2002 S Aging - Family Caregiver Support Program Contract with Triangle J Council of Governments (TJCOG)

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to expand its Faith in Action Project, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson. Foundation in January, 2001. The project would not only include 2-4 hours per week of volunteer respite, but provide assistance with household pzojects and yard work to benefit caregivers. It would also include a new "I.7ospitality" program that invites community volunteers to bring ahome- cooked meal to an elderly individual and caregiver. "A Helping Hand" agency would receive funds to employ a Program Coordinator for 10 hours per week to oversee the respite program, and a volunteer recruiter for IO hours per week. "A Helping Hand" would implement the Orange County "WE CARE" Program that focuses on recruitment of groups as well as individual volunteers. They would provide to the Department on Aging a quarterly report documenting the numbez of caregivers, hours of service, charactezistics and other data. Goal: To serve 45 caregiver/fau~ilies with a n~,niznum of 30 volu~ateexs receiving a minitnu~oa of 4 hours trainimg and orienta'on. The contxact would be fox $X1,222 and would cover the following budgeted items: Programs Coordinator (salary/fringe-lOhrs/wk x 26 wks) $ 3,639 Volunteer Recruiter (salary/fringe- 10 hrs/wk x 26 wks) 7,,938 Background checks (30 volunteers @ $16 each)---------- 480 Orientation and Traiming ------------------------------------- 2,100 (12-4hrs sessions @$75/6-2hrs sessions @$200) Office rent (two staff) --------------------------------------- 1,350 Advertising/Pronrtotion --------------------------------------- 500 Copies/prxnting ----------------------------------------------- 1.40 Telephone (25% use) 400 Stipends for paid companions during Y1niv. Holidays- 52S (Substitute- emexgeney ®$7/hr x 75hrs) Mileage 2S0 Total $1.1.,222 2. Group Respite Pilot Program. The Orange County Department's Eldercare Services would be responsible for operating aone-day a week pilot-group respite program. at the Northside Senior Center. This would be done in cooperation with several agencies- JOCCA, DSS, A Helping Hand, Junior League, OPT and others. Participants would be picked at home by volunteers and staff. Goal: To provide 10 full-time caregivers with 5 hours of respite per week. 1Vlethod: • Use the Northside Senior Center as the site for group respite ne day per week -Fridays from 9:30 AM unti12:30 PM. • Use the existing JOCCA nutrition meal program, supplemented with snacks. • Contract with a local agency to hire an aide from 9:00 a.na. to 3:00 p.zn. one day per week. • Utilize existing DOA Eldercare staff to function as on site Program 1vlanager, as outlined in the NC Division of Aging Policies and Procedures for group respite. Utilize Department on Aging staff to provide information, training and counseling to caregivers. l7 ran~.e. ~ Page 3 of 5