DCOA E*News At-A-Glance
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The grades for February are in and the D.C. Office on Aging has scored an "A+" for the month. This is the highest score that can be received by an agency through Grade.dc.gov. Persons interested in giving feedback to agencies on customer service and service delivery can visit www.grade.dc.gov. |
DCOA will hold a second Pre-Application
Conference for the Senior Transportation Request for Applications (RFA) on
Thursday, March 14 at 12:30 pm, 441 Fourth Street, NW, Suite 1117. DCOA is seeking
an entity to operate the Washington Elderly Handicapped Transportation
Program. Find out more about the grant and have the opportunity to ask
questions before the April 19 submission deadline. For more
information, contact Aurora Delespin-Jones, Program Analyst or Brenda L.
Turner, Program and Grants Manager at 202-724-8821. The RFA is available
for review at www.dcoa.dc.gov.
 March is National Nutrition Month and the theme this year is "Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day." Make nutritional changes you can live with and follow daily. For assistance with your dietary needs, contact your lead agency to receive nutrition education assistance. Visit our website to find your lead agency at www.dcoa.dc.gov or call the DCOA Information and Assistance Unit at 202-724-5626 for more information.
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Effective April 12, D.C. Housing
Authority (DCHA) is suspending new enrollment to the housing waiting list in order to:
- Update the waiting list to make sure people already on
the list still want and need housing.
- Give people on the public housing waiting list a chance
to list which properties they want to live in.
- Make the waiting list process easier to understand and
manage.
DCHA estimates that as of January
2013 there were 70,000 families and individuals on the waiting list for housing
placement. For more information about your waiting list status call
202-535-1000. All new applications must be postmarked by April 12, 2013.
 We are looking for Ms. Senior D.C 2013, maybe you know her. Ms. Senior D.C. is elegant, poised, talented and very active in her community. If you know someone who fits this description, and is interested in representing her peers as Ms. Senior D.C., please make sure she is entered in the Ms. Senior D.C. Pageant 2013. Please send an email to darlene.nowlin@dc.gov or call 202-724-5626 for more information.
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The Office on Aging offers various
opportunities for older residents to stay active through volunteerism and
community service. For more information, call 202-724-5626 to register as
a DCOA volunteer. Please sign up to make a difference in the lives of the
young or old.
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