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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Action Agenda
Item No. 810ji
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: June 22, 1998
SUBJECT: Home and Community Care Block Grant
DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: YES: NO: X
BUDGET AMENDMENT: YES: NO: X
ATTACHMENTS): INFORMATION CONTACT: Albert Kittrell
Funding Plan TELEPHONE NUMBERS: ext. 2300
Hillsborough -732-8181
Chapel Hill -965-4501
Durham -688-7331
Mebane -227-2031
PURPOSE:. To approve the Home and Community Care Block Grant Funding Plan.
BACKGROUND: The State Department of Human Resources established the Home and
Community Care Block Grant which became effective July 1, 1992. The grant did not create new
funding streams, but combined funds appropriated to the Department on Aging, Department of Social
Services, and Joint Grange Chatham Community Action Agency to administer programs for senior
citizens.
The block grant requires the Board of Commissioners to approve the recommended funding plan. The
recommended funding plan for the 1998-99 fiscal year is $344,825. This amount is $6,453 more than
1997-98 grant amount of$335,372. The Home and Community Care Advisory Board reviewed the
plan on May 18, 1998. The Funding Plan is attached.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the 1998-99 Home
and Community Care Block Grant Funding Plan and authorize Chair to sign grant documents.
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Home and Community Care Block Grant Funding
Comparison for FY 1997-98 and FY 1998-99
Programs Grant Funding Proposed Block
FY 1997-98 Grant Funding
FY 1998-99
JOCCA
Congregate Nutrition $1 02,735 $1 02,735
JOCCA has six Congregate Meal Sites located in Orange
County. In 1996, over 42,000 meals were served to 450
participants. A site manger is located at each site and is
responsible for the daily operation of nutrition programs and
meals. There are also three coordinators of services responsible
for the coordination, outreach, referral and provision of services
to low-income families and individuals. These services include,
but are not limited to weatherization,housing rehabilitation
assistance, financial emergency assistance, Older Workers
Program, and information and referral.
In-Home Aide Services $28,024 $349477
Home and Community Block Grant enables low-income,
minority individuals to defer or prevent institutionalization by
providing quality services to meet basic needs. These services
include the performance of essential home management and
personal care tasks rendered under guidance and supervision.
AGING
Senior Center Operations $56,777 $55,777
Grant funds pay a portion of the salaries of the Facility
Managers at the four multi-purpose Senior Centers operated by
the Department on Aging.
Transportation $34,515 $349515
Daily Fixed route transportation is provided for seniors to
attend activities at the four Centers and two community centers
that house the JOCCA Nutrition Programs sites in Orange
County.
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Block Grant Funding Proposed Block Proposed Block
Grant Funding Grant Funding
FY 1997-98 FY 1995-99
Information and Case Assistance $43,283 $43,253
Assist seniors and their families in accessing information about
relevant issues, such as health insurance and benefits; work with
individuals who have had a change in health status to arrange
the array of services that will allow them to continue to live in
their own homes as long as possible.
In-Home Aide Respite $739038 $739038
Provide temporary relief for unpaid caregivers of individuals
who cannot be left alone. In-home aide services are provided
through service agreements with one or more licensed provider
agencies.
TOTAL $3389372 $344,825