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PRESS RELEASE
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| Friday, September 12, 2003 |
Contact: AoA Press Office
(202) 401-4541 |
AoA Awards $5.6 Million to Support Community Services for Seniors In Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities In 12 Cities
Assistant Secretary for Aging, Josefina G. Carbonell announced
$5,635,552 in 12 grants (10 new grants and two continuations)
to help seniors remain independent in the communities in which
they live.
The awards will establish demonstration programs to develop
and test models to support older persons in 12 cities that contain “naturally
occurring retirement communities” – Albuquerque,
Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles,
Miami, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Pittsburg and Washington, D.C.
Each of these cities has a significant number of seniors who
have remained in their own communities as they have grown older.
“These grants will provide opportunities to test and evaluate
new methods in assisting older individuals in their efforts to
age in place, in their own homes and communities,” Carbonell
said.
The demonstration grants will focus on providing access to and
linking health and supportive services for seniors who are living
in naturally occurring retirement communities; removing existing
barriers to those services, and developing innovative strategies
to enhance the quality of life of residents.
Services provided by HHS’ Administration on Aging through
the Older Americans Act, such as nutrition, transportation, health
promotion and support for family caregivers, are important components
of the continuum of care needed and desired by older persons
who want to retain their independence. Providing individuals
with greater choices through opportunities for home and community
based services is a major goal of the Bush Administration.
A description of each new project and funding amount follows:
Albuquerque, NM, $220, 631: The Jewish Federation of Greater
Albuquerque will develop and assess innovative service delivery
models to enable seniors to avoid premature institutionalization
through supportive in-home services. Due to New Mexico’s
high poverty rate for seniors, three of the four identified NORC
sites are subsidized housing projects. NEW
Atlanta, GA, $98,058: The Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.
This project will be a part of a larger community initiative
overseen by the Atlanta Regional Commission entitled, Aging Atlanta.
Each NORC site will be designed based on three major objectives:
1. building individual capacity to age at home; 2. building neighborhood
capacity to support aging at home; 3. and building a more “elder
friendly” community through working with organizations,
businesses and religious institutions to more effectively serve
older adults. NEW
Baltimore, MD, $512,000: Comprehensive Housing Assistance, Inc.,
will work with seniors and community groups to develop Supportive
Neighborhoods for older adults in two naturally occurring retirement
communities (NORCs) in Baltimore. CONTINUATION
CHICAGO, IL, $245,146: The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Chicago (JFMC), in partnership with the Council for Jewish Elderly
(CJE), will conduct a 17 month demonstration program for seniors
aging in place in four to six buildings/communities on the north
side of Chicago, and its southern and northern suburbs. NEW
DETROIT, MI, $441,263: The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit’s Commission on Jewish Eldercare Services will
work with older adults and community groups (e.g. home and building
owners, religious congregations, local municipalities, service
providers, businesses, etc.) in the 10 Mile/ Greenfield/ Lincoln
corridor in the Oak Park/Southfield area of Oakland County, MI
to create the Supportive Communities program. NEW
LAS VEGAS, NV, $637,380: The Jewish Federation of Las Vegas
will establish a senior adult resource drop-in center located
in the Renaissance Office Park at Tropicana and Eastern. The
primary delivery of services will be directed and carried out
through the senior center. NEW
LOS ANGELES, CA, $490,292: The Jewish Family Service of Los
Angeles will test and evaluate innovative health and social service
methodologies to assist senior living independently in the West
Hollywood and Fairfax districts of Los Angeles County. NEW
MIAMI, FL, $490,292: Greater Miami Jewish Federation. This project
is intended to enable elderly residents to continue to function
safely live in their homes. Their approach will involve four
sites in South Florida, high rise and gated communities in which
the population is almost exclusively elderly individuals or couples
who are living independently. NEW
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, $833,497: The Jewish Family and Children’s
Service will work with the Shalom Community Alliance and the
city of St. Louis Park to coordinate
and develop activities, services and environmental improvements for seniors
who live in the city. NEW
Philadelphia, PA, $245,146: Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater
Philadelphia. Is expanding to 240 condominium apartments and will select two
sites (such as a synagogue, library or geriatric exercise facility) in the
Overbrook Park/Wynnewood area to anchor service delivery and provide a gathering
place for seniors who avail themselves of our center-based programs. CONTINUATION
Pittsburgh, PA, $245,146: The United Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburg
will establish a partnership with the Jewish Family and Children’s Service
and the Jewish Community Center to create interagency “care teams” that
will provide access to a comprehensive, client-oriented system of services
for seniors living in NORCs located in downtown Pittsburgh. NEW
Washington, D.C., $1,176,701, The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington,
D.C.
The participating agencies have identified two neighborhoods in which A Comprehensive
Community Approach to Aging in Place (CAP) will be piloted for a period of
seventeen months. Montrose (Rockville) and Kemp Mill (Silver Spring), were
chosen for their high concentration of older adults, aging in place and because
they host a variety of community organizations which can serve as hubs for
the dissemination of services. NEW
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