*This is an archive page. The links are no longer being updated.
1994.02.01 :  Grants for Supportive Housing Services

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE             Administration on Aging
Tuesday, Feb. 1, 1994             Contact:  Moya Benoit Thompson
                                            (202) 401-4541

     Fernando M. Torres-Gil, assistant secretary for aging within
the Department of Health and Human Services, has announced that the
Administration on Aging has awarded five grants totaling $499,997
in the area of supportive services in federally assisted housing.

     "This announcement marks AoA's continued commitment to make
the issue of housing an integral component of a comprehensive
continuum of home and community based care for the elderly, in
particular for older women, who are more likely to live longer,
alone and in poverty," Torres-Gil said. "In addition, these awards
demonstrate the importance of our agency's unique ability to foster
a more consumer-oriented long term care system and to work in
tandem with the Department of Housing and Urban Development to meet
mutual needs of our customers."

     The five demonstration projects are designed to develop and
test model supportive services programs for the frail elderly who
reside in federally subsidized housing projects across the nation.
These projects involve the network of State and Area Agencies on
Aging in the development and operation of these model supportive
service programs, working in collaboration with local housing
agencies. 

     Torres-Gil said, "The network of State and Area Agencies on
Aging has taken the lead in providing the critical supportive 
services that allow the elderly to remain in their homes and their
communities.  These projects will build on their experiences."

     Following is a summary description of the demonstration
projects:

     1.   Multnomah County Department of Human Services, Portland,
Ore. ($99,997 for first year).  This project, a collaboration
between Multnomah and Clackamas County social services, builds on
a current model elderly housing program which works directly with
residents to identify needs and broker services.  

     2.   Chicago Department for the Aging, Chicago, Ill. ($100,000
for first year).  This is a joint project between the Chicago
Department on Aging and United Charities, which will demonstrate a
collaborative method of providing case management and supportive
services to 350 low-income minority elderly in HUD 202 or Section
8 housing.

    3.   New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Trenton, N.J.
($100,000 for first year).  This project will develop, implement,
evaluate and make policy recommendations based upon an assisted
living, supportive services demonstration project in two subsidized
senior housing developments.

     4.   New York City Department for the Aging, New York, N.Y.
($100,000 for first year).  This project, a collaboration of the
New York City Department for the Aging, the New York City Housing
Authority and the Henry Street Settlement, will provide
coordinated, community based services to frail, low-income minority
elderly at Vladeck Houses, a public housing site.

     5.   Alliance for Aging,  Miami, Fla. ($100,000 for first
year). This project will develop a model for correcting
deficiencies in the present level of support services to frail
older individuals currently facing premature institutionalization
with the expectation that they can be appropriately maintained in
their current housing units.  The project will target elderly
persons affected by Hurricane Andrew.