DCOA E*News At-A-Glance
 On last week, Executive Director, Dr. John M. Thompson provided an interview with WUSA9 news reporter Debra Alfarone on, "Seniors Help to End Senior Hunger." Nearly 40 percent of the food produced in this country
ends up in a landfill. At the same time, millions of seniors go without enough
food to eat. In the nation’s capital, the D.C. Office on Aging is
addressing this paradox with the help of the National Foundation to End Senior
Hunger (NFESH). In three of DCOA’s
senior wellness centers, plate waste (leftovers) is being: (1) separated and collected with the help of
the seniors, (2) measured by wellness center staff with cutting-edge technology
which helps DCOA reduce waste by adjusting its menus to the seniors’ tastes,
(3) diverted from trash to compost where food waste becomes nutrient-rich soil.
In the spring, the seniors at the wellness centers will take growing classes
and use the soil created from their leftovers to grow fresh vegetables in
senior-friendly garden beds. DC is showing the nation how wasted food can go
from trash to treasure.
Read the full story here.
 Lara Hinz, Director of Programs at Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER) will provide an overview of the Financial Planning for Caregivers Guidebook and guidance on how to train family caregivers on financial planning. Join Lara Hinz, for an overview of the Financial Planning for Caregivers Guidebook
and learn how to support retirement planning for caregivers. Register here!
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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. All
workshops include an overview of Office on Aging programs and services,
information on how to access resources, and guidance on your role as an
advocate.
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Thursday, January 15, 2015, 10 a.m.
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Thursday, February 19, 2015, 10 a.m.
Call
202-724-5622 to register today!
This Notice informs the public that the Public Service Commission
of the District of Columbia seeks input on its consideration of the June 18,
2014, joint application of Exelon Corporation (“Exelon”), Pepco Holdings, Inc.
(“PHI”), the Potomac Electric Power Company (“Pepco”), Exelon Energy Delivery
Company, LLC (“EEDC”), and New Special Purpose Entity, LLC (“SPE”)
(collectively, the “Joint Applicants”) for approval by the Commission, pursuant
to D.C. Code §§ 34-504 and 34-1001, for a change of control of Pepco, the
electric distribution company that serves the District of Columbia
(“District”), to be effected by the merger of PHI with Purple Acquisition Corp.
(“Merger Sub”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Exelon (“Joint Application”).
On February 9 to 13, 2015, the Commission will hold an evidentiary
hearing to determine if the proposed merger transaction is in the public
interest. In making this determination the Commission will look at seven public
interest factors determined in
Order No. 17597. In addition to
the evidentiary hearing, the Commission will convene four community hearings to
receive comments from the public on these issues on the following dates:
December
17, 2014 – 6:00 p.m.
Public Service Commission of the District of
Columbia
1333 H Street, N.W., Suite 700 Hearing Room
Washington, D.C. 20005
For
more information and to see additional hearing
dates please click here.
 The next topic of discussion for the D.C.
Caregivers Online Chat at Noon is "6 Tips for Caring for Someone with a Disability." The chat will be held on Tuesday, December 9th
at 12 p.m. Please visit www.dcoa.dc.gov/caregiver-chat to join
the discussion.
The D.C. Caregivers Online Chat is designed
to provide resources, tips and other information to assist persons caring for
older adults. In case you miss the noon chat, return to www.dcoa.dc.gov/caregiver-chat and press
replay to view the conversation. For more information, contact Linda Irizarry
at 202-535-1442.
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