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Causes: Human Services, Senior Centers, Seniors
Mission: Identify needs of the elderly, determine available resources to fill those needs, evaluate their effectiveness, and coordinate existing programs and services for the elderly when feasible.
Programs: We subcontract with agencies to provide meals to older adults in oklahoma, cleveland, logan, and canadian counties. Meals are served at older americans act meal sites and independant senior centers. Home delivered meals are provided to home-bound adults, 60 years and older. Participants are not means tested.
supportive services funded through older americans act title iii-b includes advocacy and abuse prevention and access to information and assistance. In addition, services are provided by subcontractors to individuals age 60 and over. Services include transportation to meal sites, doctors' offices, grocery stores, post offices, etc. , homemaker services, outreach services, legal education and legal assistance.
we subcontract with agencies to provide caregiver support services such as respite for caregivers, counseling, training, and other support including helping grandparents raising grandchildren. These activities are funded from federal and state older americans act title iii-e grants.
various other programs to benefit senior citizens in central oklahoma.