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13 <br /> DOA-]33 <br /> (Rev. 1/01) <br /> Home and Community Care Rink Crash for Older AduW <br /> County Funding Plan <br /> Methodology to Address Service Needs of law-Income bRmonty Elderly <br /> (Older Amencans Act,Section 306(a)(5)(A)(u) <br /> Community Service Provider:Congo County Department on Aging <br /> Century: Omvgc My 1,2002 through June 30,2003 <br /> The Older Amencans Act requires that the service provide artrapt to provide services to <br /> low-income minority malivitlnals Ln amorchince to their need for aging services. The <br /> commonalty service provider shall spwify how the service needs oflow-Inmme minority <br /> elderly and rural elderly will be me through the s micas identified on the Provider <br /> Services Sum my(DOA-732). Thisnarrativeahalladdressouneachandservice <br /> delivery methodologies that will misme that this target population is adcquatey saved <br /> and conform with specific objectives established by the Area Agency on Aging,for <br /> providing services to low income minority individuals. Addiional pages may bea used w <br /> necessary. <br /> The Omage Courtly Department on Aging,while providing services W my County <br /> resident sixty yeas and older,mdoo special efforts to reach those individuals who are <br /> low-income minority admral elderly. The Depamnrnt acwmplishes this though do <br /> following methods: <br /> Coo finate services through the fan JOCCA-operated senior round site,providing <br /> • facility space and access services in these locations Fixed haospostation routes am <br /> atomism for those who reside outside the municipal has service area. The <br /> Information Specialist makes monthly visits to each of me meal sites to mrand <br /> participants of the services available and assist individuals in accessing measures be <br /> meet their news. <br /> 1Ravide low and nocod programs and activities a=on of the three setdor centers, <br /> with scholarships available for those activities that have a fce adachnch These <br /> offedngi am advetdsed In the Lose departmental bi-monlwy publication,the Senior <br /> Tbnar. The Sewor Times is distributed at the centers,mailed W the participants' <br /> homes,and imerled in the Sunday edition of the Chapel Hill Heald with a <br /> d ambufioa of approximately 25,000 households In Orange County. <br /> • Work closely with the DCpattmmt of Social Services to asame test urbone and <br /> manmdavmempire care services are targeted to those low-income Individuals who <br /> eaddbmefit <br />