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AGING <br />AGING <br />Program Objectives (continued) <br />4 Legal Services. To enable 350 senior citizens to obtain and receive benefits to which <br />they are entitled by providing them with 1,787 hours of information on entitlement <br />programs, the legal process, and individual rights. (LASH) <br />5. Transportation. To enable 250 older persons to attend a congregate meal site three <br />to five days per week, and shop for food and personal necessities at least once a week <br />by providing 55,000 units of transportation. (HCEOC) <br />Contracts to the Elderly Activities Division, Department of Parks & Recreation. <br />(Note Funds provided to the Elderly Activities Division are deposited directly to its <br />respective accounts and the figures below are estimates of what they will provide) <br />1 Chore. To enable 75 frail/vulnerable older persons to live safely within their homes <br />by providing them with 4,066 hours of chore services <br />2. Congregate Meals. To maintain or improve the nutritional status, social well being, <br />and general health of 1,000 older persons by providing them with 92,444 meals in a <br />congregate setting over a 12 -month period Seventy percent of congregate meal <br />participants will maintain or improve their nutritional risk assessment scores. <br />3. Employment. To improve the financial well being of 42 older individuals by <br />providing them with part-time employment opportunities, and placing at least 6 <br />enrollees in unsubsidized works. <br />4. Home -Delivered Meals. To assist 275 homebound elderly to remain at home by <br />providing them with 44,026 meals which meet 1/3 the daily recommended dietary <br />allowances. Seventy percent of home -delivered meal participants will maintain or <br />improve their nutritional risk assessment scores <br />5 Information and Assistance. To increase the older person's knowledge of and <br />access to community resources by providing 3,500 persons with 10,000 units of <br />information At least 12% who receive information will be positively linked to <br />services <br />6 Nutrition Education. To improve or maintain the health and nutrition of 1,200 older <br />persons by providing them with 300 units of nutrition education services. <br />7 Outreach. To assess the needs of 1,050 older individuals who do not currently <br />receive services At least 10% of those assessed will be positively linked to services. <br />At least 30% of senors assessed will use the discount listing that is handed out as part <br />of the outreach service. <br />4 <br />