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<br /> i <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> AGING <br /> <br /> AGING <br /> <br /> <br /> Non-Contracted Services <br /> <br /> 1. Aging and Disability Resource Center Development Project <br /> a. Continue to convene at least 4 quarterly meetings of the ADRC <br /> stakeholders/advisory group to discuss/address matters that pertain to the pilot <br /> ADRC project in Hilo. <br /> ADRC Advisory Committee meeting were held in October 2007 and May <br /> 2008. A change in the two ADRC staff early in 2008 impacted the meeting <br /> frequency but the committee is back.on track with regular about quarterly <br /> meetings. Stakeholder/tenant meetings were held in March, April, May and <br /> June 2008 as the move to the ADRC became more imminent. Meetings of <br /> this group will continue into 2009 on a monthly to quarterly basis. <br /> <br /> b. Compile and develop a training module to prepare prospective ADRC <br /> staff/volunteers and/or partners pass the Alliance of Information and Assistance <br /> System's Examination to become Certified Information & Assistance/Referral <br /> Specialist - Aging. <br /> <br /> HCOA has Enhanced Level membership in the Alliance of Information and <br /> Referral Systems (AIRS). The present Aging and Disability Resource <br /> Specialist attained AIRS-Aging certification in May 2008. A Coordinated <br /> Services for the Elderly staff member also attained certification in May 2008. <br /> This is part of the plan to train and certify I & A staff within HCOA and <br /> CSE. HCOA and CSE is developing AIRS training with staff with target <br /> certification exams in 2009. <br /> c. Develop and produce ADRC marketing/outreach materials. <br /> <br /> A State ADRC Marketing Plan was developed in 2007 with HCOA's <br /> participation. The "Aunty Alice" material was enhanced by including a new <br /> character, Cousin Kimo, an individual with a disability. HCOA staff <br /> continued to work with the ADRC State Project Coordinator and advisory <br /> committee developing a card type brochure with target publishing by <br /> November 2008. ADRC advertising materials with the ADRC logo are being <br /> selected for sharing at community presentations. Other marketing and <br /> outreach activities include an article in the Hawaii Tribune Herald, articles <br /> in the Silver Bulletin, the ADRC contact number featured on every page of <br /> HCOA's Information & Services Directory for Seniors 2008, being a short <br /> program on the cable television "Seniors In Paradise" program, continued <br /> community presentations by the Executive on Aging and ADRC staff, and <br /> planned presentations at the biennial Hawaii Pacific Gerontological Society <br /> conference in September 2008. <br /> <br /> <br /> Final Status Report on Program Objectives for FY 2007-08 1 <br />