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GOAL: To increase participadbn in services aud program, by rural elderly in the co~:munity. <br /> <br />Cabarrus County Departme~ of Soc/al Services provides assistauce to all individuals living ~ith~n <br />the ~ounty's boundaries requesting ser~.'ce.s regardless oflocation w~thln the county. The type or <br />extent of servides clients receive are based solely on. elients' need ~ av_~bflity of funding. <br /> <br />Through the HCCBG program, i4% of cli~a~.s served are in more rural locations. Cabarrus <br />Couaty due to its location is descn'bed as pm ~)f "central counties of metropolitan areas of 1 <br />m~lion popnlat[on or more." It would be expected to find fewer rural residents in th~.q county th~n <br />in areas *b~t are not as populous. <br /> <br />Outreach by the agency has been accod~pli.qhed by newspaper articles, brochures, home visits by <br />social work sta~ and contacts with other agencies. Since ftmrl+ng is llm~ted for these programs, <br />any new outreach programs will not implement, however, current outreach effo.rts, which have <br />proven effective fix the past, will continue. 'Based on current-need for services, there are not <br />sufficient funds for a si~mhScant increase in the m~mber of clicnt~_serve& Requests from cticats <br />who meet the need for In-Home Aide. Services will continue to be accepted. New clients will be <br />added as existing clients leave the program or expe.~ence a al&crease in the number ofnn~ts needed <br />or addlfio~a~ funding is secured. <br /> <br />As an age~/cy with fu~rling from several sources, asses~qments v~l be ,nadd with each case to be <br />sure tb~t funding/s used to best meet the nee&s of the clients and that Older Americans Act funds <br />are targeted towards rural individuals <br /> <br /> <br />