-At FTCC on Thursday September 21 from 6-8pm, cost is $20; Call FTCC continuing education at 910-678-8432 for FTCC classes

-At FTCC on Thursday October 26 from 6-8pm, cost is $20; Call FTCC continuing education at 910-678-8432 for FTCC classes

-At Kiwanis Rec Center on Thursday October 5 from 10am-noon, cost is free; call 910-484-0111 ext 240 to RSVP

New to Medicare or about to be? Attend a FREE Welcome to Medicare class in collaboration with FTCC. Register by visiting www.faytechcc.edu/continuing-education or call (910)678-8386.

The Cumberland County Council on Older Adults was awarded a $25,000 grant from the Cornelia “Neill” Bullock Wilkins Charitable Endowment Fund of Cumberland Community Foundation, Inc. in support of the Council’s Information & Assistance Program.

Information & Assistance (I&A) services are critical services designed to assist older adults, their families and others acting on their behalves to acquire information about programs and services and to obtain appropriate services to meet their needs.

The program has seen significant increases in the volume of requests for resource information. Last fiscal year I&A made 4,152 referrals on behalf of callers. This fiscal year (July 1, 2016-June 30, 2017) the program is projected to make approximately 5,800 referrals , a 38% increase. As the aging population continues to grow, so does the need for information services.

Our very own Ken Dye presented a letter of concern over a proposed 15% county budget cut that would affect/possibly reduce service provision for our Meals on Wheels program at the budget meeting Monday evening. Good job, Ken!

http://abc11.com/news/dozens-of-residents-rip-cumberland-county-budget-plan/2067631/http://abc11.com/…/dozens-of-residents-rip-cumberl…/2067631/

To make a difference, email our County Commissioners and express your concerns over the next few weeks: http://www.co.cumberland.nc.us/commissioners.aspx

​Council clients received ramps and Meals on Wheels deliveries thanks to the 2017 United Way Days of Caring event. We appreciate all United Way volunteers and the efforts they made to ensure seniors continue to receive services in our community.

Pictured left to right: Danny Joyner, Al Johnson, Dean Carter, Phil Edwards, Dennis Boyer, Steve Blanchard, and David Trego.

We are especially thankful for Grace Place Christian Church for opening its doors to our Senior Nutrition Program (Meals on Wheels distribution site and Congregate Lunch) in Hope Mills! Our Senior Nutrition Program was “without a home” for a short time until Grace Place Christian Church came along. Thank you for opening your doors so that seniors can receive proper nutrition in Hope Mills!

We are so grateful when Meals on Wheels distribution sites expand. Beauty Spot Missionary Baptist Church has graciously stepped in to help decrease the number of frozen meals we deliver in Fayetteville. Due to temperature guidelines and constraints we have limited time to keep meals warm. Now, thanks to this wonderful faith-based organization, we can deliver more hot meals around the western area of Fayetteville!

http://www.fayobserver.com/news/20170510/hope-mills-meals-on-wheels-looking-for-home