The Senior Report is brought to you by A & B Counseling Services, LLC. Each week, our host Joyce Mayer keeps you abreast of Central Texas happenings of interest to everyone 55 and older and their families, so they can be involved in their community.
Area Agency on Aging of Central Texas
We offer free health and wellness programs for seniors within Central Texas. Benefits counselors provide guidance for Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and legal assistance. We’ll help you find the care services you need after suffering a health crisis. Caregiver support, respite care, and companion services are also offered.
Area Agency on Aging
Hill Country Community of Action
Hill Country Community Action is a private, non-profit corporation chartered under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act. Application to the Office of Economic Opportunity to form a Community Action Agency comprising of San Saba, Mills, Llano, and Mason Counties was submitted in July 1965. On April 21, 1966 the application was approved to establish this agency. In May 1975, Hill Country Community Action was also granted recognition as the Community Action Agency to serve the additional counties of Bell, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas and Milam. In addition to providing services within this designated area, Head Start serves Bosque, Limestone, Freestone and Hill Counties; and Weatherization serves Erath, Somervell, Williamson and Burnet counties. The total area served includes seventeen counties and encompasses approximately 17,000 square miles.
HCCAA provides many services through its 10 Multi-Service Senior Centers. Through these doors, thousands of elderly and other persons needing assistance come to us for help. It takes multiple grants and donations to keep the doors open, including Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), Energy Assistance, Weatherization, Nutrition funding for the elderly, County and City contributions, United Way and other local donations.
These Centers serve as outreach centers for:
- Case Management
- Energy Assistance
- Weatherization
- Budget Counseling
- Job Referrals
- Health Screenings
- Assistance in applying for various State Services
- Form filling assistance
- Volunteer opportunities through RSVP
Caregiving
(800) 272-3900
Caring for a person with Alzheimer’s or dementia often involves a team of people. Whether you provide daily caregiving, participate in decision making, or simply care about a person with the disease — we have resources to help.
Eldercare Locator
1 (800) 677-1116
The Eldercare Locator is a nationwide service that connects older Americans and their caregivers with trustworthy local support resources. Since 1991, the Eldercare Locator has been linking those who need assistance with state and local agencies on aging, as well as community-based organizations that serve older adults and their caregivers. Whether help is needed with services such as meals, home care or transportation, or a caregiver needs training and education or a well-deserved break from caregiving responsibilities, the Eldercare Locator is there to point that person in the right direction.
70th Annual Bird Show
(Previously the Texas Bird Breeders and Fanciers Association Fall Bird Fair)
October 28, 2023
Mayborn Convention Center, Temple, Texas
(From the South Exit 303B • From the North Exit 304)
Public Invited 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Adults $6, Kids 6 and under free.
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