Agenda - 05-05-20; 4-a - Older Americans Month Proclamation

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8 1 have to give a big thank you to all the law enforcement staff that have assisted with lunch and commodity food distributions. Our Front Desks are receiving 30+ phone calls daily and the Aging Helpline is receiving 10-20 calls per day. Facial coverings created by our quilting groups were delivered to UNC Healthcare.The Chinese Folk Dance group have provided facial coverings for the Seymour Center staff. The Chinese American Friendship Association of NC delivered masks that were distributed to lunch participants. A shout-out to the AMS staff for taking the opportunity to do some much needed maintenance on our facilities, including painting, pressure washing, cleaning carpets, etc. The buildings will look "freshened up" by the time we officially reopen for business. In addition to the many services listed above the Aging Transitions Division staff are continuing to have one- on-one meetings with individuals, either through video conferencing or in-person, if needed. Our Volunteer Driver program is meeting a need of taking older adults to the grocery store, if they are unable to participate in our grocery delivery service. In addition to our VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program moving to a virtual platform, we are also assisting individuals that are having issues in receiving their government stimulus funds. Chapelboro, WHCL and CBS 17 have all done stories on how our department has adapted programs to address COVID-19. Our department has been working with the low-income senior apartment complexes in Orange County to address the issue of internet access for their residents. Internet access has become even more important, as doctors have been moving to a telemedicine model during the pandemic. We are working the Emergency Operations Center and Orange County IT and hope to pilot this project by the end of April or early May.