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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 19, 2012 Action Agenda Item No. 5- E; SUBJECT: Home and Community Care Block Grant for Older Adults Funding Plan for FY 2012-13 DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Recommended Funding Plan Gwen Harvey, Assistant County Manager, 919-245-2307 Janice Tyler, Aging, 919-245-2000 Nancy Coston, Department of Social Services, 919-245-2800 Alvonia Baldwin, Senior Care of Orange County, Inc. PURPOSE: To approve the recommended Home and Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG) for Older Adults Funding Plan for FY 2012-13. BACKGROUND: The Home and Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG) was established in 1992 under North Carolina General Statute (NCGS) 143B-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 needy. 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 boards of commissioners discretion in budgeting and administering aging funds. The State recently confirmed $510,464 as the Orange County planning estimate for FY 2012- 13, an increase of$1,433 from FY 2011-12 spending plan, 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 the program status for FY 2011-12 and develop a recommended Funding Plan for FY 2012-13.