Stakeholders' Meeting re Seamless Senior Services (S3) Initiative

 

 

MEDIA ADVISORY                                                          Contact: Patricia Senette-Holt

Office of Communications                                 (213) 738-2065                                                                                             mailto:psenette@css.lacounty.gov

For Immediate Release                                                                                

November 20, 2008

“SEAMLESS SENIOR SERVICES (S3) INITIATIVE”

STAKEHOLDERS’ MEETINGS

Invitation to seniors, service providers and community leaders!

El Monte – Community and Senior Services’ (CSS) Director, Cynthia Banks, today announced that a Stakeholders’ meeting for seniors, service providers and community leaders will be held to discuss the new Seamless Senior Services (S3) Initiative on Tuesday, November 25, 2008, at the Jack Crippen Multipurpose Senior Center, 3120 N. Tyler Avenue, El Monte. Seniors, caregivers, providers of service and senior advocates are urged to attend this important meeting and provide the Department with their views and suggestions on how to improve access to County services. 

 

The goal of the S3 Initiative is to make it easier for seniors, caregivers and advocates to access programs provided by the County of Los Angeles  The County is now working collaboratively to establish ‘no wrong door’ access to senior services.

“We really need to hear from the seniors and the community about how to improve access to the County services,” says Cynthia Banks. 

Public testimony, comments, and written statements are encouraged at the Stakeholders’ Meetings.

EVENT:          Seamless Senior Services (S3) Stakeholders’ Meeting

SPONSOR:                L.A. County Community and Senior Services

DATE:                   Tuesday, November 25, 2008

TIME:                   9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

LOCATION:               Jack Crippen Multipurpose Senior Center

                        3120 N. Tyler Avenue

                        El Monte, CA  91731

For more information and to arrange for testimony, please contact Jay Glassman at (213) 738-2676.  Visit http://css.lacounty.gov to view the schedule of S3 Stakeholders’ meetings being held the months of November and December. 

 

       

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Patricia Senette-Holt
Office of Communications

Community and Senior Services
3175 W. 6th Street, Suite 302
Los Angeles, CA.  90020
213.738.2065 Telephone
213.280.4144 Cell
213.427.6104 Fax
mailto:psenette@css.lacounty.gov