Public Information Document
Our Public Information Document (PID) is Available
Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging’s (WIAAA) Public Information Document (PID) supplies a summary of our FY 2025-2027 Area Plan. WIAAA submits an Area Plan to the Illinois Department on Aging requesting federal and state funds to provide in-home and community-based services for older adults and their caregivers and, in some instances, adults with disabilities living in Bureau, Henderson, Henry, Knox, LaSalle, McDonough, Mercer, Putnam, Rock Island, and Warren counties in Illinois. We will also submit a request to fund the Regional Ombudsman Program serving Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Hancock, Pike, and Schuyler counties in West Central Illinois (PSA 06). All proposed programs and services are subject to available funding. The Area Plan is developed by assessing the needs for community-based services for older adults using federal Older American Act funding and Illinois state funding that will assist older adults to remain living in their local communities. We identify issues for short and long-range planning and establish priorities for use of funding allocated by the Illinois Department on Aging for the ten counties in PSA 03.
WIAAA will host two Public Hearings to discuss the Area Plan. The hearings will focus on what services we are proposing to fund for older adults, their caregivers, and adults with disabilities. We will also discuss the allocation of federal and state funds for these services in Fiscal Year 2025. All are welcome to attend the public hearing. Details below:
In-Person Hearing
Friday, April 26 | 10am-12pm | WIAAA Conference Room
WIAAA is located at: 729 34th Ave, Rock Island, IL
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Virtual Hearing
Monday, April 29 | 1pm-3pm | Zoom
Register for the virtual meeting here: https://bit.ly/WIAAA-Public-Hearing-2024
Public comment on the Area Plan is welcome. If you would like to comment and/or testify on any section of this document, you may register in advance by calling the WIAAA office at 309-793-6800. Testimony may be presented verbally or in writing. Please call by 4 PM, Friday, April 15, 2024, if you plan to testify. Although an opportunity for unscheduled comments from the audience will be allowed at each hearing, the amount of time available will be limited by the number of people testifying. Hearings are scheduled to end a maximum of two hours after they begin, or whenever there is no more testimony. All presentations will be limited to ten minutes. If you are unable to attend one of the Public Hearings and would like to comment on the proposed Area Plan, written statements will be accepted through Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 4 PM.