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4, Title 111 B EXHIBIT it-0 FY 84 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN: Information and Referral (Indicate Service) This Plan should set forth the method(s) and location(s) of service delivery, the extent of publlc!ty fur tie service, the extent and nature of coordinated relation- ships with community agencies Involved with similar service efforts. The Plan should also indicate the types of personnel involved In the service delivery, numbers of hours required aid the resources (Title III or non-Title III funds) to be used to support these persons. The method of handling any income contributions to the service should also be outlined. Please be sufficiently specific. Area Covered : Orange County Method of Delivery 1 Orange County Department on Aging will use Title III funds to support a part time information and referral specialist (20 hrs . ) who would main- tain a resource file at the Northern and Southern Orange Senior Centers . The specialist along with backup assistance from the Department on Agin Director (8 hrS . ) , would handle complicated information and referral cases , short term counseling and follow up when necessary . Volunteers ar four senior workers under Titlw V will be used as receptionists at the centers in the giving of simple information after training by the I & R specialists . special efforts will be made to insure the service is highl visable and re dily accessible for all elderly in Orange County . Informational aterials and programs will be developed and disseminated by the Director , I & R Specialist and volunteers . Specific activities include : quarterly newsletter, special weekly column on Aing in local newspaper , Information Guide to Services and Opportunities for Older Adul Senior Tar Heels Merchants Discount Directory . Literature holders at the centers and strategic locations throughout the county will continue to be used for information dissemination . Coo , erative informal asenc a • reements already exist with the Interfaith Council . s info , Recreation Departments , Social Security office and JOCCA . Project Indb e : Service participants will be allowed to contribute to the program in a wa that will ensure the confidentiality of the contributor. Two people will be involved in the counting and receipting of the contributions . All contributions will be presented to the central agency office to be record accurately when received , and accounted for and reported on a regular basis . Contributions will be deposited and used to offset the costs of the program on . current basis . The Department has established a donati guideline to be available to senior citizens desiring to make a contribu- tion .