Bill Text: VA HJR929 | 2019 | Regular Session | Enrolled


Bill Title: Commending the Jefferson Area Board for Aging.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-3)

Status: (Passed) 2019-02-21 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ929ER) [HJR929 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2019-HJR929-Enrolled.html

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 929
Commending the Jefferson Area Board for Aging.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 18, 2019
Agreed to by the Senate, February 21, 2019
 

WHEREAS, the Jefferson Area Board for Aging has helped residents of Charlottesville and the Counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson age with dignity and stay engaged in the community for over 40 years; and

WHEREAS, the Jefferson Area Board for Aging's mission is to provide services and resources promoting the health, quality of life, and independence of seniors, individuals with a disability, and their caregivers, enabling people to live with dignity and choice; and

WHEREAS, to better serve the population, the Jefferson Area Board for Aging provides crucial programs, services, and facilities, including dementia care coordination, community senior centers, insurance counseling, adult care centers, home delivered meals, respite care, intergenerational programming, and affordable housing for seniors; and

WHEREAS, for its important services, the Jefferson Area Board for Aging has received numerous awards from the Commonwealth Council on Aging, Generations United, and the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging; the Jefferson Area Board for Aging has been awarded grants to support insurance counseling and has received recognition for its Friends In School Helping program; and

WHEREAS, key Jefferson Area Board for Aging volunteers like Sally Mank assist with Medicare counseling; Joe Bernheim is a crucial Affordable Care Act counselor who serves on the Mountainside Senior Living & Memory Care board; and Dick Gibson contributes as chair of the Jefferson Area Board for Aging's board; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Jefferson Area Board for Aging for helping residents of the City of Charlottesville and the Counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson age with dignity and stay engaged in the community for over 40 years; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Jefferson Area Board for Aging as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for its work to foster independence and healthy aging and improve the quality of life for older adults, their families, and their caregivers through comprehensive programs and services.

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