Area IV Agency on Aging and Community Action Programs

Energy assistance - provides assistance for elderly and low-income households to meet energy bills to assure that they have heat through the winter. In 2023, 10,000 households were served.

Care management - provides a system that ensures delivery of appropriate services to senior and disabled individuals. In 2023, 1,925 individuals were served.

Area Agency on Aging - this program provides a wide variety of services to older individuals, including preparation and serving of meals (97,294 meals), provision of in-home health and home maintenance services (75,298 hours), access to senior activity center (3,918 hours), and 4,690 individuals received information and assistance. The total number of senior citizens 60+ served was 13,071.

Housing - provides affordable housing project benefits to low-to-moderate income persons, older adults, physically and mentally disabled persons, homeless persons, and special needs populations. In 2023, 321 households were served. Weatherization - provides energy audits of homes in order to help the occupant conserve energy and save money. In 2023, 102 households were served. Community services - provides volunteer services to underserved persons within Area Iv Agency's eight-county service Area. In 2023, 119 volunteers participated in this program providing 475.25 hours of services to 344 individuals. Transportation - total number of individuals and trips for 2023 were 263 and 4,640. Area Iv transit provided transportation for older or mobility-impaired persons in benton county and the city of lafayette. Area Iv public transportation for all persons residing in rural tippecanoe county.