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Elderly Hurricane Victims Receiving Assistance
Administration on Aging gives $750,000 to three
states
Sept. 13, 2005- The departments for aging in
Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi have each received $250,000 to be
used for immediate assistance to frail elders affected by Hurricane
Katrina, according to a news release from the U.S. Administration on
Aging.
We are deeply saddened by the devastation left in
the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, said Assistant Secretary Josefina
Carbonell. This immediate, initial grant of hurricane relief funds to
Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippis aging network will help connect our
seniors to the supportive assistance they need to rebuild their lives.
The funds will provide hurricane victims with
information and assistance, meals, case management and counseling
assistance, in-home and chore services, personal hygiene supplies and
relocation assistance. These funds will aid in supporting state aging
networks whose role in helping seniors navigate state and federal
supports has been greatly amplified in affected states.
AoA says it has worked closely with the National
Aging Network to assist in the recovery in those communities hardest hit
by the hurricanes.
The AoA release said the agency applauds their
immediate response.
The AARP is providing money and volunteers,
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging are providing
temporary housing in some of their facilities, foundations are getting
involved, the National Association of State Units on Aging and the
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging are coordinating the
responses from state and area agencies on aging that are sending staff,
money and supplies.
Given the widespread devastation, extensive
long-term recovery efforts are needed to help restore safe and livable
environments for older persons, according to the AoA.
The AoA is a Federal agency dedicated to policy
development, planning and the delivery of supportive home and
community-based services to older persons and their caregivers through
the national aging network of state and local agencies on aging, tribal
organizations, service providers and volunteers.
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