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PSR now accepting pet food donations PSR is accepting pet food donations for the PSR Pet Love Program. Pet food must be new, unopened, and within the expiration date. Dry and wet pet foods as well as monetary donations are welcome. Pet food will be distributed to low income, homebound older adults who receive PSR home delivered meal services. Donations can be dropped off at 1413 South Main Street in Farmville. For more information, contact Nikki Dean at 434-767-5588 or ndean@psraaa.org or visit https://www.psraaa.org/home-delivered-meals.html. First Responders fundraising event to assist Piedmont Senior Resources PSR awarded $168K grant by USAging for local vaccination effortsNational funding supports work of Farmville-based agency on aging FARMVILLE, Va. (March 16, 2023) – Farmville-based Piedmont Senior Resources Area Agency on Aging (PSR) has been awarded a $168K grant by the Aging and Disability Vaccination Collaborative, led by USAging, to support the nonprofit’s regional work connecting older adults to COVID-19 and flu vaccines. PSR will partner with the Virginia Department of Health’s Piedmont District to determine the best use of these funds to improve the health of the community.
Funded by the U.S. Administration for Community Living, the grant will allow PSR to host community vaccine clinics, provide in-home vaccinations, schedule appointments, coordinate transportation, and conduct outreach and education in Amelia, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway and Prince Edward counties, among other activities. In addition, PSR will be able to assist clients with overcoming obstacles they may face in accessing vaccinations, such as language or cultural barriers. “This is a huge win for our community!” said PSR Executive Director and CEO Justine Young. “With such a significant amount of funding from a national organization, we can provide jobs and healthcare right here in our region. We look forward to collaborating with Dr. Maria Almond and her team at the Piedmont Health District in an effort to reach our entire community.” PSR is one of five organizations in Virginia – and one of 39 nationwide – to receive the first round of grant funding from the Aging and Disability Vaccination Collaborative. Led by USAging, the national association that represents and supports the network of Area Agencies on Aging, the Collaborative is composed of more than 20 other national organizations that work together to distribute funding that enables organizations across the aging and disability networks to perform an array of vaccination promotion activities. “The 39 sites funded to date are just the tip of the iceberg of the Aging and Disability Vaccination Collaborative’s uptake efforts,” said Sandy Markwood, CEO of USAging. “This funding from the U.S. Administration for Community Living will enable us to make significant strides to increase the number of older adults and people with disabilities who are vaccinated. With these resources, USAging anticipates funding more than 200 communities and vaccinating more than 2 million older adults and people with disabilities. These vaccination uptake efforts are lifesaving for the older adults and people with disabilities who research has shown are the most vulnerable to death and severe illness from COVID-19 and the flu.” This first round of grantees targets delivering vaccines to more than 110,000 older adults and people with disabilities while providing more than 130,000 supportive services over the duration of their grants. The grant period will span summer, fall and winter, as well as the Medicare Open Enrollment period, a time when older adults are encouraged to ensure they are up to date on vaccinations such as shingles, pneumonia and others. This grant marks continued recognition of PSR by USAging. In October 2022 at the 2022 USAging Answers on Aging Conference and Tradeshow, PSR received a 2022 Aging Innovations Award for its work connecting clients virtually through a homegrown program that uses tablets and Zoom’s virtual meeting platform. At the conference, Director of Nutrition Services, Nutrition Transportation and Medical Transportation Jordan Miles and Young also delivered a presentation on PSR’s innovations in the area of Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) to a national audience. To learn more about PSR’s supportive services for older adults and about the agency’s regional impact, visit psraaa.org. About Piedmont Senior Resources: Piedmont Senior Resources Area Agency on Aging is a private, nonprofit agency that focuses on advocating, advancing and achieving independence for persons 60 years and older in Buckingham, Cumberland, Amelia, Nottoway, Lunenburg, Charlotte and Prince Edward counties. For more information, please visit psraaa.org or connect with PSR on Facebook or Instagram. About the Aging and Disability Vaccination Collaborative: Led by USAging and funded by the U.S. Administration for Community Living, the Aging and Disability Vaccination Collaborative will distribute funding to enable organizations across the aging and disability networks to perform an array of vaccination promotion activities. Organizations selected for funding will host community vaccine clinics, provide in-home vaccinations, provide transportation to vaccination sites, and will conduct outreach and education to older adults and people with disabilities among other activities. Learn more at www.usaging.org/advc. # # # In this edition of PSR's newsletter you will find, events, our annual report, client testimonials and more. 
Farmville-based nonprofit will use proceeds to provide supportive services to local seniors FARMVILLE, Va. (March 14, 2023) – Farmville-based Piedmont Senior Resources Area Agency on Aging (PSR) will host a community Easter event on Saturday, April 1, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at their main office pavilion at 1413 South Main Street in Farmville. All proceeds from the event will stay in the seven-county region to provide services and programming to aging adults. Community members can visit PSR on April 1 to celebrate the Easter season with crafts, live animals and more. For a $5 fee, families can take home pictures with the Easter Bunny. All profits will fund PSR’s programs for older adults ages 60 and above living in Amelia, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, and Prince Edward counties. These programs include in-home services, nutritional services, non-emergency medical transportation and more.
“All money raised from our Easter event stays right here at home with your neighbors,” said PSR Executive Director and CEO Justine Young. “Come enjoy a morning of fun activities, visit with friends in our community, take a photo with the Easter Bunny and feel good about the fact that your money will help provide essential resources to local homebound seniors. Events like this help us to provide our clients with services not covered by state and federal funding, including pest control, yard cleanup, and the purchase of items like wheelchairs, grab bars and hot water heaters.” PSR’s Easter event is one of several family-friendly community events that the agency on aging hosts annually to sustain programming and raise funds for supportive services for older adults. Other events include The Great Farmville Duck Derby in September and Santa for Seniors in December, part of the nationwide Subaru Share the Love Event. In addition to private fundraising, PSR has earned national grant funding. In March 2023, the Aging and Disability Vaccination Collaborative, led by USAging, awarded the agency a $168K grant to support regional work connecting older adults to COVID-19 and flu vaccines. For more information about PSR’s Easter event, contact PSR Nutrition Coordinator Nikki Dean at 434-767-5588. Those who are unable to attend but would like to make a donation can contribute at www.psraaa.org/support-us.html. ### About Piedmont Senior Resources: Piedmont Senior Resources Area Agency on Aging is a private, nonprofit agency that focuses on advocating, advancing and achieving independence for persons 60 years and older in Buckingham, Cumberland, Amelia, Nottoway, Lunenburg, Charlotte and Prince Edward counties. For more information, please visit psraaa.org or connect with PSR on Facebook or Instagram.  Piedmont Habitat for Humanity is currently accepting applications for homeownership opportunities in Prince Edward County and Charlotte County. Those interested in a safe and affordable home are encouraged to apply now through March 17. Qualified applicants must have been a resident for at least the past 12 months in one of the following counties: Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Nelson, Nottoway or Prince Edward. To learn more and request an application, visit Piedmont Habitat for Humanity, email info@piedmonthabitat.org, call 434-394-3001 or visit their office at 1512 S. Main Street, Farmville.
 Justine Young and Jordan Miles present at the USAging Conference in Texas The 2022 USAging Answers on Aging Conference and Tradeshow put Farmville-based Piedmont Senior Resources Area Agency on Aging (PSR) on center stage in Austin, Texas, as Director of Nutrition Services, Nutrition Transportation and Medical Transportation Jordan Miles and Executive Director and CEO Justine Young delivered a presentation to a national audience.
At the annual gathering of national leaders in aging and age-related human services, Miles and Young were selected to present on PSR’s innovations in the area of Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT). The duo detailed PSR’s work through the 5310 “Enhanced Mobility of Seniors & Individuals with Disabilities” federal funding program, which allowed for the purchase of vehicles to transport PSR clients to healthcare appointments. “It was humbling to be in front of our peers in the aging industry to discuss opportunities and ways agencies can use federal funding to help get older adults to and from their medical appointments,” Miles said. “At the conference, we were able to demonstrate how a small, rural, area agency on aging with limited staff and resources can achieve so many successful outcomes for so-often poor, homebound seniors, and address social determinants of health. Those who attended were able to see the innovation and ingenuity behind PSR’s medical transportation system.” The USAging Answers on Aging Annual Conference and Tradeshow brings together government experts, policymakers, business leaders and Aging Network practitioners and partners to share knowledge, insights and new directions in the field of aging. This year’s event was held in person for the first time since 2019. “It was such an honor for PSR to be asked to present to our peers at the USAging Conference and to showcase our NEMT program development as an example of how to start and run a rural medical transport program,” Young said. “We are a small area agency on aging, but through our remarkable and progressive staff — as well as our very supportive board — we have been able to have an impact at the national level.” As part of their presentation, Miles and Young shared how their evidence-based approach, which drew from public hearings, community health needs assessments and anecdotal data, shaped PSR’s NEMT program. The presentation also detailed PSR’s innovative approach to funding, which includes pursuit of various grant monies and private fundraising to sustain the ongoing program. In addition to their presentation, Miles and Young also represented PSR in receiving a 2022 Aging Innovations Award for their work connecting clients virtually through a homegrown program that uses tablets and Zoom’s virtual meeting platform. This award was one of several the USAging Conference presented to agencies who demonstrated traditional and new strategies in a range of categories, including advocacy, diversity, equity and inclusion, elder abuse prevention, healthy aging, home and community-based services, nutrition, social engagement and workforce development.
PURPOSE OF REQUEST: Piedmont Senior Resources Area Agency on Aging (PSRAAA), a private non-profit organization dedicated to serving the needs of senior citizens (i.e. 60 years and older) within the Piedmont Planning District #14 (i.e. Amelia, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, and Prince Edward counties), intends to enter into a Contract to procure frozen meals in accordance with applicable state and federal law governing federally-funded meal programs for the year of October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. RFP SELECTION PROCESS SCHEDULE:
*Dates subject to change due to circumstances. RFP SUBMITTAL DEADLINE: Proposals must be received no later than 12:00 pm Eastern Standard Time on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. Email to: jmiles@psraaa.org Mail to: Thomas Jordan Miles III Nutrition & Transportation Director Piedmont Senior Resources Area Agency on Aging 1413 South Main Street Farmville, VA 23901 Phone: 434-767-5588
Learn about Alzheimer’s, dementia and memory loss in this brief community-focused listening session. We’ll review the basics of these conditions, services of the Alzheimer’s Association and how we can expand the reach of local programs and services. Bring a friend and share your thoughts about how the Alzheimer’s Association can help more people in your community. Register by using the links below or by calling 1-800-272-3900. Amelia County - Tuesday, May 10 at 4 PM at the James L. Hamner Library - Register Here (Address: 16351 Dunn St., Amelia Court House, VA 23002) Buckingham County - Thursday, May 5 at 10 AM at the Buckingham County Community Center - Register Here (Address: 16268 N. James Madison Highway, Dillwyn, VA 23936) Nottoway County - Wednesday, May 11 at 10 AM at the Crewe Fire Department - Register Here (Address: 603 W. Virginia Ave., Crewe, VA 23930)
 Piedmont Senior Resources (PSR) Area Agency on Aging is hosting a Virginia Department of Health vaccine clinic in the parking lot in front of Buffalo Wild Wings in The Shoppes at College Park on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022 from 2-5 p.m.
The event is free and open to the public of all ages, not just older adults. All three vaccinations --- Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson and Johnson will be available. “COVID-19 vaccinations are safe, effective, and save lives,” said PSR CEO Justine A. Young, who is also a Registered Nurse and has administered vaccinations. “Trusting science is so important and vital as hospitals and other health care facilities fill with people who are getting sick with the Omicron variant. The overload of virus-infected patients means less care for individuals with strokes, heart attacks, and emergency surgeries. Medical staff are exhausted and shorthanded. Getting the vaccine is doing your part to help them.” To date, PSR has provided access, education, and transportation to more than 200 older adults and their caregivers across Amelia, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway and Prince Edward counties. “With the infection rate in Prince Edward and other counties surging right now, PSR feels the need to step up and continue to lead for healthier, safer communities across the region,” Young said. If you are partially or fully vaccinated seeking a booster/third vaccination, please bring your COVID-19 vaccination card. But even if you do not have your card, come anyway as your vaccine record can be accessed. For more information, how to support PSR, or inquiries about PSR’s services, call 434-767-5588 or email psr@psraaa.org. |
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