See our Advisory Council Meeting Schedule for dates and times of all Advisory Council general meetings and subcommittee meetings for this fiscal year.
The Transportation and Housing Committee meets immediately following each Advisory Council meeting and focuses on livability issues and their impact on persons aged 60 and older and adults with disabilities. Livability concerns factors that contribute to a community’s quality of life, including housing and transportation as well as neighborhood, environment, economy, education, educational opportunity, and cultural, entertainment and recreation possibilities.
Optimal Aging committee is exploring new and innovative ways to improve the quality of life for seniors in Ventura County.
The mission statement: “To encourage and inspire older adults to enhance the quality of their lives, to maintain their identity and independence, to foster self-direction and to encourage them to be engaged and productive in a variety of activities regardless of disabilities of adverse medical conditions. The committee will accomplish this by exploring and recommending methods, programs, services and educational tools.”
This committee meets immediately following each Advisory Council meeting to provide guidance to the Senior Nutrition Program and look deeper at health issues relating to older adults. This committee intends to increase public awareness of the food insecurity issues facing seniors in Ventura County; bring awareness and need for wholesome nutrition and help promote nutritional education information and materials to congregate and home-delivered meal participants; work toward preventative health measures, identifying chronic disease in communities, and finding solutions for healthier living for seniors; and advocate for and improve the current level of health care for Ventura County seniors by continuing to work with health care professionals, stakeholders and service providers.
By-Laws Committee
This committee meets only when changes to the by‐laws for the Advisory Council are proposed.
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Executive Committee
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Nominating Committee
These committee meeting periodically to develop materials and additional information in order to develop programs and work for the VCAAA.
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Planning and Allocations Committee
The AC’s Planning and Allocations Committee and VCAAA staff ensure that new programs meet one or more specific service gaps (as determined by needs assessments) and serve one or more target populations. This committee focuses on working with VCAAA staff and to determine grant funding and program development; this committee includes selected members of all standing committees.
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