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Tax Levies as a Source of Local Support for Funding Programs and Services for the Aging

Bowling Green State University

Jean Smith

Wood County Committee on Aging

Senior centers, which have become the local agencies for service provision under the Older Americans Act, have expanded to help the increasing numbers of elderly and have been undergoing extreme financial stress in the 80s, as the money to finance such expansion has not kept pace with the increased need for service provision. As a result, county committees on aging and senior centers have become more reliant on local funding. A case study approach to this funding problem will be helpful to service providers relying on local and Older Americans Act Funding. The Wood County Committee on Aging (WCCOA) offers a proven strategy for a fund-raising campaign to ask for voter approval of a two-tenths of a mill levy, eventually approved by a 67% margin. The planning and organization of the campaign is described in detail.

Journal of Applied Gerontology, Vol. 7, No. 2, 242-247 (1988)
DOI: 10.1177/073346488800700208


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