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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: May 18, 2010 I Action Agenda I Item No. 4-' Q SUBJECT: Home and Community Care Block Grant for Older Adults Funding Plan for FY2010 -11 DEPARTMENT: County Manager ATTACHMENT(S): Recommended Funding Plan PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No INFORMATION CONTACT: Gwen Harvey, Assistant County Manager, 245 -2300 Jerry Passmore, Director, Aging, 245 -2020 Nancy Coston, Director, Social Services, 245 -2800 PURPOSE: To approve the recommended Home and Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG) for Older Adults Funding Plan for FY2010 -11. BACKGROUND: The Home and Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG) was established in 1992 under North Carolina General Statute 1436 -181.1 (a) (11) to provide a "common funding stream" for a comprehensive and coordinated system of home and community -based services and opportunities for older adults. HCCBG services are available to persons age 60 and older, although the "average" client statewide is nearly 80 years old, and the program targets individuals who are socially and economically in need. The Block Grant is administered through the NC Division of Aging and Adult Services and the Area Agencies on Aging. It combines federal and state funds with a local match. Providers typically use a variety of sources to offer programs such as senior centers, in -home aid services, volunteer coordination, and congregate meals. The Block Grant gives county commissioners discretion in budgeting and administering aging funds. The State recently confirmed $481,880 as the Orange County planning estimate for FY2010 -11, an increase of $11,581 from FY2009 -10, as amended. A technical advisory committee of HCCBG fund recipients — Aging, Social Services, and Senior Care of Orange County, Inc., — convened by the Assistant County Manager and the Triangle J Area Agency on Aging Director met to review program status for FY2009 -10 and develop a recommended Funding Plan for FY2010 -11. New to the committee this year was the non - profit adult day care provider in the southern portion of the County — Charles House.