2018-409-E Finance - A Helping Hand outside agency agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID: 6818677A -D518- 4750- B391- F6169FB2A4C4 Exhibit A: Provider's Outside Agency Application AHH regularly refers clients to, and receives referrals from: • The Orange County 'Department on Aging • Orange County Department of Social Services • Orange County Health Department • UNC Hospitals • Veteran's Administration • Meals on Wheels • Local physicians, social workers, and clinics d) Summarize the program services proposed and how the program will address a Town /County priority /goal? A Helping Hand has created an innovative approach to address the increased demand for vital services by low income seniors. By utilizing the naturally occurring resource of UNC and Duke pre - health students we have formed a Caregiving Collaborative that serves two vital purposes: 1) Provide non - medical independent living services for senior citizens and adults with disabilities, regardless of their ability to pay. Services include escorted medical transportation, in -home assistance including light housekeeping and meal preparation, companionship, and respite care. These services are provided by pre health interns required to provide 10 hours per week of scheduled service to low income older adults. 2) An internship program focused on preparing future practitioners for an increase in the national geriatric population. A primary goal of this program is to provide exposure and meaningful interaction that will result in these future professionals viewing older adults as people and not just patients. Additionally, students who participate in this program develop a more intimate connection to their community. Volunteer based senior programs have historically struggled with the schedules and availability of said volunteers. The primary need for older adults is transportation to medical appointments and grocery shopping. The hours most needed for assistance are business hours and days (Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm). By utilizing a corps of student interns to create the foundation of our Caregiving Collaborative, we have eliminated this primary road block as students have weekly schedules vastly more flexible than most volunteers. In addition, students are invested in completing this program based of the requirements they must meet for medical school applications. In all 3 town /county plans, transportation was listed as a priority. This Collaborative includes a sustainable transportation model that eliminates barriers of traditional cost and availability issues. Orange County highlighted the goal of enabling full civic participation, which this program addresses as well. With this program AHH is not only driving the civic engagement of college students but allowing the older adults we serve to engage more fully in their own communities. As Kathy Bonner, a retired principal and AHH Companion has stated, "For the people we serve, their worlds are shrinking. We are there to expand their worlds again." PROGRAM INFORMATION 1/23/2018 11:40:33 AM P a g e 1 3 o f 2 1