(L to R): Attending the Emergency Preparedness Plann meeting from left are: Polly Duncan, LaSalle COA director; Theresa Hines, LaSalle COA; Dorothy McDonald, Concordia COA director; Tyra Rabalais and Juanita Vanderhoeven, director, Rapides Senior Citizens Centers.
( LtoR) Cathy Frank and Sabrini Sonnier, director Avoyelles COA; Joyce McElroy, director Winn COA; Nell Deville, director, Cenla Area Agency on Aging; Bill Blair, director Catahoula COA, Beth Davis, director and Kristi Anders, Grant COA.July 2010 Front Page
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NEW LOW INCOME SUBSIDY PROGRAM Rapides Council was asked to enter into a contract with the Governor’s Office of Elderly Affairs to assist in the enrollment process for the Low Income Subsidy Program, Medicare Savings Plan and/or Merdicare Part D in Rapides parish. The contract for $4,484 is for two years and provides for 75 units of service each year. The goal of the project is to provide outreach to individuals with special emphasis on rural communities and to increase public awareness and enrollment into the benefits available under Medicare Part D. Low Income Subsidy and Medicare Savings Plan. Call the Council at 445-7985 for more information. Link-Up will reimburse up to 50% of a customer’s one-time service to install a telephone. Only one LifeLine account per household will be approved. Free monthly minutes are provided when the free telephone is received. The same amount of free minutes will be issued every month after that. Life Line is a government program that offers qualified subsctibers a discount of up to $13.60 each month on their monthly service. The service is active for one year as long as government assistance is received. Qualified persons must participate in at least one of the following programs: M edicaid, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Termporary Assistance to Needy Families, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Programs (LIHEAP),food stamps, Federal Public Public Housing (Section 8) ro the znational School programs. Call the Council at 445-7985 for more information and an application form..SENIOR AGENCY DIRECTORS PREPARE EMERGENCY PLAN; Directors attending the meeting were: Sabrina Sonnier, Avoyelles Council; Bill Buie, Calahoula Council; Dorothy Mcdonald, Concordia Council; Beth Davis, Grant Council; Polly Duncan, LaSalle Council; Bettye DeKeyzer, Rapides Council; Joyce McElroy, Winn Council; and Juanita Vanderhoeven, Rapides Senior Citizens Senior Centers. AARP DRIVER SAFETY PROGRAM The AARP Driver Safety Program and Christus St. Frances Cabrina Hospital will host a
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