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Council on Aging outlines transportation, meals and outreach amid tight funding mix
Summary
Susie Welch, executive director of the Lee County Council on Aging, described services (transportation, nutrition, outreach, Medicare counseling and a new grandparents-raising-grandchildren program), said the organization serves about 2,000 seniors and ~30,000 service units annually, and explained a mixed funding model of federal, IDOT and local fundraising.
Susie Welch, executive director of the Lee County Council on Aging, told the committee the organization provides transportation, exercise and nutrition programs, outreach including Medicare/Medicaid counseling, and a new grandparents-raising-grandkids initiative. She said the organization serves roughly 2,000 seniors and delivers about 30,000 units of service (a unit defined as a ride or an hour of program time).
Welch described the funding mix as approximately one-third from IDOT transit funds, one-third from Older Americans Act/federal sources, and one-third from local fundraising and donations. She emphasized volunteer capacity—"We have more volunteers than we have staff"—and asked that the committee refer to the packet from the prior day for line-item financials; the meeting did not include a detailed financial breakdown on the screen.
