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Department of Social Services Home and Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG) Plan for Fiscal Year 2018-2019
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Date of BOCC Meeting: June 4, 2018
Request for Board Action:
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The Board is requested to approve the Home and Community Care Block Grant Plan (HCCBG) for Fiscal Year 2018-2019. The HCCBG, as authorized in G.S. 143B-181.1 (a) (11), is designed to improve the planning and coordination of in-home and community based services provided to North Carolina's older adults. It is also intended to promote the visibility of aging programs at the local level by giving counties increased flexibility with respect to funding aging services available through the Block Grant. The majority of funding comprising the HCCBG is authorized by the Federal Older Americans Act. There are Federal mandates and priorities established by the Older Americans Act. However, the legislation provides for state and local discretion in the funding of particular services and programs.
The Durham County Department of Social Services and the Durham Center for Senior Life are co-lead agencies for receiving the funds and administering the programs. The goal of services provided under this grant is to enable recipients to stay at home longer; receiving the care and services they need in their own homes, thus reducing the necessity for out of home placement. Services provided are Adult Day Care Services, Congregate Meals, Senior Center Operations, Information and Case Assistance, Transportation, Home Delivered Meals and In-Home Aide Services.
The funding has been incorporated into the FY19 Budget.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: This item aligns with Goal 2: Health and Well-being for All which decrease health disparities within the community.
Resource Persons: Margaret Keller and Joan Pelletier, Co-chairs, Durham Partnership for Seniors; Judy Kinney, Executive Director, Durham Center for Senior Life and Lee Little, Adult Protective Services Supervisor, Aging ...
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