Department of Family Services Alert:
Retired Social Worker Laurie Warhol Continues Helping Others
“I’ve always wanted to help people,” says Laurie Warhol, a retired social worker who has made Fairfax County her home for the past 30 years. “I really enjoy working with people to help them get their needs met.” A few years ago, after Laurie retired, she helped her friend with a project at the Sully Senior Center. When the project was finished, Laurie realized how much she enjoyed working with a group of women from the center and connecting with them.
March is Social Worker Appreciation Month. Learn more about how Laurie uses her experience as a social worker in her volunteer work.
Explore These Programs During National Nutrition Month
During National Nutrition Month, we would like to call attention to nutrition services provided through the Older Americans Act Title III-C to adults aged 60 and over, such as Congregate Nutrition Program, Meals on Wheels, Nutrition Education and Nutrition Counseling. Learn more.
Now It’s a Snap to Apply for SNAP
According to the National Council on Aging, 3 out of 5 older adults who qualify for food assistance (SNAP) are missing out on the benefit. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program helps you and your family buy food using a special debit card called an EBT Card. Learn more.
Individualized Care Matters!
A person receiving long-term care services has the right to receive individualized care. Services and activities should strive to attain or maintain a person’s highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being. Often this can be addressed in a person’s initial assessment and plan of care (POC). Learn more about the Northern Virginia Long Term Care Ombudsman Program.
Access the print version of this month's newsletter.*
Check out the past newsletters.
*Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in all county programs, services and activities. To request reasonable accommodations or to receive this information in an alternate format, call 703-324-7948 or TTY 711.