Activities and services eligible for funding under the Nebraska Community Aging Services Act and an approved plan are:

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 81-2222

  • Community aging services: means those activities and services which fulfill the goals of the Nebraska Community Aging Services Act, which are necessary to promote, restore, or support self-sufficiency and independence for older persons, and which include: (1) Congregate activities, including, but not limited to, senior centers, group meals, volunteerism, adult day services, and recreation. See Nebraska Statutes 81-2210
  • Senior service center: shall mean a senior center or other community facility that provides ready access to a broad range of community aging services. See Nebraska Statutes 81-2211

(1) Those agency functions and services necessary to carry out the agency’s responsibilities under the act and in its plan, including, but not limited to, administration, management, information, referral, counseling, program evaluation, needs assessment, research, training, program development, outreach, coordination, advocacy, planning, technical assistance, contracting, and promotion; and

(2) Those community aging services necessary to promote, restore, or support self-sufficiency for older individuals, including (a) congregate activities which (i) are organized and provided on a group basis and delivered in or through a senior service center, (ii) have as their purpose to serve older individuals as a group, and (iii) carry out the goals of the act and (b) individual services which (i) are organized and provided on a one-to-one basis in home or through a senior service center, (ii) have as their purpose to serve an individual or family need, and (iii) carry out the goals of the act.