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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: June 18, 2013 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 5-d <br /> SUBJECT: FY2013-14 Home and Community Care Block Grant for Older Adults Funding <br /> Plan <br /> DEPARTMENT: Finance and Administrative PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> Services <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Recommended Funding Plan Clarence Grier, Assistant County Manager/ <br /> Chief Financial Officer, 245-2450 <br /> Janice Tyler, Department on Aging, 245- <br /> 2000 <br /> Nancy Coston, Department of Social <br /> Services, 245-2800 <br /> Alvonia Baldwin, Senior Care of Orange <br /> County, Inc. <br /> PURPOSE: To approve the recommended Home and Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG) <br /> for Older Adults Funding Plan for FY2013-14. <br /> BACKGROUND: In 1992 the Home and Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG) was <br /> established under North Carolina General Statute (NCGS) 14313-181.1 (a)(11) to provide a <br /> "common funding stream" for a comprehensive and coordinated system of home and <br /> community-based services and opportunities, for older adults. HCCBG services are available to <br /> persons age 60 and older and targets individuals in need of social and economic resources. <br /> Administered through the NC Division of Aging and Adult Services and the Area Agencies, <br /> HCCBG combines federal and state funds with a local match. Providers typically use a variety <br /> of sources to offer programs such as senior centers, in-home aid services, volunteer <br /> coordination, and congregate meals. The Block Grant gives county commissioners discretion in <br /> budgeting and administering aging funds. <br /> The State recently confirmed $506,206 as the Orange County planning estimate for FY 2013- <br /> 14, a decrease of $4,258 from FY 2012-13. <br /> A technical advisory committee of HCCBG fund recipients — Aging, Social Services, and Senior <br /> Care of Orange County, Inc., — convened by the Assistant County Manager and the Triangle J <br /> Area Agency on Aging Director — met to review program status for FY 2012-13 and develop a <br /> recommended Funding Plan for FY 2013-14. <br /> Social Services and Aging will continue to provide "In-Home Aid Services" under Block Grant <br /> stipulations and consistent with mandates for seniors at-risk to placement. <br />