Last evening I attended the Village of Cross Plains Board meeting at 7pm and spoke about NWDSS in the public comment portion of their meeting. I presented all with our new marketing postcard which encourages people to visit our website www.nwdss.org for up to date information about our services and programs. It also breifly describes the programs and services along with the mission of the agency.
I also handed out the year to date numbers for participants and services specific to the Village of Cross Plains, as of August 31, 2010. This data also included year end numbers for 2009. If the trend of the first 8 months continues NWDSS has the potential of providing more services~ like the on site dining, bus transportation to the meal site and shopping both locally and out of town. Folks participating in the activity portion of the center and case management is also up. This shows the effects locally on our seniors because of the economy.
I requested that the Village of Cross Plains please consider contributing $1.75 per capita as 4 of the communties have done for this year and next year. This is an anticipated increase of approximately $1700.00 for the 2011 budget for NWDSS funding from the Village. We understand that all budgets are very tight this year again. But our services continue to grow and the demand is higher. Funding for NWDSS from other sources is yet to be determined from Dane County and United Way of Dane County.
I encourage you to contact me directly if you have more specific questions. Thank you to the Cross Plains Village Board for their continued support and the chance to provide services to seniors 60 and over and their families in the Village.
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