Investor Presentaiton
THE VIRGINIA AGING NETWORK
OTHER STATE AGENCIES AND AGING INITIATIVES (cont.)
Virginia Department of
Rail and Public
Transportation
(DRPT)
Virginia Department of
Social Services
(VDSS)
Virginia Department of
Transportation
(VDOT)
Virginia Department of
Veterans Services
(DVS)
The Federal Transit Administration's Section 5310 Program for the En-
hanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities supports capital,
operating, and mobility management costs of transportation services and
transportation alternatives beyond those required by the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act of 1990. (This includes activities that were previously eligible
under the FTA 5317 New Freedom Program.) AAAS and organizations in the
aging network often receive funding through these programs. DRPT also pro-
vides state leadership for the Virginia Coordinated Human Service Mobility
Plan, which is a 5310 Program requirement.
VDSS operates a 24-hour toll-free telephone hotline to receive complaints of
adult abuse, neglect and exploitation. The Medical Assistance Program, En-
ergy Assistance Program, and Newcomer Services' SOAR (Services to Older
Adult Refugees) Program specifically targets older adults. The Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families Program make allowances for older and/or disabled individ-
uals. VDSS also licenses assisted living facilities and adult day care centers.
VDOT is taking steps to increase accessibility and support livable communi-
ties. Specifically, the agency has made over 6,000 improvements to side-
walks and curb ramps, implemented changes to traffic signals and signs to
make them more intuitive and easier to read, and made pavement markings
more visible, among other initiatives.
DVS has more than 40 operating locations across the Commonwealth of
Virginia. DVS works with, but is not part of, the U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs (the VA). DVS assists veterans and their families in filing claims for
federal veterans benefits; provides veterans and family members with direct
linkages to services including behavioral healthcare, housing, employment,
education and other programs; operates two long-term care facilities offer-
ing in-patient skilled nursing care, Alzheimer's/memory care, and short-term
rehabilitative care for veterans; provides an honored final resting place for
veterans and their families at three veterans cemeteries; and operates the
Virginia War Memorial, the Commonwealth's monument to honor the
memory and sacrifice of Virginia's men and women who served and fought
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