Aroostook Area Agency On Aging Inc

CREATION OF A MEMORY CARE CENTER FOR AROOSTOOK COUNTY, MAINE

ACCESS POINTS FOR AROOSTOOK COUNTY MAINE

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

THIS APPLICATION BEGINS ANOTHER 3 YEAR GRANT CYCLE FOR AROOSTOOK RSVP AS SPONSORED BY THE AROOSTOOK AREA AGENCY ON AGING (AAAA). WE PROPOSE TO HAVE 400 UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS BY THE END OF YEAR 3. POPULATIONS SERVED WILL INCLUDE THE FRAIL AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED SENIORS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA WILL BE HEALTHY FUTURES. VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE FOOD DELIVERY, TRANSPORTATION, COMPANIONSHIP, COMPANIONSHIP WITH VETERANS, FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND COLLECTION, FOOD PANTRY SUPPORT, ASSISTING SOUP KITCHENS, DISTRIBUTING INFORMATION, AND LEADING AND ASSISTING TAI CHI FOR ARTHRITIS, MATTER OF BALANCE AND BONE BUILDERS CLASSES. ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL HAVE WORK PLANS WITHIN THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOCUS AREA, INCLUDING ASSISTING VITA, PREVENTING ELDER ABUSE, AND PROVIDING FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION; THE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP FOCUS AREAS, WITH A SERVICE ACTIVITY TO IMPROVE TRAILS; AS WELL AS NUMEROUS SERVICE ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY PRIORITY AREA. LOCATIONS OF ALL SERVICE ACTIVITIES ARE WITHIN AROOSTOOK COUNTY MAINE, AND INCLUDE SITES SUCH AS AAAA, AROOSTOOK REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION, THE MAINE VETERANS HOME, UNITED WAY OF AROOSTOOK, AROOSTOOK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, NUMEROUS FOOD PANTRIES, HOSPITALS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY NON-PROFITS. EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES OF THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 150 HOME-BOUND ADULTS WILL RECEIVE NUTRITIOUS FOOD, 250 HOME-BOUND ADULTS WILL RECEIVE MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE AND OTHER SERVICES THAT ALLOW THEM TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY, 100 HOME-BOUND ADULTS WILL REPORT HAVING INCREASED SOCIAL SUPPORT, 1500 INDIVIDUALS WILL RECEIVE FOOD FROM FOOD BANKS AND FOOD PANTRIES, 800 CLIENTS WILL RECEIVE INFORMATION ON HEALTH INSURANCE, HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND HEALTH BENEFITS, AND 150 CLIENTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS. WE ANTICIPATE HAVING 50 STATIONS. THE FEDERAL FUNDING LEVEL REQUESTED IS $71,675 AND THE NON-FEDERAL FUNDING LEVEL IS $54,518.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-24 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023-24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 46.98%.

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

THIS APPLICATION BEGINS YEAR 1 OF 3 OF ANOTHER 3 YEAR GRANT CYCLE FOR AROOSTOOK RSVP (CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT ME-02), AS SPONSORED BY THE AROOSTOOK AREA AGENCY ON AGING (AAAA). AROOSTOOK RSVP AND AAAA HAVE BEEN THE SOLE PROJECT AND SPONSOR FOR THE IDENTIFIED GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF AROOSTOOK COUNTY MAINE SINCE BOTH OF THEIR INCEPTIONS IN 1972. AN ESTIMATED 440 VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, 352 VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA IS HEALTHY FUTURES. POPULATIONS SERVED WILL INCLUDE FRAIL AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED SENIORS. VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE FOOD DELIVERY, COMPANIONSHIP, COMPANIONSHIP WITH VETERANS, FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND COLLECTION, FOOD PANTRY SUPPORT, DISTRIBUTING MEDICARE INFORMATION, PREVENTING ELDER ABUSE SCAM AND FRAUD, AND LEADING AND ASSISTING NUMEROUS EVIDENCED-BASED ACTIVITIES INCLUDING LIVING WELL FOR BETTER HEALTH, LIVING WELL WITH CHRONIC PAIN, LIVING WELL WITH DIABETES, A MATTER OF BALANCE, TAI CHI, AND BONE BUILDERS CLASSES. ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL HAVE WORK PLANS WITHIN THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOCUS AREA, INCLUDING ASSISTING CASH COALITION LOW INCOME TAX RETURNS, AND PROVIDING FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION; THE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP FOCUS AREA, WITH A SERVICE ACTIVITY TO IMPROVE TRAILS; CAPACITY BUILDING SERVICE ACTIVITY TO ASSIST THRIFT STORES, AND NUMEROUS SERVICE ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY PRIORITY AREA. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, OUTCOMES WILL INCLUDE: 300 PEOPLE WILL HAVE INCREASED FOOD SECURITY AS A RESULT OF MEALS ON WHEELS, 170 PEOPLE WILL HAVE INCREASED INDEPENDENT LIVING AS A RESULT OF FRIENDLY VISITING, 500 PEOPLE WILL HAVE INCREASED FRAUD AND SCAM AWARENESS AS A RESULT OF SENIOR MEDICARE PATROL, 2400 PEOPLE WILL HAVE INCREASED FOOD SECURITY AS A RESULT OF FOOD PANTRY SERVICES, 300 PEOPLE WILL HAVE IMPROVED ACCESS TO CARE AND IMPROVED WELLNESS AS A RESULT OF RECEIVING EVIDENCED-BASED PROGRAMS, 800 PEOPLE WILL HAVE FREE, 820 PEOPLE WILL HAVE IMPROVED FINANCIAL LITERACY SKILLS AS A RESULT OF CASH COALITION FREE TAX PREPARATION AND MONEY MINDERS, 7 THRIFT STORES WILL REMAIN OPEN AS A RESULT OF 16,000 HOURS OF SERVICE LEVERAGED, 13 MILES OF A NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE WILL BE MAINTAINED, AND HUNDREDS OF LOCAL PEOPLE WILL BENEFIT FROM COMMUNITY PRIORITY INITIATIVES. LOCATIONS OF ALL SERVICE ACTIVITIES ARE WITHIN AROOSTOOK COUNTY MAINE, AND INCLUDE PROJECT SITES SUCH AS AAAA, THE MAINE VETERANS HOME, UNITED WAY OF AROOSTOOK, AROOSTOOK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, NUMEROUS FOOD PANTRIES, HOSPITALS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY NON-PROFITS. WE ANTICIPATE HAVING 50 STATIONS. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $79,175 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES/ LOCAL MATCH OF $63,827.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2026-27 AMERICORPS SENIORS RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2026-27 STATUTORY MATCH REQUIREMENT IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETED MATCH IS 10.04%. YOU ARE APPROVED FOR PRE-AWARD COSTS BEGINNING 30 DAYS PRIOR TO AWARD.

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM - APPLICANT ORGANIZATION: THE AROOSTOOK AGENCY ON AGING APPLICANT ADDRESS: 260 MAIN STREET, PRESQUE ISLE, MAINE 04769 FACILITY TYPE: AGENCY ON AGING, SOCIAL SUPPORT AGENCY WEBSITE: HTTPS://AROOSTOOKAGING.ORG PROJECT DIRECTOR: KATHRYN HARNISH, MANAGER OF SPECIAL PROJECTS (207-764-3396; KATHRYN.HARNISH@AROOSTOOKAGING.ORG) NETWORK PLANNING PROJECT: AROOSTOOK COUNTY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP (ACHIP) LEGISLATIVE AIM: THE ACHIP PROJECT WILL ADDRESS LEGISLATIVE AIMS #1-3: ACHIEVE EFFICIENCIES; EXPAND ACCESS TO, COORDINATE, AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF BASIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES; STRENGTHEN THE RURAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. FOCUS AREA: ACHIP’S FOCUS AREA WILL BE ON EXPANDING ACCESS TO CARE FOR OLDER AND DISABLED ADULTS IN AROOSTOOK COUNTY, MAINE. PROPOSED SERVICE REGION: THE PROPOSED SERVICE AREA FOR THE ACHIP PROJECT IS AROOSTOOK COUNTY, MAINE. AROOSTOOK COUNTY IS A FULLY RURAL COUNTY IN NORTHERNMOST MAINE. THE AROOSTOOK AGENCY ON AGING (THE AGENCY) IS ONE OF FIVE AREA AGENCIES ON AGING IN MAINE OVERSEEN BY THE STATE OF MAINE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OFFICE OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES. IN 2023, THE AGENCY, WORKING THROUGH THE MAINE RURAL COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP (R-CHIP), CONVENED STAKEHOLDERS THROUGHOUT AROOSTOOK COUNTY, MAINE TO BEGIN DISCUSSIONS ON DEFINING AND IMPLEMENTING TRANSFORMATIVE APPROACHES TO WHOLE-PERSON CARE. THE AGENCY CREATED THE AROOSTOOK COUNTY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP (ACHIP) AND BROUGHT TOGETHER MORE THAN TWENTY PARTNERS IN THE HEALTH CARE, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND SOCIAL SERVICES SECTORS TO COMPLETE A YEAR-LONG PLANNING PROCESS AND SUBSEQUENT READINESS ASSESSMENT. THAT ASSESSMENT IDENTIFIED THE INTERSECTIONS BETWEEN TRANSPORTATION, SOCIAL CONNECTION/COMMUNITY BELONGING, AND HEALTH CARE ACCESS AS CRITICAL, YET UNADDRESSED, HEALTH-RELATED SOCIAL NEEDS. THROUGH THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION’S (HRSA) GRANTS.GOV NOTIFICATION OF THE “RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING PROG RAM”, ACHIP PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A NETWORK TO LINK RURAL HEALTH CARE STRATEGIC PARTNERS TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF TRANSPORTATION, SOCIAL CONNECTION/COMMUNITY BELONGING, AND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE. ACHIP BELIEVES THIS WORK WILL HELP RURAL STAKEHOLDERS ACHIEVE GREATER CAPACITY TO OVERCOME CHALLENGES RELATED TO SERVING THE NEEDS OF A RURAL POPULATION FOR WHICH GEOGRAPHICAL DIVERSITY AND ECONOMIES OF SCALE LIMIT SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF TRANSFORMATIVE HEALTH CARE. THE STAKEHOLDER PARTNERS FOR THIS PROJECT (NORTHERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER, CARY MEDICAL CENTER, NORTHERN LIGHT AR GOULD HOSPITAL, HOULTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL, THE AROOSTOOK MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, THE AROOSTOOK TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, AROOSTOOK EMS, AROOSTOOK PARTNERSHIP, AND THE AROOSTOOK AGENCY ON AGING) ARE ALL EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELDS AND ARE WELL-POSITIONED TO MOVE ACHIP FROM ANALYSIS OF THE ISSUES TO CREATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF WORK PLANS THAT WILL IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION TO SERVICES, ENGAGEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY AND CONSISTENT ACCESS TO ONE’S PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER. THE OVERALL GOAL OF ACHIP’S PARTICIPATION IN THE RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING PROGRAM IS TO ENSURE THAT THE CITIZENS OF AROOSTOOK COUNTY ARE MORE FULLY ARE MORE FULLY ENGAGED IN THEIR COMMUNITIES OF CHOICE THROUGH IMPROVED CONTINUITY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES, MORE RESPONSIVE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, AND AN INCREASED ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIAL ACTIVITIES THAT IMPACT THEIR WELL-BEING. AS A COMMUNITY LEADER IN COLLABORATION, THE AGENCY, THROUGH ACHIP, WILL AIM TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT IN THIS TRANSFORMATIONAL PROCESS, CONTRIBUTING POSITIVELY TO THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF OLDER ADULTS LIVING IN AROOSTOOK COUNTY.

COMMUNITY FACILITY GRANTS