DCOA E*News At-A-Glance
The D.C. Office on Aging is looking for seniors to volunteer for Senior Friends, an
intergenerational program in area schools. Interested volunteers must
complete a criminal background check and other screening and participate in a
training session. Senior Friends will serve as volunteers that
provide one-on-one assistance, read and lead special activities in
preschool and pre-kindergarten classrooms. If you have time to lend,
please give us a call at 202-724-5622 or email tiffany.holodnak3@dc.gov to begin the required process.
The D.C. Office on Aging (DCOA) is seeking interested persons
to participate on a review panel for the Senior Transportation Services
Program Grant. The review panel process is projected to last a
minimum of three to five days. Interested persons should have a general knowledge and
understanding of senior transportation needs in the District of Columbia and specific knowledge, skill and or experience
in transportation coordination and planning, direct service provision,
administration, systems and designs that address seniors with attention to
access, economic and mobility issues. Panelists will be required to read and score all applications
on-site. Panelist are also expected to read and score a minimum of three
applications per day until the work is complete. Interested persons should forward their resumes to aurora.delespin-jones@dc.gov or call 202-724-5622 for more information.
The D.C. Office on Aging (DCOA) Ambassador Program is a FREE,
interactive, member-based program designed to reach out to older adults and
their caregivers to help them learn about the services and resources available
to them through DCOA. If you are interested in expanding your network and educating older adults
about the services and resources available to them, join us for our next
Ambassador Training Workshop to learn about all of the programs
and services that DCOA offers to the community and how you can
become an Ambassador. Call 202-724-5622 to register today!
Next training January 30, 10am - 12pm
The DC Health Benefit
Exchange Communications Summit For Community
Stakeholders has a new date and location, Tuesday, February 12, 2013 from 1:00 pm
to 4:30 pm at the Mt. Vernon Conference
Center, Mount Vernon Place
United Methodist Church, 900 Massachusetts
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001. The nearest Metro Station is Mt.
Vernon Square/7th St - Convention Center; Green & Yellow Line.
Registration (Free) -
1:00 – 1:30pm
Community Partners
Stakeholders Workshop, 1:30 - 4:30pm
Please
register at https://octo.quickbase.com/db/bhtwj5qsr.
For more
information, email hbx@dchbx.com
or
visit http://www.dchbx.com.
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