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INTRODUCED BY THE PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES COMMITTEE TO AUTHORIZE A STIPEND TO VOLUNTEER(S) FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF HIICAP COUNSELING FOR THE 2024-2025 PROGRAM YEAR
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Amount to be authorized by Resolution: $400.00 (7610-87)
Are funds already budgeted? Yes
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Introduced by the Planning and Community Resources Committee to authorize a stipend to volunteer(s) for the administration of HIICAP counseling for the 2024-2025 program year.
WHEREAS, the Sullivan County Office for the Aging has HIICAP (Health Insurance Information & Counseling Program) whose mission is to empower, educate, and assist Medicare-eligible individuals through objective outreach, counseling and training; and
WHEREAS, during the 2023-2024 HIICAP program year statewide, HIICAP volunteers devoted over 13,000 hours to counseling and outreach and over 8,000 hours to training and certification; and
WHEREAS, HIICAP volunteers must complete annual HIICAP training requirements and completing these requirements takes time, effort, and dedication; and
WHEREAS, the NY State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) has piloted a volunteer recruitment and retention opportunity in the form of an annual HIICAP volunteer stipend of $400 to incentivize volunteers; and
WHEREAS, the Sullivan County Office for the Aging currently has one certified HIICAP volunteer and it is a desire of the department to authorize a stipend in the amount of $400 annually to continue to assist HIICAP with this important work; and
WHEREAS, this stipend has been awarded to the Sullivan County Office for the Aging through an NGA (Notice of Grant Award) from NYSOFA; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Sullivan County Legislature hereby authorizes the County Manager, and/or Chairperson of the County Legislature (as required by the funding source) to accept the awa...
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