This program provides employment in community service for eligible persons 55 years of age or older for 20 hours per week. The Agency operates programs in Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens, and Whitfield Counties. First clients in their job search. The Community Developers help people with the costs of food and shelter when they have economic emergencies not related to disasters. The program provides financial assistance to people or families with low incomes to help with the cost of home heating during the winter.
Transportation is provided to the center.
Customers also receive nutrition education, health screenings, recreational activities, and information about and referral to other services. The Agency operates programs in Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens, and Whitfield Counties. Services include a home-delivered noon meal Monday through Friday, social contact, counseling, nutrition education, and transportation. The objective is to prevent premature institutionalization of the elderly. The Community Developers can help homeless individuals and families move off the streets, out of shelters or institutions or out of temporary living accommodations into more permanent housing.