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Glen County senior expo organizers say event connected older residents to services, boosted center attendance
Summary
Organizers described a senior expo in Glen County that brought programs and volunteers together to help residents 55 and older access health, legal and technology services; they said the event led to higher senior-center attendance and eliminated a waiting list for nutrition services.
An organizer who spoke at the Glen County public meeting said the county’s senior expo was created after hearing repeated accounts of seniors struggling to access basic services and supports. “I am a petition and all of my clients are over the age of 55,” the speaker said, adding that the event grew from a small effort into a larger community consortium.
Organizers described the expo as a single point of contact where residents could learn about and connect to services rather than enroll directly in a county program. “Those services are out there. It’s connecting them to their services,” a county official said, arguing that the county’s role is to make sure older adults can find available programs without relying on…
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