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BETHLEHEM (AUG 16) -
State Sen. Lisa Boscola today said
$4 million in grants is now
available to help senior centers
improve their facilities and
services.
“Senior
centers are a vital resource for
many older individuals,” said
Boscola.
“These
grants will boost their quality of
life by providing centers with the
means to make their accommodations
even better.”
The funding awarded to senior
centers will be divided into two
categories: capital assistance
projects and capacity building
projects. Assistance projects will
receive up to $200,000 toward
renovations, repairs, equipment,
furnishings or acquisition of land
or facilities and construction.
Building projects will receive up to
$10,000 to help pay for
administration or fund raising or
help in growing programs and
services.
“Having
two different funding options when
applying will allow senior centers
to address their individual needs,”
Boscola said. “I strongly urge all
centers to apply for this financial
support.”
The Department of Aging will be
accepting applications until Sept.
22, 2006. Funds will be awarded to
eligible senior centers on a rolling
basis.
Senior centers that wish to apply
can find additional information on
the Department of Aging’s Web site,
www.aging.state.pa.us,
the Pennsylvania Senior Centers’ Web
site,
www.paseniorcenters.org
or by contacting one of Senator
Boscola’s District Offices in
Bethlehem (610) 868-8667,
Stroudsburg (570) 420-2938,
Whitehall (610) 266-2117.
Senior
centers with questions about the
application itself should contact
the Department of Aging at (717)
783-6207 and ask to speak with a
representative from the Division of
Consumer Community Support Services.
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