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Community Action for Relief of the Elderly (CARE), a group started last winter when state budget cuts threatened the companion services program administered by the Rappahannock Department of Social Services, needs workers to perform a variety of odd jobs for the county’s elderly.
CARE workers, independent contractors paid though Social Services, help those in need supervise medication, do shopping, clean the house and other related services that allow them to “live in the least restrictive environment possible,” according to Bev Bowen, director of Social Services.
“Last winter when we were in the throes of budget cuts, I went to the churches and other groups,” said Ms. Bowen, and CARE was bom.
From churches, service clubs and individuals a total of $2,700 was raised, which permitted Social Services to maintain at-home care for six individuals.
Now Social Services is looking
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