse, soft.all field, picnic ta.les, horseshoe pits and play"round equipment

Pas#amansett Landin"-canoe launch &canoe access', 2his site o-erloo#s the pas#amansett (aterfall, Pas#amansett Par# ; offers picnic areas, (al#in" trail and canoe launches

Elderly Cervices in Dartmouth

Council on Aging Facilityfor sixty year old or "reater, +e"ional /lderly utrition Pro"ram (hich pro-ides meals each (ee# day at the center, transportation, health %linics, food and, shoppin" trips, Senior %itizens %lu.s and, tax assistance %omin" up trips to 0oston)s 5lo(er and $arden Sho(, <tta(a %anada,

%omputer %lasses 2o(n +esident Photo =dentification %ards 5ood 0an#s 0lood 0an# %oordination and clothin" for the needy 5acility does offer pu.lic to (atch 21 and radio ser-ices,

2he 0oston $lo.e 5all +i-er >erald e(s e( 0edford Standard 2ime

e!spapers and "usiness availa#le in Dartmouth

2he %ham.er of %ommerce is not located in !artmouth, - e( 0edford, and 5all +i-er

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Climate Data for Dartmouth

3-era"e of rain fall per year: ?9 inches 2he @S a-era"e is 3A inches per year, Sno(fall is 33 inches per year, 2he a-era"e @S is 85 inches of sno( per year, <n a-era"e, there are 80* sunny days per year in !artmouth, M3,

Significant Findings $n Dartmouth

Limited transportation in !artmouth to "rocery shoppin" facilities, =t is necessary for elders to ha-e a stron" support system and (ays of transportation for this purpose, %ham.er of %ommerce- .usinesses ha-e a harder time .ein" successful in the area, 5e( athletic facilities #no( to the pu.lic in the to(n, Limited radio access on the campus of @mass !artmouth,

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