New Fiscal Year!
October 1st brings a new fiscal year in the District government, and as we welcome the new fiscal year, we also welcome new community-based organizations to the Office on Aging Senior Service Network. Our new agencies are Mary’s Center and Terrific, Inc. Mary’s Center will operate The Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center. Terrific, Inc. will provide services for seniors in Ward 1. In addition, long-time senior service network member, Family Matters of Greater Washington, will now lead services for the elderly in Wards 2, 6 and 8. We look forward to a great relationship with our new providers, and know that services to seniors will continue without disruption. We thank our former providers AHI Senior Services Ward 8 and Emmaus Services for the Elderly for leading services in Wards 2 and 8 through our network of partners.

We are Moving!
Hopefully, by the time that you receive this issue of “Spotlight on Aging” we will have moved to our new location. As many of you are aware, the Office on Aging will move its headquarters to 500 K St., N.E. This is the site of the former Rutherford B. Hayes School, which has been vacant for many years. In addition to our office, the site will house the Ward 6 Senior Wellness Center, which is still under construction.