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2. Due to budget reductions, the Senior Times was reduced from a bimonthly publication to a <br />quarterly one. The Senior Times was redesigned to make it more user-friendly and also in effort <br />to extend its shelf life. A new full-page column in the Herald Sun was negotiated and is printed <br />the months that the Senior Times does not print, in order to keep the public better informed of <br />senior activities and services. A direct link from the Department on Aging website to the Herald <br />Sun website has been established for easier public access to the current Senior Times on the <br />web. <br />7 <br />Activities and Accomplishments: 2008-09 <br />1. Implemented a biweekly listserv on senior center activities with over 1000 persons <br />requesting this service. Persons interested in being on this listserv can email <br />jtyler ,~co.orange.nc.us and request to be placed on the list. <br />2. A new Chatham-Orange Community Resource Connections (CRC) website was launched in <br />2009. A general Aging Transitions email was created for easy consumer access from this <br />website. Website: www.chathamoranQecrc.org <br />3. An updated community resource guide (115 pages) was distributed to 500 community <br />agencies, churches and individuals beginning in May 2009. This guide is also available online. <br />Website: www.orang_ecountync.gov/aging The guide has been printed in large font with guidance <br />from disability advocacy groups. The cost was offset by advertising and charges to vendors at the <br />Community Resource Fair. <br />Recommendation for 2010: <br />1. Expand the CRC website to contain educational information about aging issues. It will also <br />enable consumers to find information from multiple agencies through a system of links. <br />2. Print an updated Community Resource Guide with private funds in May 2010. <br />Goal B. Nr%usinglS~elteir: Promote an adequate supply of safe, affordable, and suitable <br />housing options for older residents to age in place. <br />Objective B-1: Expand assistance in the retrofitting, repair and maintenance of <br />existing older adult homes. <br />Lead Organization (s): Department on Aging with County Housing and Community <br />Development <br />Activities and Accomplishments: 2007-08 <br />1. A number of volunteer groups assisting older adults with home retrofitting, repair and <br />maintenance has increased. These include: <br />• Rebuilding Together of the Triangle: They have completed several projects in Orange <br />County and expect to increase their activity here. <br />• First Baptist Church of Hillsborough: This church has 2 weekends every year (spring <br />and fall) when several volunteer groups work on homes. <br />• Hillsborough Presbyterian Church: Small group of volunteers will build ramps and <br />railings. In the last year they completed 1 ramp and 1 railing. <br />This is just a partial list of the volunteer groups, as faith communities frequently assist their <br />members in need of home repair/retrofitting. <br />5 <br />