Committee recommends $750,000 DOJ grant to expand elder-abuse training and services

Jan 1, 2025

The committee recommended that the full Macomb County Board accept a $750,000 Department of Justice grant to train frontline staff on identifying and responding to abuse, neglect and exploitation of older adults; the committee vote was unanimous.

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Sheila, a representative of Macomb County’s Office of Senior Services, told the Health and Human Services Committee on Dec. 3 that the county received a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women to expand training, victim services and partnerships addressing abuse of older adults.

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