Gwinnett County gets $2 million grant for senior citizen services
The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners recently accepted more than $2 million from the Atlanta Regional Commission to reimburse the county for spending on services for senior citizens.
The ARC grant is a mix of state and federal funds. Gwinnett County is contributing a local match of about $140,000 from the senior services general fund maintained by the Health and Human Services Division.
Money will be spent on case management, meals, in-home assisted living and respite care, recreation and transportation, according to a memo from the county Department of Community Services.
The county commission authorized spending about $176,000 of the money on renewing subscriptions to Claris Companion, a software program that connects seniors to caregivers, doctors and family members.
Another $284,000 will go toward buying shelf-stable meals to distribute to seniors during inclement weather and other emergencies. Meals will also go to the county’s warming stations and veterans and family services operations, according to a county news release. The county is allocating an additional $76,000 for the meals from federal COVID-19 relief funding.
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