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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 2025-2026 PROGRAM YEARend
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Amount to be authorized by Resolution: $400
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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 2025-2026 PROGRAM YEARend
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 2024-2025 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.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Sullivan County Legislature hereb...
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