Crisis Intervention Program 2016

Public Service Announcement

The Crisis Intervention Program known as CIP will be administered by Macon County DSS.  Applications will begin on Tuesday, November 1st beginning at 8:00 am.  You must be in a LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCY/CRISIS.

 

Applications will be taken for households needing assistance for their immediate heating needs and to alleviate their heating crisis.  Eligible households must meet all criteria for heating assistance which includes; income limits which is less than 150% of the federal poverty levels.  The target population is at least someone in the household is 60 or older, or be approved disabled, or have a household with a child five (5) years of age or under AND be in a life threatening emergency.   Also there must be one US Citizen in the household and a resident of Macon County. 

 The Crisis Intervention Program (CIP) will provide payment to the vendors for eligible households.  Also, required to be eligible, you must have 10% or less LP gas, 15 inches or less of Fuel Oil/Kerosene or a Disconnect Notice from Duke or Haywood Electric Company or natural gas provider.   If you have a disconnect notice you must bring the notice with you at time of application.   Those that use wood as a heat source must have less than 1 cord of wood.

The Crisis Intervention Program (CIP) is to resolve the immediate life threatening crisis.  Only minimum deliveries of 100 lbs. of propane, 100 gallons of fuel oil/kerosene, or 1 cord of wood or a disconnect notice with the minimum amount to resolve the crisis will be approved. 

For more information, please contact Macon County DSS at 828-349-2124.  Application will be taken Monday – Friday from 8am – 4 pm as long as funds are available at Macon County DSS located at 1832 Lakeside Drive, Franklin NC. 

For all other households the CIP program opens up December 1^st and must meet the stated guidelines.

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Live Online Family Caregiving Event to Feature Tennessee Author Peter Rosenberger

Live Online Family Caregiving Event to Feature Tennessee Author Peter Rosenberger

 

Franklin, North Carolina — AARP today announced it will broadcast a live online family caregiving event from Nashville featuring author and speaker Peter Rosenberger.

Rosenberger, founder of Caregivers With Hope, will be featured in a free interactive webinar titled “Unstuck: Lightening the Heart of the Family Caregiver with Humor,” Thursday, August 25^th. You can register to watch the online event at: https://aarp.cvent.com/caregiverncfranklin or call 828-380-6242.

A live simulcast of the event will be held at The Crawford Senior Center, 108 Wayah Street, Franklin, NC 28734 @ 7:00 pm.  Light refreshments to be served.

 Participants will learn how to lighten their heart, rediscover their identity and find a safe emotional path – with a healthy dose of Peter’s outrageous humor and candor.

“After more than 30 years on the path as a family caregiver for my wife Gracie – including 78 operations, the amputation of both her legs, 60 doctors in 12 hospitals and $9 million medical bills – I’ve learned: it’s okay to laugh,” Rosenberg said.

 

AARP has announced it will give everyone who registers for the webinar will receive an electronic copy of Peter’s book, “Seven Landmines for Caregivers & How You Can Avoid Them.”  Those who attend an in-person watch party will have the chance to win a copy of Peter’s book.

 

The webinar, which is part of AARP’s nationwide educational series on family caregiving, will be open to participants nationwide and a simulcast at local sites around the country.

 “Humor is a healthy express of a healthy heart – not a defense mechanism,” said Rosenberger, founding of Caregivers with Hope. “I’ve learned that family caregivers cannot only survive, but thrive in the midst of oftentimes grim circumstances. “

 

To register for “Unstuck: Lightening the Heart of the Family Caregiver with Humor” featuring Peter Rosenberger, visit: https://aarp.cvent.com/caregiverncfranklin.

 

ABOUT AARP

AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, with a membership of nearly 38 million that helps people turn their goals and dreams into 'Real Possibilities' by changing the way America defines aging. With staffed offices in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, AARP works to strengthen communities and promote the issues that matter most to families such as healthcare security, financial security and personal fulfillment. AARP also advocates for individuals in the marketplace by selecting products and services of high quality and value to carry the AARP name.  As a trusted source for news and information, AARP produces the world’s largest circulation magazine, AARP The Magazine and AARP Bulletin. AARP does not endorse candidates for public office or make contributions to political campaigns or candidates. To learn more, visit www.aarp.org or follow @aarp and our CEO @JoAnn_Jenkins on Twitter.

 

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Federal Funds Awarded

MACON COUNTY HAS BEEN AWARDED FEDERAL FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)/FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY UNDER THE EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER NATIONAL BOARD PROGRAM

Macon County has been chosen to receive $14,867.00 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county. The selection was made by a National Board that is chaired by the U. S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency and consists of representatives from American Red Cross; Catholic Charities, USA; National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA; The Jewish Federations of North America, The Salvation Army; and, United Way Worldwide. The Board was charged to distribute funds appropriated by Congress to help expand the capacity of food and shelter programs in high-need areas around the country.

 

A Local Board will determine how the funds awarded to Macon County are to be distributed among the emergency food and shelter programs run by local service agencies in the area. The Local Board is responsible for recommending agencies to receive these funds and any additional funds made available under this phase of the program.

Under the terms of the grant from the National Board, local agencies chosen to receive funds must: 1) be private voluntary non-profits or units of government, 2) be eligible to receive Federal funds, 3) have an accounting system,4) practice nondiscrimination, 5) have demonstrated the capability to deliver emergency food and/or shelter programs, and 6) if they are a private voluntary organization, have a voluntary board. Qualifying agencies are urged to apply.

 

Public or private voluntary agencies interested in applying for Emergency Food and Shelter Program funds can pick up an application at Macon County Dept. of Social Services. The deadline for applications to be received is 5:00 pm on August 8, 2016. 

 

Gwen Taylor, Macon County DSS PIO