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Gadsden County retools elder services, cites growth in senior‑center attendance and Older Americans Act funding
Summary
The county’s new Department of Elder Affairs described expanding senior‑center operations (three centers serving 84+), community programs and a five‑year Older Americans Act grant and reported federal Older Americans Act funding of about $272,000 this year.
Latoya Bryson, director of the county’s newly formed Department of Elder Affairs, told commissioners the department has expanded from two sites serving about 55 seniors to three centers serving more than 84 people and is focusing on nutrition, transportation and wellness programs.
Bryson said the department was re‑awarded a five‑year Older Americans Act grant and that, for the current year, Older Americans Act…
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