AREA AGENCY ON AGING OF PALM BEACH

THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING OF PALM BEACH/TREASURE COAST IS A PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT, REGIONAL AGENCY WHOSE MISSION IS TO ADVOCATE, PLAN AND PROMOTE THE INDEPENDENCE, DIGNITY, HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF SENIORS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS IN A MANNER THAT EMBRACES DIVERSITY AND REFLECTS THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE ESTABLISHED BY THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT. THE AGENCY ADMINISTERS A NETWORK OF SERVICES FOR THE AGING POPULATION IN PALM BEACH, MARTIN, ST. LUCIE, INDIAN RIVER AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES. THE GOAL OF THE AGENCY IS TO MEET THE NUTRITIONAL AND SOCIAL NEEDS OF THE AGING POPULATION. TO CARRY OUT THIS GOAL, THE AGENCY CONDUCTS ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS OF THE NEEDS OF THE ELDERLY POPULATION, DETERMINES RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO SATISFY THESE NEEDS, AND THEN PLANS AND COORDINATES PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO ALLEVIATE THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS. THE AGENCY AWARDS SERVICE PROVIDER CONTRACTS TO THE APPROPRIATE LOCAL AGENCIES, WHICH PROVIDE THE SERVICE TO THE AGING POPULATION.