Earmark - Expansion of family caregiver programs

Agency:		Department of Health and Human Services
Bureau:		Administration on Aging
Account:		Aging services programs (75-0142)
Certifying Official:		Director, Budget and Finance
Contact Information:		http://WWW.HHS.GOV 202-720-3210

Expansion of family caregiver programs - Counseling for Caregivers.

1 recipient will receive $74,000. This is a first-time earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Code: N/A

Description: Counseling for Caregivers will implement a 1-year project to enhance the existing educational component for caregivers. The objective is to mitigate caregiver burden through in-home assessment and counseling, education, care management, linkages to respite care and other health and social services, information and referral, and advocacy.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
Madlyn and Leonard Abramson Center for Jewish Life (069895837)	$74	Program Innovations	Non-Profit	1425 Horsham Rd. North Wales, PA
Comment: N/A

Citation

Source: Appropriations Report Language - Conference

Reference: P.L. 108-447, H. Rept. 108-792

Citation Excerpt: Madlyn and Leonard Abramson Center for Jewish Life, North Wales, PA to expand their family caregiver programs.

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Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007