Formally organized in December of 1973. In April of 1974, funds were awarded by the Bureau of Aging Services and the St. Charles Parish Police Jury to operate a program for the elderly of St. Charles Parish. The St. Charles Council on Aging was incorporated as a non-profit organization on January 12, 1976.
Designated as a private non-profit organization serving as the Area Agency on Aging for St. Charles Parish, the Planning and Service Area (PSA). The Agency administers a service system that is coordinated and comprehensive while at the same time providing the level of services to meet the needs of the elderly individuals and support to the family of those receiving St. Charles Council on Aging, Inc. seeks adequate resources to provide stable funding to meet those needs.
Governed by a thirteen member Board of Directors. A thirteen member Advisory Council is responsible for planning, developing, and evaluating services. Members of the Advisory Council serve on all Standing Committees of the Board of Directors.
The paid staff of the St. Charles Council on Aging, Inc. administers, supervises, and provides services
Area Plan is the grant application submitted by an Area Agency on Aging (AAA) to the State Unit on Aging in order to receive funds. The Area Plan contains provisions required by the Older Americans Act, and the Governor’s Office of Elderly Affairs (GOEA). It includes commitments that the Area Agency will administer activities so funded in accordance with all requirements. The Area Plan also contains a detailed statement of the manner in which the Area Agency is developing a comprehensive and coordinated system throughout the planning and service area for all allowable services. An Area Agency on Aging may receive contracts and enter into subcontracts under the Older Americans Act only under an approved area plan.
A major objective of the Area Plan is to help AAA produce quality planning that will enable them to move fully attain the goals set forth in the Older Americans Act, that is, to develop greater capacities to provide comprehensive and coordinated services systems to serve older people and to assist in using available resources more efficiently. Instead of focusing on the production of a compliance document, AAAs should focus on quality planning for the next four years.
Volunteers representing communities throughout St. Charles Parish develop and oversee the administration of policies to govern the agency, procedures to administer programs and criteria for service delivery. The Board of Directors takes an active role in the development, implementation, and monitoring of budgets; service criteria and standards and strives to promote programs and services of the agency to the community. Standing Committees meet on a regular basis to review input from the staff and to update and revise policies. In addition, ad hoc or special committees are appointed for specific tasks as needed.
Volunteers representing communities throughout St. Charles Parish develop, evaluate service. and oversee the administration of policies to govern the agency, procedures to administer programs and criteria for service delivery. The Board of Directors takes an active role in the development, implementation, and monitoring of budgets; service criteria and standards and strives to promote programs and services of the agency to the community. Standing Committees meet on a regular basis to review input from the staff and to update and revise policies. In addition, ad hoc or special committees are appointed for specific tasks as needed. Due to COVID 19 Meetings will be canceled until after the state gets to phase III.
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