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2012 2017 Orange County Masfier Aging Plan <br />~.... __......._ . __..~._ _ _ ~ _. _ ~ .... . ..~__ W _ _ W <br />^ Strategy 2.7.2: Offer Friend-to-Friend program through the senior centers to provide respite to <br />caregivers and comppnion services to older adults living alone. <br />Indicator 2.7.2a: Respite services to older adults and their caregivers provided by the <br />Friend-to-Friend program. <br />Agenc.X.._Responsible: Department on Aging <br />^ Strategy 2.7.3: Increase financial resources to expand the efforts of local organizations that provide <br />in-home and adult day care services to low-income older adults. <br />Indicator_.2.J._3a: Additional funding made available to non-profit organizations, such as <br />A Helping Hand, Carolina Villages Project, Project Compassion, Piedmont Health Senior <br />Care, Soltys Adult Day Care, and Charles House, etc. that provide in-home, respite, and <br />adult day care services. <br />Agencies Responsible: Department on Aging; Towns of Chcpel Hill, Carrboro, <br />Hillsborough; Board of County Commissioners <br />^ Strategy 2.7.4: Explore the use of Home 8~ Community Block Grant (HCBG) funding toward Consumer <br />Directed Care initiatives, allowing older adults to choose their own caretakers or service providers <br />and pay them for their services. <br />Indicator 2,7.4a: Report completed outlining possible uses of HCBG funding. <br />Indicator_._..2_J.4b: Articles published in Senior Times and local newspapers on the <br />Consumer Directed Care initiative. <br />Agencies Responsible: Department on Aging, Department of Social Services, Trinngle J <br />Area Agency on Aging <br />26 <br />