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DAAS-733 <br />(Rev. 2/19) <br />Home and Community Care Block Grant for Older Adults <br />Outreach Methodology <br />July 2025 through June 2026 <br />Community Service Provider: <br />County: <br />Methodology to Address Service Needs of Low Income (Including Low-Income Minority Elderly), Rural <br />Elderly and Elderly with Limited English Proficiency (Older Americans Act, Section 305(a)(2)(E)) <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />ORANGE <br />The Older Americans Act requires that the service provider attempt to provide services to low-income <br />minority individuals in accordance to their need for aging services. The community service provider shall <br />specify how the service needs of low income, low-income (including low income minority elderly), rural <br />elderly and elderly with limited English proficiency will be met through the services identified on the Provider <br />Services Summary (DAAS-732). This narrative shall address outreach and service delivery methodologies that <br />will ensure that this target population is adequately served and conform with specific objectives established <br />by the Area Agency on Aging, for providing services to low income minority individuals. Additional pages may <br />be used as necessary. <br />Continue the USDA Food Box program targeting low-income residents in senior housing and in the Cedar <br />Grove and Efland Community Center service areas. Provide services through the Seymour and Passmore <br />centers with scholarships available when applicable. Use Department on Aging website and Endless <br />Possibilities print edition to advertise these options. Promote free transportation services provided by <br />Chapel Hill Transit and Orange County Public Transportation. Provide office space for DSS adult services <br />social workers at each Senior Center. Continue Project Engage initiatives utilizing volunteers to promote <br />service availability in rural Orange County. Continue contract for Mandarin-speaking social worker. Continue <br />outreach to Spanish-speaking seniors through the weekly Spanish Social Club. <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 33187FF3-2913-4BF6-A737-FFB28C0A4B95