Located in:
- Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
(OMB Control No. 1205-0040)
b. 1. B. Planned actions to coordinate activities of SCSEP grantees with the activities being carried out in the State under the other titles of the Older Americans Act (OAA). (20 CFR 641.302(h))
Current Narrative:
Coordination with Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) and Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs):
Access to the full array of supportive services available through other OAA programs is ensured for all program participants. EOEA will continue to work with the AAAs, ASAPs and other service providers to coordinate access to the full array of social services. MA-SCSEP sub-grantees will continue to refer participants to the local AAA and ASAP information and referral specialist and/or caregiver specialist, State Health Insurance Information Program (SHIP) program, and other services. Several ASAPs are also SCSEP host agencies.
EOEA recently conducted a short survey of AAAs regarding older adult employment needs. The survey specifically analyzed if AAAs provide work- or training-related transportation, and indicates that AAA planners receive few or no requests for transportation of older workers to their jobs or training. Several expanded notes indicate that transportation services today are mostly provided for medical appointments.
In the next two years, EOEA will increase collaboration with AAAs to assess and understand the employment needs of communities they serve. EOEA will begin to cultivate to a possible role in assisting elder workers in attaining transportation to training and employment-related activities through AAA networks.
EOEA will work with the Massachusetts Department of Corrections and local AAAs to better understand the needs of older re-entry population, and how SCSEP can help with employment and training services.
In addition, EOEA will share information, develop connections and referral mechanisms between AAA and the MassHire offices.