The Employment and Human Services Department, Aging and Adult Services Bureau, is preparing to launch an innovative program of Volunteer Care Coordination to mitigate the decreases in social services funding that have forced a dramatic decline in person-centered care and service coordination. The vision of the Volunteer Care Coordination Program is to feature trained volunteer contributors (retired social workers, nurses, and paraprofessional in similar fields) who will work with seniors and adult disabled clients to assess their resource needs and assist them in accessing appropriate resources.   
The program will leverage existing outreach services that have not been coordinated to improve access options for seniors and adults with disabilities. Workers will be cross-trained to perform outreach and sign-ups, trouble-shooting, and follow-up. Where seniors and adults with disabilities already have access to one program, the scope of that access can be expanded to include as many benefits as their eligibility allows.  
Under this grant, the target number of seniors and adults with disabilities screened and enrolled in appropriate additional benefits is 600 individuals.

Without authorization to accept funding, the Volunteer Care Coordination and Outreach Integration Program(s) would not be designed and implemented.

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