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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: January 18, 2001 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No.. = h <br />SUBJECT: Elder Mistreatment Coalition Education Funds <br />DEPARTMENT: Aging PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Proposal Jerry Passmore, ext. 2009 <br />Grant Budget Florence Soltys, Aging Brd Chair <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 9684501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To approve accepting a mini-grant for $5,000 on behalf of the Orange County Elder <br />Mistreatment Coalition aimed at reducing the number of elders whose abuse and /or neglect are <br />hidden. <br />BACKGROUND: The Elder Mistreatment Coalition is an organization composed of 20 <br />professionals and volunteers whose purpose is to reduce the number of mistreated elders <br />through community awareness. This group includes staff from the departments of Aging and <br />Social Services, and various boards such as Aging, Nursing Home and Adult Care Advisory <br />Committees. The Coalition applied for and was awarded a grant for $5,000 from the National <br />Association of State Units on Aging to develop and reproduce training materials which will be <br />used by Coalition members. The in-kind local match is the donated time of the Coalition <br />volunteers. Since the Coalition is not an incorporated non-profit entity with a Section 501(c3) <br />status, the Department on Aging has been asked to receive the mini-grant on behalf of the <br />Coalition. The funds will be used to offset travel and supply costs associated with the <br />educational campaign. This proposal has been reviewed and recommended approval by the <br />Aging Advisory Board and is one of the educational objectives (page 24) identified in the Master <br />Aging Plan (M.A.P.). <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: No County Funds are involved in this project. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board accept the $5,000 mini- <br />grant from the National Association of State Units on Aging on behalf of the Orange County <br />Elder Mistreatment Coalition.