DCOA E*News At-A-Glance
Mayor Gray attended the grand
opening for the nutrition site at the Vicksburg Building hosted by Seabury
Resources for Aging, the agency leading services for DCOA in Ward 5. The new meal program is located at 3005
Bladensburg Rd. NE in the Fort Lincoln community.
Opening additional sites, like this
one, helps meet the agency’s goal to provide all seniors in the District with nutritious meals, physical and recreational activities,
and be financially prepared for retirement and their long-term care needs. During
the week, the site will provide nutritious mid-day meals, supportive social
services and recreational programs for persons age 60 and older.
Residents interested in registering for the
program, should contact 202-529-8701 or visit www.seaburyresources.org for more information.
DCOA participated in the NBC4 Health and Fitness
Expo, reaching hundreds of visitors and providing them the opportunity to
calculate their Body Mass Index, see a performance by the MC Steppers and meet
Ms. Senior D.C. Nancy A. Berry.
DCOA was also able to highlight the recent Washington
Post article on the District’s Nursing Home Transition Program and provide great
giveaways and information and resources for District residents age 60 and
older, persons with disabilities age 18 and older and their caregivers.
If you or your organization is interested in having
DCOA present its programs and services to your group, call 202-724-5622.
The
ADRC Hospital Transition Care Team collaborates with hospitals in DC to offer
support and necessary resources to seniors age 60 and over and persons with
disabilities age 18 and older as they transition from the hospital into the
community. We link these persons and their caregivers with support
services such as: personal care, housing, transportation, benefits assistance,
respite, recreational/social activities and much more. For more information, call 202-724-5626.
Long Distance Caregiver -
Challenges and Solutions will be the topic for the next D.C. Caregivers Online
Chat at Noon to be held, Tuesday, January 21 at 12 p.m.
To participate, log on to www.dcoa.dc.gov/page/caregiver-chat,
bi-weekly on Tuesdays at 12 p.m. to get help with your caregiving
responsibilities. For more information
contact Linda Irizarry at 202-535-1442.
Each chat provides the
opportunity for caregivers to discuss their challenges and receive solutions,
as well as provide an opportunity to ask questions and get feedback live. Interested
persons, who are unable to join during the scheduled time, can hit replay at
their convenience to find out what was discussed.
The
District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will host two information sessions
in January for all prospective applicants who may be interested in submitting
and application for the 2014 Transportation for Elderly and Persons with
Disabilities Program. Non-profit organizations are eligible to receive
financial assistance towards the purchase of vehicles and wheel chair equipment
for transportation purposes.
Sessions will be held at the DDOT office
at 55 M Street SE on:
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Thursday, January 16 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
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Thursday, January 30 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Each
session is aimed at giving applicants an overview of the Section 5310 program,
the application process and selection criteria. DDOT staff will highlight how
to apply for grant assistance and what they look for in an application.
Representatives from interested organizations must confirm their attendance by
contacting Spring Worth at (202) 673-1736 or spring.worth@dc.gov
Program
applications are due Friday, February 14, 2014. The program application
is available online at: www.ddot.dc.gov/5310.
Current or former Verizon customers who believe their copper wire
telephone service was switched to FiOS without their knowledge or consent; that
Verizon may have attempted to switch their service from copper wire telephone
service to FiOS without their knowledge or consent; or, that they were pressured
to switch to FiOS in order to get reliable telephone service; then, the D.C.
Office of the People's Counsel (OPC) would like to include your statement
describing this experience in a proceeding before the D.C. Public Service
Commission (PSC).
OPC
needs your statement no later
than Friday, January 24, 2014, to present to the Public Service
Commission as part of the record. OPC is available if you need technical
assistance. Your statements will provide key support for our request for the
PSC to hold an evidentiary hearing in Formal Case No. 1102. Send statements to:
Arick
Sears, Esq., Assistant People's Counsel, 1133 15th Street, NW, Suite 500, Washington, D.C. 20005, Email: asears@opc-dc.gov
, Fax: 202-727-1014.
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