Cecil County Commission on Aging Foundation (CCCOAF)
200 Chesapeake Blvd., Suite 2550 Elkton, MD 21921
Tel: 410.996.5295
The Cecil County Commission on Aging Foundation (CCCOAF) was created in 1985 to provide expanded services to the older adults in Cecil County. Over the years they have faithfully provided the means to begin quality programs fund a variety of needs during emergency situations and support the overall mission of the Department of Senior Services & Community Transit (SSCT).
With the help of the Commission on Aging Foundation, SSCT staff has worked at a grassroots level to implement, design, and fund the Healthy Lifestyles Fitness Center. Recent expansion has created the need for continued support from the community. Businesses and/or individuals who would like to be part of this unique program can make a donation through the CCCOAF, a 501(c)3 organization. Contact Susan Twigg, Director of Senior Services & Community Transit, or Linda Tull, Community Services Supervisor, to find out how you can make a tax-deductible donation. They can be contacted at 410.996.5295, between the hours of 8am - 5pm, Monday through Friday.
The Mission of the CCCOAF
- To foster, encourage and develop programs that enhance the well-being of seniors in Cecil County
- To help provide for the needs, recreation and comfort of said seniors. To provide effective public information concerning issues and services that affect seniors.
Needs Addressed:
- Enable eligible older adults to remain in the community (provide an alternative to premature institutionalization)
- Health Care
- Housing
- Nutrition and Wellness
- Socialization
- Outreach to older adults in need of benefits
Criteria for funding projects
The project must:
- Serve an identifiable need
- Be provided by a viable organization
- Serve the senior population
- Use CCCOAF funds to supplement current funds to expand service, but not to replace existing funding
- Show attempts to utilize other resources
- Demonstrate how the service will be continued when CCCOAF funding ends
Projects the CCCOAF has assisted:
- Local match for vans that provide senior and general public transportation
- Development of SSCT Volunteer Program
- Adult Daycare subsidies for those unable to pay on their own
- Medical transportation subsidies and taxi program
- Senior Emergency Fund
- Healthy Lifestyles Fitness Center start-up
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