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By IRMA PETERS
Rappabrauock News Contributing Writer
In 1963, when the first Older Americans Month proclamation was signed by President Kennedy, only 17 million living Americans had reached their 65th birthdays. One third of them were poor, and there were few programs to meet their needs.
In 1965, the Older American Act was passed by Congress to set up a new, locally-based network of area agencies on aging whose primary mission is to help the elderly maintain their independence and live out their years in their own home.
The Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board is one of
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