FY 2019 News Release

Bloomington - The East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging (ECIAAA) announces the Older Americans Act (OAA) and Illinois General Revenue Fund (GRF) awards for FY 2019. All grant awards are effective October 1, 2018, with the exception of Senior Information Services (SIS)/Coordinated Point of Entry (CPoE) for Champaign County which became effective November 1, 2018. Funding supports programs that help over 21,000 vulnerable older adults, family caregivers, individuals with disabilities and grandparents raising grandchildren in East Central Illinois. A total of $5,007,861 in OAA/GRF funding was awarded to the following community based organizations in the counties of Champaign, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Livingston, McLean, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby and Vermilion.

PEACE MEAL NUTRITION PROGRAM - $2,179,213 for Congregate and Home Delivered Meals
Service Area: Counties of Champaign, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Livingston, McLean, Moultrie, Piatt, and Shelby

CRIS HEALTHY-AGING CENTER - $879,695 for the following services by county:
Senior Information Services/Options Counseling – Champaign & Vermilion 
Congregate & Home Delivered Meals – Vermilion
Evidence Based/Healthy Aging Programs – Vermilion
Caregiver Advisor for Family Caregivers & Grandparents Raising Grandchildren - Champaign & Vermilion
Respite for Family Caregivers – Vermilion
Adult Protective Services Multidisciplinary & Training Support – Vermilion

DECATUR MACON COUNTY OPPORTUNITIES CORPORATION (DMCOC) - $159,479 for Congregate Meals in Macon County

STARTING POINT/MACON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT - $173,210 for the following services:
Senior Information Services/Options Counseling – Macon
Evidence Based/Healthy Aging Programs – Macon
Caregiver Advisor for Family Caregivers & Grandparents Raising Grandchildren – Macon
Respite for Family Caregivers – Macon

LIVINGSTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT - $725 for Respite Services for Caregivers

CARE HORIZON – $7,782 for the following services by county:
Adult Protective Services Multidisciplinary Team/Training – Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar & Moultrie 
Respite for Family Caregivers – Champaign, Coles, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar & Piatt

COMMUNITY CARE SYSTEMS, INC - $403,396 for the following services by county:
Senior Information Services/Options Counseling – DeWitt, Livingston, McLean & Shelby
Gerontological Counseling – McLean & Livingston
Evidence Based/Healthy Aging Programs – McLean, Livingston & DeWitt
Caregiver Advisor for Family Caregivers & Grandparents Raising Grandchildren – Clark, Cumberland, DeWitt, Livingston, & McLean
Respite for Family Caregivers – Clark, Cumberland, McLean, Moultrie & Shelby

CATHOLIC CHARITIES MEALS ON WHEELS - $458,434 for the following services by county: 
Home Delivered Meals – Macon 
Evidence Based/Matter of Balance – Macon

FAMILY SERVICE - $61,870 for the following services by county:
Gerontological Counseling – Champaign
Evidence Based/Healthy Aging Programs – Champaign
Caregiver Advisor for Family Caregivers & Grandparents Raising Grandchildren – Piatt
Adult Protective Services Multidisciplinary Team/Training – Champaign & Piatt

CHELP - $3,212 for the following services by county:
Adult Protective Services Multidisciplinary Team/Training Support for Macon & DeWitt

VOLUNTEER SERVICE OF IROUOIS COUNTY - $85,704 for the following services by county:
Senior Information Services/Options Counseling – Iroquois
Caregiver Advisor for Family Caregivers & Grandparents Raising Grandchildren – Iroquois

LIFE CENTER - $98,718 for the following services by county: 
Senior Information Services/Options Counseling – Clark & Cumberland
Evidence Based/Matter of Balance – Clark & Cumberland

CHESTER P. SUTTON COMMUNITY CENTER OF EDGAR COUNTY - $68,821 for the following services by county:
Senior Information Services/Options Counseling - Edgar
Caregiver Advisor for Family Caregivers & Grandparents Raising Grandchildren - Edgar

PATH - $3,212 for the following services by county:
Adult Protective Services Multidisciplinary Team/Training Support for McLean and Livingston

PIATT COUNTY SERVICES FOR SENIORS - $43,950 for the following services by county:
Senior Information Services/Options Counseling – Piatt

COLES COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING - $100,637 for the following services by county:
Senior Information Services/Options Counseling – Coles
Caregiver Advisor for Family Caregivers & Grandparents Raising Grandchildren – Coles

MID-ILLINOIS SERVICES FOR SENIORS - $140,858 for the following services by county:
Senior Information Services/Options Counseling – Douglas & Moultrie
Caregiver Advisor Services for Family Caregivers & Grandparents Raising Grandchildren – Douglas, Moultrie & Shelby

LAND OF LINCOLN LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION - $59,664 for Legal Services
Service Area: Counties of Champaign, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Macon, Moultrie, Shelby and Vermilion

PRAIRIE STATE LEGAL SERVICES - $17,962 for Legal Services
Service Area: Counties of Iroquois, Livingston and McLean

FORD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT - $57,438 for the following services by county:
Senior Information Services/Options Counseling – Ford
Caregiver Advisor for Family Caregivers & Grandparents Raising Grandchildren – Ford
Respite for Caregivers – Ford
Adult Protective Services Multidisciplinary Team/Training Support – Ford

IROQUOIS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT - $3,881 for the following service by county:
Respite for Caregivers – Iroquois
Adult Protective Services Multidisciplinary Team/Training Support – Iroquois

For more information please contact Susan C. Real, Executive Director, at 309-533-3232 or email at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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ECIAAA
1003 Maple Hill Road
Bloomington, IL 61705-9327

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Email: aginginfo@eciaaa.org
Phone: 309-829-2065
Fax: 309-829-6021

Seniors may call toll free:
Phone: 1-800-888-4456

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