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Home and Co~. mun~y Care Block Grant for Older Adults { County Funding Plan Methodology to Address Se~ce ~leeds of Low-income Minority Elderly and Rural Eiderty (Older America. Act, Section 306 (al (5) (^) (ii) Community Service Provide~ Ca?,rrus County Department of A~in~l County: Cabarrus i July 1,2003 through June 30, 2004 The Older Americans Act require~ that the service provider attempt to provide services to iow-income minority individuals in accordance .~ their need for aging se~ces. The community service provider shall specify how the service nee¢ ~ of iow-income minority elderly and rural elderly will be met through the se~ces identified on the Prov der Services Summary (DOA-732). This narrative shall address outreach and se~ce delivery met ~0dologies that w~ll ensure that this target population is adequately served and conform to specific ob ec~es estab§shed by the Area Agency on Aging for providing services to Iow-income minonty in~ Ilviduals. Additional pages may be used as necessary. GOAL: ~ , To ensure the participation in services provided through the Cabarrus County Department of Aging of the Iow income minority older adults in the icommunity. ~ The Cabarrus County Departmenli of Aging provides services to all older adult residents regardless of race or economic status. Brochures are ¢ sl~ibuted throughout the community that promote the services provided by our agency. Services are also promol ~d through local churches and through speaking presentations to senior citizens and local civic groups, Our current client base includes a ,~bstantial number of minority clients and some of our LunchPlus Club sites are located in minority and rural al =as. Transportation is provided to all LunchPlus Club programs. We will continue to distribute information il predominately minority and/or Iow income neighborhoods, promote our se~ces through local churches, r~ ake personal presentations to groups, and place informational brochures in local medical offices/facilities. ~ ~ewsletter bi-monthly to 10-12,000 subscribers. t~) is distributed monthly. This publication is distributed areas of Cabanas county. We also have started producing a twice weekly ~hat addresses Aging issues and is available on local Cable TV. is and services to reach the entire county. We also coordinate service 9gencies and receive referrals for services from various local service We distribute our Sunset Outlook A second newsletter (Senior Sav on counter tops throughout the Television Show (Forever Young) This allows publicity of our prograf referrals with other human service providers.