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zo <br />DOA-733 <br />(Rev. 2/04) <br />Home and Community Care Bloclc Grant for Older Adults <br />County Funding Plan <br />July 1, 2004 through June.30, 2005 <br />Methodology to Address Service Needs ofLow-Income Minority Elderly <br />(Older Americans Act, Section .306(a)(4)(A)(ii) <br />Community Service Provider Joint Orange-Chatham CommunitX A ~ nn rnr. <br />County Orange <br />The Older Americans Act requires that the service provider attempt to provide services to <br />low-income minority individuals in accordance to their need for aging services. The <br />community service provider shall specify how the service needs oflow-income minority <br />elderly and rural elderly will be met through the services identified on the Provider <br />Services Summary (DOA-732). This narrative shall address outreach and service <br />delivery methodologies that will ensure that this target population is adequately served <br />and conform with specific objectives established by the Area Agency on Aging, for <br />providing services to low income minority individuals. Additional pages may be used as <br />necessary. <br />The Joint Orange-Chatham Community Action, Inc. (JOCCA) was established <br />in 1966 and built on a foundation of citizen participation with <br />constituents from all walks of life: poor and rich; black and white; <br />public and non-public. The agency is dedicated to serving the needs of <br />all very low and low-income residents of Orange and Chatham counties. <br />The agency's mission is "to help people help themselves "and attain a <br />status of financial independence through self-help initiatives. JOCCA <br />is a vital part of lives of thousands of very low and low-income <br />residents and plays a ss.lient part in their everyday existence. To <br />meet the needs of clients, JOCCA relies on the coordinated efforts and <br />partnerships-with other human service agencies, the private sector, <br />local governments, and private foundations. <br />