The ASCOG Supportive Services
Division consists of three departments; The Area Agency on Aging
provides funding for 33 senior nutrition centers which provide
more then 1,800 noon meals 5 days each week and are the hub of
many social activities for older persons. ASCOG AAA provides
regional planning and development for senior services,
information and referral, and a long term ombudsman program to
advocate for the rights and quality of life for persons living
in long term care facilities. The AAA helps organize advocacy
for the concerns of older persons both through coordination with
other service providers and volunteer organizations and through
partial funding for Legal Aid of Western Oklahoma and the Center
for Creative Living. ASCOG AAA serves the eight county ASCOG
area.
ASCOG Managed
Care Services, through the Advantage Program, provides
case management services to frail persons 60 years of age or
older, to help them maintain independence within their own
homes. Staff assess needs, build an
individual care plan, and provide advocacy, monitoring, or
evaluation to ensure the older person’s needs are met. ASCOG
Managed Care Services serves
Caddo, Cotton, Comanche, Grady,
Jefferson, Stephens,
and Tillman counties.
The Rural Economic Action Plan
(REAP) program is coordinated by the Supportive Services
Division. The REAP program, through an application process,
makes monies available to cities, towns, and unincorporated
areas with a population under 7000 to help provide funding for
economic development, infrastructure and community facilities
projects. All projects must meet the approval criteria adopted
by the ASCOG Board of Trustees.
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