Located in:
- Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
(OMB Control No. 1205-0040)
b. 4. A list of community services that are needed and the places where these services are most needed. Specifically, the plan must address the needs and location of those individuals most in need of community services and the groups working to meet their needs. (20 CFR 641.330)
Current Narrative:
The following community service needs are to be focused on by National Grantees and sub-grantees: (1) identifying employers and referring participants to job openings. 2) participants with transportation issues; (3) housing for participants and potential participants, (4) low-cost internet service providers (5) free or reduced-price laptop computers/ tablets will coordinate with other state and local officials who have been able to identify and address community service needs. These community services can provide meaningful engagement opportunities for SCSEP participants, allowing them to contribute their skills and experience while receiving valuable support and resources tailored to their needs as older adults. The community services that are needed exist in 40 of the 64 parishes in Louisiana, which are considered rural areas. The rural areas consist of the following parishes: Allen, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Caldwell, Cameron, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, De Soto, East Carroll, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Franklin, Grant, Jackson, Jefferson Davis, La Salle, Lafourche, Lincoln, Livingston, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, Richland, Sabine, St. Helena, St. Landry, St. Martin, Tangipahoa, Tensas, Union, Vermillion, Vernon, Washington, Webster, West Carroll, West Feliciana and Winn. To address these needs, Louisiana will develop cooperative agreements with outside agencies. Agencies such as Assisted Living Facilities, United Way Organizations, Goodwill Industries, Catholic Charities, Salvation Army, local Libraries, local YMCA, LDOL/WIOA, Adult Education, Louisiana Technical Colleges, Community Action Programs, Hispanic Resource Centers and AAA/Councils on Aging. These agencies are essential to meet the community's social health, welfare, educational, recreational, conservation, and environmental quality efforts. Information obtained through surveys and other sources dictate that our primary focus will be placed on housing, transportation, and medical/prescription needs that are crucial and necessary to the community. SCSEP sub-grantees should develop a rapport with the local utility companies, local cable (government access) stations, free newspapers, and local malls to obtain (low or no cost) advertising of program information that will meet the community needs, environmental quality efforts, economic development, and other essential services to the community.