Title
CONSIDERATION OF A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000 FOR PREVENTION OF ELDER ABUSE, NEGLECT AND EXPLOITATION (PEANE) GRANT.
Presented by: Annette Graham, LSCSW, Executive Director, Central Plains Area Agency on Aging.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the application for the grant, and if awarded authorize acceptance of the grant, the establishment of budget authority as provided in the financial considerations section of this request.
Body
Grant Renewal: No
Grant Summary and Timeline: Central Plains Area Agency on Aging (CPAAA) proposes to develop and offer an educational display kit to provide to community partners in Butler, Harvey and Sedgwick Counties targeting Senior Housing properties, senior centers, assisted and independent living facilities and other locations seniors frequent. Professionals working in these facilities/organizations will be targeted for outreach and education to facilitate scheduling of the educational display kit during the grant time frame .The tool kit will include everything the professional needs to provide this educational intervention for the seniors at the various sites. The tool kit will include instructions on how to utilize the educational tools, informative posters and engaging information to promote awareness about adult abuse prevention. Also included in the kit will be hard copy handouts and brochures to distribute and a flash drive with multiple resources including instructions on how to arrange and utilize the display, a newsletter article template, tip sheets and other handouts and one or more interactive educational components such as an educational jeopardy or a trivia game that can be led by a professional at the facility. CPAAA will develop five tool kits in portable cases that will be checked out and remain at the location/facility up to four weeks. The grant timeline is September 1, 2014 - August 31, 2015.
Financial Considerations:
Grant period starts: September 1, 2014
Grant period en...
Click here for full text