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DOA-733 Home and Community Care Block Grant for Older Adults County Funding Plan Methodology to Address Service Needs of Low-income Minority Elderly and Rural Elderly (Older Am.ricanAct, Section 300 (.) (5) (Al 01) Community Service Provider: Caborru. County O.pl. of Soclal Services County: Cabarrus July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2008 Th. Old.r Am.rican. Act requires tj,.t tho llOlVloa provider .U.mptto provld. servloa.to Iow-Incom. minority Indivldu.l. In occord.nce t9 th.lr need for .glng servloaa. The community service provider shall specify how the servJce need. of low-Incom'e minority elderly and rural elderly will be met through tho servloa.ld.ntlfled on the Provl~er S.rvlc.. Summ.ry (DOA-732). Thi. n.rrallv. .h.lI.ddre.. outrooch .nd servloa delivery m.t~ologl..that WIll en.ur.th.t thl.t.rg.t popul.tlon I. adaqu.tely served and conform to .peclfic oblElCllves establl.hed by the Area Ag.ncy on Aging for providing services to low-income minority individuals. Additional pages may be used as necessary. . GOAL: To Increase partlclpation i(1 services and programs by low-lncome minority elderly persons at a minimum rate of the porcentage Of low-income minority elderly in the community. I Caborru. County Deportment of S<lci.1 S.rvIoaa provides assistance to .11 Individual. raquoollng services regardless of race and wtth mOBt of our programs serving low Income IndMduals. The type or oxtent of service. clients reoalve art. bo.ed solely on cll.nts' nsed .nd av.llabllity of 'funding. Through the HCCBG Program, 3Il% of the clients served .ra In tho minority population. Thl. exceeds the 15.7% minority population in Cabarrus County, which i8 reflected in the 2000 census .tatl.tic.. W. will contlnu. to atri",to serve the low Income minority popul.tlon. In our Community AII.matlv.. Program (CAP), 38% of tho clients served .re In thl. group. In .ddRlon, 88% of th. cll.nts served through tho I".Home Aide Program had Incom. und.r 100% of the Fed.ral Pov.rty L.v.1. Outreach by th. .gency h.. baan tccompllshed by nowspopor .rtIclo6, brochures, home vl.its by social work staff, and contacts wIt~ other agencies. Since funding Ja limited for these programs, any new outreach programs will not be lmplemented; however, current outreach efforts, which have proven effective In the past, will cof:ltlnue. Based on current need for services, there are not sufficient funda for an increase In the number of clients served. Requests from clients who meet the nsed for In-Hom. Ald. ..rvlOO8 wi. continua 10 bo .coopted. New clients will bo added .. axIatlng client. loov. tho program or oxpertenoa . docre.se In tho numbor of unRs nseded or addRlonal funda are secured. As an agency with funding from several80urces, a88888ments will be made with each case to be .ur.that funding I. used to baat ~ the nsed. of tho cll.nts .nd th.t Old.r Am.rican Act fund. .r. targated towanl.low incom. nilnority Individual.. GOAL: To Increase porticlpsflon in services .nd program. by rurai .lderly In tho community. Caborru. County Deportment of S~lal S.rvIoa provId.. .sslstance to .11 Individual. living within tho county'. bound.ri.. requosflngservlces reg.nllo6s of location within tho county. Th. type and extent of services clients receive are based on clients' neede and availability of funding. Through tho HCCBG program, 8$ of clients served .re In more rurallocafion., Caborru. County, due to Its location Ie described 8S part of "central counties of metropolitan areae of 1 million popul.tlon or more." It would bo ~ to find fewer rural residents In thl. county th.n In ..... that are not ae populous. Outrooch by the .g.ncy h. bean .j;compll.hed by nowspopor .rticl.., brochures, hom. vI.Rs by social work staff I and contacts wlt~ other agenoies. Since funding Ie limited for these programs, any new outreach programs will not be! Implemented; however, current outreach efforte , which have proven effective in the past, will continue. Based on current need for services, there are not sufficient funds for increasing the number of clients served. Requests from clients who meet the need for In-Home Aide services will continue to be accepted. New clients will be added a8 exlstlng cllant. loov.tho programor .xpari~noa . docre.se In tho numbor of units nseded or .ddlilon.1 funding 18 secured. A. .n .g.ncy WIIh funding from Ill\veral .ource., ......m.nts will ba made with ooch ca.. to ba aure that funding Is best used to ~et the needs of the clients and that Older Amerlcan Act funds are tarl'Jeted towards rural indlvldutls. r-:- ~ "t