DCOA E*News At-A-Glance
The D.C. Metropolitan Police
Department has issued a Silver Alert for 83 year old Jesse Jones. Mr.
Jones is 5' 7” and weighs approximately 180 pounds has brown eyes, a bald head,
and dark complexion.
Mr. Jones was last seen
wearing a navy blue jacket, blue pants, and holding a dark colored hat in his
hand at the corner of 5th and K Streets, NW. Mr. Jones may be in need of medication.
Have Info? Call (202) 576-6768
or 576-7597. Ref.: CCN #14-033-560.
The DCOA Budget Oversight
hearing before the Committee on Health has been rescheduled to May 8, 2014 at 10 a.m. in Room 123
of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.
Persons
interested in providing testimony should contact Rayna Smith, Committee Director at (202) 724-8170 or rsmith@dccouncil.us.
View the DCOA Performance Oversight Hearing from February 25, 2014 here.
What do you see when you walk around your neighborhood? What about
other parts of the city where you may shop, visit friends, or go to
medical appointments?
The Age-Friendly DC Block-by-Block Walk—March 20 – April 15—will
document what you and others see so decisions can be made based on
real-time information about improvements to make. The Walk will also
document what is good (great!) about neighborhoods across the District
of Columbia. Examples of what Age-Friendly DC Walk organizers are
looking for:
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Unsafe sidewalks
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Accessibility of retail outlets and social services
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Personal and pedestrian safety
Want to do more than volunteer? Join the effort as a Team Leader.
Team Leaders get special training--though anyone is welcome to
participate in the training sessions. Dates, times and locations are
here.
 Congratulations to Ward 7 resident Doris A.M.
Thomas who received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the
Abundant Life Bible College and Theological Seminary. Thomas a cancer
survivor for more than 45 years has worked with the "Reach to Recovery Program"
with the American Cancer Society, visiting hospitals and homes of
persons who have undergone cancer surgery. Thomas who is 89 years old has also acted as a
spokesperson for the disease in public service announcements and the
media.
An active member of the Washington Seniors Wellness Center,
she is the founder and served as Company Director of the Serenity
Players Theatre Company for nearly 30 years. The author of two poetry
books, "The Will to Live" and "The Will to Live Continues," she presently hosts "Senior Talk" on Inner Light Radio which is heard every third Thursday at 11 a.m. on www.PositiveEnergyWorks.com or Skype: inner_light_radio.
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Greater Washington Urban League President and
CEO George H. Lambert, Jr. joined District of Columbia People’s Counsel Sandra
Mattavous-Frye to announce that the GWUL has received a significant financial
contribution to its energy assistance program funding as a direct result of the
Office of the People’s Counsel’s (OPC) advocacy.
“As the public advocate for utility
ratepayers, I am pleased with the commitment that GWUL has shown to District
residents. GWUL has been a welcome partner to OPC staff for several years, as
together we have worked to deliver assistance to consumers,” said People’s Counsel
Sandra Mattavous-Frye. “This latest partnership is just one more example
of what public and private collaboration can achieve,” stated the People’s
Counsel.
For more information, visit www.gwul.org.
The National Foundation to End Senior Hunger (NFESH) released a study entitled The
Health Consequences of Senior Hunger in the United States: Evidence from the
1999-2010 NHANES. Commissioned by NFESH and conducted by Dr. James P.
Ziliak of the University of Kentucky and Dr. Craig Gundersen of the University
of Illinois, this original research examines the correlation between food
insecurity and negative health consequences among individuals age 60 and older
in the United States.
Read the full study here.
The
D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will hold a
series of public hearings to discuss “Housing and Community Development
Needs in the District of Columbia”. The hearings will help form a basis
for developing the District’s draft “Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Action Plan”
and the spending priorities utilizing federal entitlement funds. DHCD,
the Department of Human Services and the Department of Health will each
provide input into the plan.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 ~ 6:30 pm
1800 Martin Luther King Jr, Avenue, SE, 1st
Floor Conference Room
Thursday, March 20, 2014 ~ 6:30 pm
Israel Baptist Church , lower level
1251 Saratoga Avenue, NE
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 ~ 10:00 am
Focus: Special Needs Housing
(includes housing needs for the homeless, persons with
disabilities,
and persons living with AIDS)
1800 Martin Luther King Jr, Avenue, SE, 1st
Floor Conference Room
Thursday, March 27, 2014 ~ 6:30 pm
Frank D. Reeves Municipal Building
2000 14th Street, NW, 2nd Floor
Community Room
District of Columbia residents who would like to present oral
testimony are encouraged to register in advance either by e-mail at DHCD.EVENTS@dc.gov or by calling (202) 442-7251. Please provide your name, address, telephone number, and organization affiliation, if any. For more information, visit http://dhcd.dc.gov.
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.
Next Ambassador March 27, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
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