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DOA -733 <br />Home and Community Care Block Grant for Older Adults <br />County Funding Plan <br />Rev. 2115) <br />Methodology to Address Service Needs of Low- income Minority Elderly and Rural Elderly <br />(Older American Act, Section 305 (a)(2)(E )) <br />Community Service Provider: Cabarrus County Department of Human Services <br />County: Cabarrus <br />July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016 <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 <br />shall specify how the service needs of low- income, low income (including low income minority <br />elderly), rural elderly and elderly with limited English proficiency will be met through the <br />services identified on the Provider Services Summary (DOA -732), This narrative shall address <br />outreach and service delivery methodologies that will ensure that this target population is adequately <br />served and conform with specific objectives established by the Area Agency on Aging for providing <br />services to low- income minority individuals. Additional pages may be used as necessary. <br />Cabarrus County Department of Human Services goal is to increase participation in services and <br />programs by low income elderly, low income elderly and elderly with limited English proficiency <br />in the community. DHS provides assistance to all individuals living within the county's boundaries <br />requesting services regardless of location within the county. The type and extent of services <br />clients receive are based on clients' needs and availabiilty of funding. Outreach by the agency has <br />been accomplished by brochures, community forums, word of mouth and contacts with community <br />partners. Outreach is ongoing. Request from clients who meet the need for HCCBG services will <br />continue to be accepted. New clients will be added as existing clients leave the program or <br />experience a decrease of units needs or additional funds are secured. As an agency with <br />multiple funding sources, assessments will be made with each case to be sure that the most <br />appropriate funding is used to best meet the needs of the clients and that the Older American Act <br />funds are for the traget population groups. <br />tuber 1 <br />F -3 Page 79 <br />